FIRE – INTERMEDIATE
Instructions: Click on the stars to learn some of the Hall of Famers’ Indigenous names and words of love and motivation in Indigenous languages.
Ch’at’igwiiniindhanh – Love
Gwich’in
Athapaskan Language Family
xulsi’malt - Harry Manson - One who leaves his mark
hul'q'umi'num'
Coast Salish
âhkameyihta - Keep trying and never give up
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
Tawaskamik ô iskwew - Waneek Horn-Miller - Centre of the Earth Woman
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
cîpay mêskanaw - Milky Way Galaxy
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
Lamoor - Love
Michif (Métis)
Algonquian Language Family
men wé7u - Perseverance
Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh sníchim
Squamish Language
Yah tayu’nikulyake̲’ - Perseverance
Oneida
Iroquoian Language Family
Gagwe:gih - Tom Longboat - Everything
Onondaga
Konnorónhkhwa - I love you
Kanien'kéha (Mohawk)
Iroquoian Language Family
nan ch 'uw'nu stl'i ' - I Love You / I Hold You Dear
hul'q'umi'num'
Coast Salish
kîwêtinôtâhk acahkos - The Going Home Star, Polaris, or North Star
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
miyopimatisow - A good balanced life
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
mahihkan mêskanaw - Milky Way Galaxy
Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree)
Algonquian Language Family
Kahsatsténhsera - Strength
Kanien'kéha (Mohawk)
Iroquoian Language Family
Ohnathakowa - Alwyn Morris - Tall standing pine/big pine
Kanien'kéha (Mohawk)
Iroquoian Language Family