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Moccasin Making Part 1 w/Theo Panadis and Agnes Panadis 1960 Transcript: (as translated by Jesse Bowman Bruchac) Theo: Kagwesi madageno ma8wi awakakh8didep wji mkezenal wlitodit? What-kind-of leather exactly did-they-used-to-use for moccasins when they made them? Agnes: Mozagen. Moosehide. Theo: Ni mag8liboa ... mag8liboadagen achi. And caribou ... caribou-hide too. Agnes: Aha. W'giziba awakan8. Yes. They would use it. Theo: Ni kaozawa. And cowhide. Agnes: Mhm. Achi w'gizi awakan8. Yes. Also they use it. "kagwesi" examples: Kagwessi kagakigamw8gan io? What sort of teaching is this? - Wz8khilain kagwessi waw8damw8gan ni? What kind of wisdom is that? - Wz8khilain kagwessi sennal ta kagwessigamigol ulil? What kind of stones and what kinds of buildings are these? - Wz8khilain Kaguessi neg8ni wl8mawaldamw8gan ni? What a superstition is that? - Laurent Nat: Nid8ba Sabadis kiziba kia witamawin kaguessi sibo ni aliwit8zik Connecticut ta t8ndaka pamtekwak? Nat: My friend Sabadis can you tell me which is the river called Connecticut and its course? - Masta Pg 22 Oh! ni kaguessi wan8daminaw8gan ni sibiwi mamhlawi mamessan8bdalmit. Oh, my what silliness exclaimed Soli8n and she laughed aloud disdainfully. - Masta Pg 36

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