Ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı eghálaeda gų́lı̨ goghǫ́t’o
Ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı egháleda goghǫt’o sı́ı gų́lı̨ gohéh agujáa, atł’aa tłı̨ t’ah ageat’ı̨ gots’ęh godı̨ tłı̨ t’ah ahsı́ı ehghágedeléh, azhǫ k’et’ah agujáa t’ah.
Ųndęę 1970 gots’ęh 1990 ts’ę́, ekuhzhęę gha ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı azhǫ ehtth’ıahtı kehlı̨ ts’ę́ latagedę.
Ųndęę 1800 gots’ęh 1900 ts’ę́, ekuh gha ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı, azhı́ı azhǫ ehtth’ıahtı gohéh eghálagı̨́nda sı́ı, dúh dene kadulé ehtth’ıahtı t’ah goghagoneté. Dene kehlı̨ gots’ęh molá ełehéh nezų nats’ę́tse t’ah eghálatsuda, ezhı́ı t’ah azhǫ Ndéh gots’ęh Góhdlı Ndéh gok’ę́zhıı gogha enıdé, ehtth’ıahtı gha sęę goɂǫ azhǫ dene gots’ágendı.
RCMP Aboriginal Policing Flag
Gerry Kisoun kenandıh la, ehtth’ıahtı Otto Binder ųzhé, héh eghálaı̨́nda. Ekuh káa kenandıh la, Otto kaséhndı̨, “ehtth’ıahtı gotah nıtłaa gots’ęh nahéh gha eghálaı̨́nda ?” Ezhíi t’ah Gerry hęɂéh gondı t’ah, sedzee t’ahłı̨ı̨ ehtth’ıahtı gotah nehtłaa gots’ęh 1971 gha, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı thıléh. 1975 ekuh gha ehtth’ıahtı ts’ándı ts’ęh k’eh seghagonetǫ, gots’ęh Alberta gots’ęh Yukon gotah eghálaı̨́nda.
Inuvıaluk ts’ęh k’eh háodıh duyé, gots’ęh eduhndę Góhdlı Ndéh ts’ę́ anaǫdéh enıdhę. Ųndęę 1986 gots’ęh 1996 ts’ę́ ųdaa Tuktoyaktuk gots’ęh Inuvık,ekǫ́ deǫt’I gogha ehtth’ıahtı ıle.
Ekuh dzene gots’ęh dúhdzene ts’ę́ k’ę́ndah lı̨ı̨, kǫ́tah deot’ı gots’ęh Góhdlı Ndéh chu gogha eghálaenda, ekuh 2016 gots’ęh 2017 gha K’aodhe géhtsı̨.
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
Dúh dzenıe dáóndı́h ehtth’ıahtı eghálagenda la, ehtth’ıahtı Aprıl Bell kaǫndıh gha meghaǫnetǫ́ ǫt’é. Góhdlı Ndéh gha nezhǫ ǫt’é ,gots’ęh dene azhǫ ehtth’ıahtı ts’ęh k’eh gogha eghálaı̨da ndı̨. Amı́ı dene kehlı̨ ehtth’ıahtı gı̨lı̨ sı́ı, gogha gonathee godı̨, G ts’ęh k’eh eghálagı̨́deh-ke gonathee gogha eghálaenda ǫt’é, godı̨ Góhdlı Ndéh kǫ́tah, ehtth’ıahtı ts’ęh k’eh gogha eghálaenda meghá nezų dúye.
Right: Cpl. April Bell in full Red Serge, 2017.
Background: 1973 RCMP Commemorative Plaque outside “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife.
Denexadı kų́ę́ ts’ęh k’eh
Edı̨ amı́ı denexadı kų́ę́ gedątthı sı́ı, k’éndaa k’ála edęgha segogeléh. Ezhı́ı amı́ı godhęę denexadı gedatth’I sı́ı, goghǫh ghagodı, gots’ęh zhahtı kų́ę́ gots’ęh k’eh chu, kı́ozhıı k’aodhe chu, gots’ęh azhǫ ndéh ts’ęh k’eh godı dene nagedéh chu.
Ehtth’ıahtı gogha eghálagenda chu kaa, azhǫ dene kehlı̨ ts’ęh k’eh ghagot’ı̨.
Background: Exhibit Opening, August 3, 2017. (Angela Gzowski Photography)
Dageąt’ı̨ gots’ęh k’eh ahsı́ı dakadatǫ
Kaa dagujáa keots’ę́dıhshǫ
Ųndı́h Chų́ą́ edéh Zaa taı, 2017 k’eh gha, edı̨htł’éh noąt’ı̨, Nahɂıh gha gok’ę́ts’ándı ųzhęę, godı̨ ahnı́h ts’ęh ahsı́ı k’egendıh, godakádachu. Ezhı́ı la Góhdlı Ndéh ts’ęh k’aodhe -ke gots’ęh edı̨htł’éh goghagoneté ts’ęh k’eh, dene naǫdhe ts’ęh k’eh gots’ęh eghálaęda ts’ęh k’eh gots’ęh dene gosęęnızhaı̨́tı gots’ęh k’eh, ezhı́ı la, azhǫ ehtth’ıahtı godı̨ G gohéh eghálagenda.
Amı́ı azhǫ gondı gots’ęh ahsı́ı t’ah nahéhts’ágı̨ sęę mahsi góhdı̨dı̨:
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
Amı́ı chu gots’ágı̨́dı̨ kaa goghǫh nats’enıdhe ǫt’é:
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 South Slavey by
Mary Jane Cazon