See below for our August Native word of the month in Gwich’in!

Zhehk’aa – Family
Shizhehk’aa naii gwiintł’oo goovihtsai’. – I cherish my family very much.

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August

Hai’ (thank you) to Allan Hayton for providing this month’s translation.

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