and provided I tell someone what it is I will be saying (a voyageur, or another native reenactor), they translate to the public for me. For instance: “Akik ayaa babinak sa jiibaakwewin misa makak. Dash Bashkizigan ayaa mino miinawa.” And they would say, ” he said that the kettle is much better to cook with than the makak, and the gun is a good thing too.”
And yes, that picture is me.


