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ᎠᏂᎦᏚᏩᎩ
ᎠᏂᎦᏚᏩᎩ ᏩᏎᎯᎭ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏪᏘ ᏧᎾᏙᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏓᏂᏴᏛ ᏕᎦᏅᏩᏜᏅᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎦᏙᎢ ᏚᏃᏢᏒᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏕᎨᏅᏒ ᏂᎬᎾᏛᏊ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎾᏮᎧᎸᎬᎢ. ᏕᎦᏅᏩᏜᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏍᏔᏅᏅ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎣᎩᏚᎲ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏳᎪᏗ ᏓᏓᏂᏴᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏣᎵᏃᎮᏙᏗᎢ, ᎾᎿ ᏭᏍᎪᎵᏴᎢ ᎤᏝᏅᏛ ᎢᏤᎢ ᎢᎬᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎣᎦᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬᎢ, ᎣᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏯᏛᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏃᎦᏓᎴᏫᏒᎢ. ᎦᏚᎩ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎤᏂᏫᏛᎯ ᏭᏂᎷᏥ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᏂᎲ ᎦᏙᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎰ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏥᎩ.
ᎤᎪᏓ ᎤᎵᏍᏔᏅᎾ ᎾᎿ ᏕᎦᏅᏩᏜᏅᎢ ᏂᏓᎬᏩᎴᏅᏓ ᎣᎩᏁᏨ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ. ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏦᎬᎾ ᏕᎨᏥᏂᏌᎲ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏂᎿᏅ ᎤᎾᏍᎪᏌ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎩᏌ. ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎢᏙᎳ ᎤᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᎾ ᏙᎯᏳᏃ Ꮭ ᎧᎵ ᏱᏓᏃᎵᎨ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏕᎵᎬ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏅᏔᏂ. ᎣᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᏦᎦᏟᏅᏓᏕᎵ ᏦᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏙᏢᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏓᏛᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏧᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏯᏛᏗ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏕᎦᏅᏩᏜᏅᎢ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏗᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏅᏂ ᎠᏁᎲ ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ.
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Anigaduwagi
Anigaduwagi wasehiha nahna uweti tsunadosdodi anitsalagi. Nasgi hia kaneisdi nidayudalenv nasgi degadaniyvdv deganvwadlanvi ale galvquodi gadoi dunotlvsvi hawinaditlv degenvsv nigvnadvquu iyusdi uganawvkalvgvi. Deganvwadlanvi, nasgi ulistanvnv nahna ayetli ogiduhv ale tsiyugodi dadaniyvdv nahna unelanvhi otsalinohedodii, nahna wusgoliyvi utlanvdv itsei igvdi gesvi ogadetiyisgvi, otsilvquododi, ale agasesdodi iyadvdi nasgi navi nogadalewisvi. Gadugi dideyodi didalehvsga hia dudotlvsvi uniwidvhi wunilutsi aniyvwiya unihv gadoi ale nigvwasdi nasgi nanadvneho gohi iga tsigi.
Ugoda ulistanvna nahna deganvwadlanvi nidagvwalenvda oginetsv nigesvna. Gohusdi tsogvna degetsinisahv ale nigada unihnanv unasgosa ale unigisa. Unagasestana ale unigoliyeidola unagasestana dohiyuno tla kali yidanolige nahna udeligv anehi unanvtani. Otsaliheliga tsogatlinvdadeli tsogasesdodi hia dudotlvsv ale ogadadvdi nahna osda tsunagasesdodi nasgi yadvdi. Nasgi digalvwisdanedi nahna deganvwadlanvi osda digasesdodi nadigalisdodi gohusdi tsunvni anehv gohi iga.
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Anigaduwagi
Anigaduwagi refers to an ancient name for Cherokees. The word stems from our connection to mounds or sacred grounds within our homelands throughout the southeast. Mounds, the historic heart of our towns and direct connection to Unelanvhi (Creator), are dynamic spaces of renewal where we celebrate, honor, and consider actions for the community. The teachings received from these places were carried with Cherokees into Indian Territory and continue in practice today.
Much has happened to mounds since our removal without our consent. Ancestors and their belongings have been unearthed. Studies have been conducted on their architecture even though they will never be fully understood by Western science. We are grateful for opportunities to protect these places and ask that they are granted the respect they deserve. To be stewards of the mounds is to honor the relevance to their descendants today.
