Ładı̨ eghàlats’eèda agodza

Įnęę gots’ǫ dıdzę gots’ǫ̀ mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı edaànı gıxè hòɂǫ agodza, ełexè eghàlats’eèda t’à sı̀gots’ehɂı̨, amęę̀ wexè edàgodza wegodı̀ weghaı̨da.
Specıal Constable xè ładı̨ agodza

Tłı̨ t’à eghàlageèda le agodza.

1970 gots’ǫ 1990 gots’ǫ̀ Specıal Constable, RCMP gha mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı gı̨ı̨̀lı̨ adza.

1800 gots’ǫ 1900 gots’ǫ̀ Specıal Constable hotı̀ eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da eyıt’à dıdzę Aborıgınal Polıcıng Servıces gołı̨ hǫt’e. Whaà gots’ǫ hòtł’o ełexè eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da t’à, RCMP hotı̀ nezı̨ dǫne sǫłı̨ xè eghàlageèda ha gı̨ı̨̀wǫ, Canada k’èzhı̀ eyıts’ǫ Northwest Terrıtorıes.

RCMP Aboriginal Policing Flag

Gerry Kısoun, S/Cst. Otto Bınder dı hayehdı yenadı, “Edaànı ghǫ RCMP xè eghàlaı̨da le?” Gerry edàdı ı̨le wenahdı eyıt’à RCMP xè Specıal Constable whıhłı̨ 1971. RCMP Constable whelı̨ 1975, eyıtł’akǫ Alberta eyıts’ǫ Yukon eghàlaı̨da.

Inuvıaluk gots’ǫ hotenda hǫt’e, eyıt’à Gerry edzanę k’è gots’ǫ̀ naetła nı̨ı̨̀wǫ. Tuktoyaktuk eyıts’ǫ Inuvık gots’ǫ dǫ gha eghàlaı̨da, 1986 gots’ǫ 1996 gots’ǫ̀ mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı ı̨le.

Ekò gots’ǫ Gerry, kǫ̀ta dǫ ts’adı eyıts’ǫ Northwest Terrıtorıes gha Deputy Commıssıoner ı̨le, 2016/2017 gots’ǫ̀.

Inuvik Sub/Div. Insp. John Sebastien congratulates S/Cst. Gerry Kisoun on receiving his Regimental number, allowing him to attend the RCMP Training Academy, 1974.

NWT RCMP special constables in Vancouver at Expo ’86

NWT Archives/G-1995-001:4743

RCMP Officer Julia Crapeau of Detah at the “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife, 1989.

NWT Archives/G-1995-001:2877

Corporal Aprıl Bell dıdzę RCMP gha eghàlaeda. Northwest Terrıtorıes dèzǫ, edzanę k’è dǫne sǫłı̨ xè eghàlaeda ha nı̨ı̨̀wǫ, mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı deɂǫ nezı̨ kǫ̀ta xè eghàlageèda ha.

Right: Cpl. April Bell in full Red Serge, 2017.

Background: 1973 RCMP Commemorative Plaque outside “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife.

Ełeghǫ nahots’eèle

Ełeghǫ nahots’eèle ats’ǫ̀ ełexè wek’è eghàlatss’eda hǫt’e. Įnęę chekoa Indıan Resıdentıal Schools nı̨htł’èkǫ̀ gots’ǫ̀ agı̨t’ı̨ t’à dagı̨ɂa xè eghàlats’eèda.

Įnęę̨ Dǫne Sǫłı̨ edaànı mǫǫ̀la kw’ahtı xè eghàlagı̨ı̨̀da sıı̀ wek’èhodzǫ ha hǫt’e.

Background: Exhibit Opening, August 3, 2017. (Angela Gzowski Photography)

Wegodı̀ wegoht’ı̨ ade ha
Wek’èhodzǫ gha

Godı “Gık’èts’ı̨ı̨̀dı” Prınce of Wales Northern Herıtage Centre, Yellowknıfe, NWT, August 17, 2017 wegoht’ı̨ ı̨le. Northwest Terrıtorıes gots’ǫ ndèts’ǫ̀ k’aowoh, Nı̨htł’èkǫ̀, Naàwo eyıts’ǫ Laà, eyıts’ǫ Nayaetıkǫ̀, eyıts’ǫ Royal Canadıan Mounted Polıce “G” Dıvısıon wetł’a godı hòlı̨ hǫt’e.

Dǫne hazǫ godı t’à gots’àgı̨ı̨̀dı sıı̀ mahsı gets’edı ha ts’ı̨ı̨̀wǫ:

Bella Arey, Inuvik
Sonny (Edward) Balsillie, Fort Resolution
Steve Beck, Hay River
Otto Binder Jr., Inuvik
Grace Blake, Tsiigehtchic
Mabel Brown, Inuvik
Dale Clark, Tsiigehtchic
Albert Elias, Inuvik
Freddy Jerome, Inuvik
Thomas Kotchea, Trout Lake
Wilfred Lennie, Tulita
George Mandeville, Fort Smith
Arlene Wright, Fort Liard
Charlotte Menacho, Tulita
Louie Mercredi, Fort Smith
Winston Moses, Inuvik
George Niditchie, Tsiigehtchic
Louise Reindeer, Tulita
Peter Ross, Tsiigehtchic

Amęę̀ godı t’à gots’àgı̨dı wek’èhodzǫ ha ts’ı̨ı̨̀wǫ:

RCMP Heritage Centre
Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, Ottawa
Paul Andrew, Yellowknife
Lee Cazon, Fort Simpson
April Bell, Yellowknife
Gerry Kisoun, Inuvik
RCMP Quarterly
Gwich’in Tribal Council staff:
Alestine Andre, Ingrid Kritsch, Diane Baxter
CBC NWT
GNWT Aboriginal Languages and Learning Secretariat
Wally Wolfe, St. Albert
Sue Look, Hay River
Wallace Finlayson, Trophy Lodge, Reliance
Leslie McCartney
Kevin Antoniak, Fort Smith
Barb Cameron, Yellowknife

Translated into Tłı̨chǫ by
Margaret Mackenzie