Nikwaasuu piisim 10152012

© Amanda T. Sam, 2012. "nikiwaasuu piisim"

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... #nikwaasuu #piisim #ouwaah #amandatsam

Scribbles 10152012

#amandatsam #ouwaah / #scribbles / #fallsession / #ink on #paper #10152012 #iiyiyiyu #feather

Fall 2012 session

:)

07-24-2007 - Iiyiyiyu Aschiich

© Amanda T. Sam, 2012. 07-24-2007 - Iiyiyiyu Aschiich

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love these colors

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(2008) Warhol Icon Project / Portfolio / @ouwaah

10-12-2012 mumiskwaau

Jimmy Xena iisinihkaasuyu Jimmy Ju maawij kaa jishaayuuwiich uukuss. kiiyaa aakun Jim Taayuu utstaas. Dawn Nipiiocean kiiyaa Jen NipiiOso wiichishaanh. 

Maakawj maak aa kipitaat Jimmy Xena jii jaashtuuwaahpaao Nicki Moisseaux aayaayimsiich; 

• “jii mumiskwaau Nicki intaa kaa kipitaayaach” iitaajimuu. 
• “Uuwaayuu?” - Jacko Jasky
• “yeataa wash jik wii chischaayimaau tiiwaach...” - Don Jitjaan
• -“Bea Shkush aa?” - J.Jasky
• -”Nimma.” -J.Xena
• -”Bea Skuus aa?” - Dawn NipiiOcean
• -”Ouwaah nimma. Kaa maamaachii maa Dawn...” - Jen Nipii-Oso
• -”Shii taan aa kiiyaa jii intaa maakawj kaa kipitaanuuch Jen?” - Dawn
• -”Neyhey, ... nimma. jii naataashtaau Bea[trix] Shkuush aakaamch wii. Paashuuj injii maanjaanaan niiyaan Jim Taayuu.” - Jen
• -”Shaash tikshtaao nisk utaaihsh.” - Nicki Moisseaux shouting from inside the teepee. Nicki Tuuktaan comes out of the door and gets more firewood from the nearby pile for roasting geese by the fire.

10-12-2012

10-10-2012 scribbles

10-10-2012 #scribbles #ouwaah 

active verb kutaawaaskupihtaau

ᑯᑖᐧᐋᔅᑯᐱᐦᑖᐤ

kutaawaaskupihtaau

run, into, forest

#ouwaah #creelabix #verb #run #into #forest #kutaawaaskupihtaau #cree

random cree verb 10-08-2012

ᒧᔖᔥᑭᑖᐱᐦᑖᐤ

#mushaashkitaapihtaau

(run naked, streaking) 

#random #cree #verb #run #naked #creelabix #ouwaah

words of wisdom 10-07-2012

I have been pondering over this saying that my late-grandfather RL use to say about listening and I hope I have translated this correctly: "How can you expect the children to listen when they have drank from the milk of a cow [since infancy] rather than from the breast milk of their own mother? It is only when the cow says 'listen', then, they will listen to the cow rather their mother's attempt to get their attention, without any hesitation."

2010 Project1 Avatar-Colony

Dawson College:// winter2010/[...]/Project1/Avatar-Colony © Amanda T. Sam, 2010

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words from Nicki Moisseaux 1042012

ᑖᐧᐹᐦ ᒌᒧᑎᓰᐤ ᐊᓐ ᒥᔑᐤ ᐋ ᔒᐅᑖᑦ.
taapwaah chiimutisiiu an mishiu aa shiiutaat.
[For sure it moves secretively in the event that it is hungry.]


ᑳᐧᐄ  ᑖᐅᑐᓈᐦᐧᑳᒨᒄ, ᒋᑭ ᐲᐦᑎᑖᐦᔮᐤ ᒦᓐ ᐲᔥᒄ...
kaawii taautunaahkwaamuukw, chiki piihtitaahyaau miin piishkw... 
[Do not sleep with your mouths open, for the nighthawk will fly inside again...]

