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We are pleased to share our June 2020 Native word of the month! Thank you to Allan Hayton for providing these Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in) translations:
June = Vanan Ch’iighoo (Month When the Birds Lay Their Eggs)
Nihts’igwiheenjyaa = We will help each other.
Diihaa gogwantrii dai’, nihts’igwiheenjyaa goo’aii. = When we fall upon hard times, we must help one another.
For more translations, view our Native word of the month archives on the Foundation website.
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