- Nicki Moisseaux

ouwaah news: Montrealer of the week Nadine St-Louis

CBC News at 6 / Montrealer of the week (oct1) featured our very awesome curator Nadine St-Louis from Exposition 11 (Onze) Nations :D

(FYI: my Wisdom & Knowledge painting is in the shot: right behind her left shoulder during the interview)

more info on the exhibit go to www.11nations.com or check it out in person at the old-port (free admission): 363 rue de la commune est (Marche Bonsecours) / exhibition will there until 2014.

Waachiyaauk kiiyaa jiniskuumitinaawaao jiiwow shaash kaa intuu waahptimaaukw
-ATS

Scribbles 10-01-2012

Scribbles from this morning. -ats

ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ miichiwaahp 09212012

Archives://wachiya.net/ ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ miichiwaahp 09212012

WACHIYA.net "ᒦᒋᐧᐋᐦᑉ miichiwaahp" (dwelling) © Amanda T. Sam, 2012.

@ouwaah news: #recall #groundbeef #northern #store #Ecoli

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/09/19/north-ground-beef-recall.html #recall #groundbeef #northern #store #Ecoli

sikipwaau nisk ᓯᑭᐧᐹᐤ ᓂᔅᒃ

© 2007 Amanda T. Sam

sikipwaau nisk ᓯᑭᐧᐹᐤ ᓂᔅᒃ
(s/he spins and roasts goose on a string by an open fire)

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creelabix source cited: www.eastcree.org

Photoshop dream sequence 09162012

Dream Sequence 09162012 by Amanda T. Sam
mixed media / photoshop

Playing around with photoshop in between my study breaks.

special event at 11 NATIONS

ÉVÈNEMENT SPÉCIALE
le mercredi 12 septembre, 2012
19h00

Juan Zapil Xivir and Virginia Ajxup, sages Maya K'iché du Guatemala viennent nous expiquer la significations de la fin du cycle présent du Calendrier Maya Oxlajaj Baktun (13 Baktun)

À l'Exposition Onze Nations situé au 363 de la Commune Est. (contribution voluntaire)

Ceci est un évènement historique pour l'humanité! Soyez au rendez-vous! S.V.P. circulez cette information!

www.11nations.com 
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SPECIAL EVENT
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
7:00 p.m.

Juan Zapil Xivir Ajxup and Virginia, elders K'iché Maya of Guatemala will explain what are the significant meanings of the end of the current cycle of the Mayan Calendar Oxlajaj Baktun (13 Baktun)

At the Exhibition Eleven Nations located at 363 de la Commune East. (voluntary donations)

This is a historic event for humanity! Be there! S.V.P. circulate this information!

www.11nations.com

Epic detours

In this world, very few women can make me dance; let alone being in dead centre of the crosshairs of 72,000 people on the plains of Abraham and watching both her on-and-off-stage shows simultaneously in Montreal as well. That is my biggest dance floor on my list so far.
Merci beaucoup à Madonna, the Queens who made my end summer celebrations just... ouwaah!
These past 7 years have been so intense on every level; surviving death by cocaine therefore die another day, reconnecting with my roots, crossing paths with old and new friends, mending forgotten bridges - then simply walking away from others, pursuing my academic studies, learning that I am only human and my body can only take so much of my waasaam work ethic. To be still alive at 30 is the greatest blessing and gift straight from this universe's divine heart. My 20s was so crazy like playing Russian roulette with the devil himself. Dickees naa?
I have finally chosen to listen to my dreams, my exhausted body, including my heart's unspoken words of what I want out of this crazy dream called life; thus being even more inspired to work even harder at making my dreams and creative thoughts happen. As they should be.
I may not be considered even worthy through the eyes of most however, all I have to walk with is truth which is the collection of the ancestors stories, the love for my siblings & my closest friends - near and miles away, my health, my dreams, and of course, my dancing shoes kaw. My bundle is definitely peace of mind or sheer stupidity. Not sure which one it is yet...
So it is time to return to life as a full time university student and as an artist. I am after all, a human being who seems to enjoy this journey of what life's detours can offer.
In the words of Bob Marley: Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold... :)