Atanukana mak tipatshimuna

Atanutshenanu, tipatshimakanu ka inniut Tshakapesh, tanite uetshipanit. Katshituashkua (Matshi-katshitushkuan) nipaienishapani nenua utauia kie ukauia. Katshi naipamat ukauinua kie utauinua, ekue uepimitak nete upime ushpaiua. Ekute anite pietakushit Tshakapesh, ka mataka. Umisha kanuenimiku mak mishta-tshinipinitautshu. Mishta-minuatamᵘ e metuet ashit atshapia kie akashkua, ui natshi-niapaieu nenua ka nipakaniti uikanisha. Katshi katshitinat ekue nutenat, ekute anite meshkamuat upishkueunua ukauia. Aishkat ekue uapatak meshkananu, pishimua umeshkanaminu. Eukuannua nenua tshe ui katshitinat tipishkau-pishimua. Katshi katshitinat, ekute enukushit pishimut, umisha ashit uitapamiku.

Mitshet aueshishat utshimau-aimuat. Uauitamuat eshinakushiht mak eshi-uauitshiaht innua.

Ute uauitakanu tan ka aitatussenanut napaiamiananuti ueshkat. Uipat aieshkupinanuipan neme tshe nipaiamiananuti. Shash anite tshissenimakanipan tanite tshe utinakanit ne tshishtapakun tshe tshimikauakanit. Tekuatshiniti, shash mani mamushatshinakanipani minisha tshetshi tutuakaniht tepateuat. Mitshet tshekuan piminuenanuipan, mitshet tshekuan ashtakanipan teshipitakanit: amishkᵘ, atikᵘ, uapush mak pineuat. Mita tutakanipani, kassinu anite naikakanu uashka. Uikutinakanua matshunisha ka mishta-minuashiti, mishta-minuashpititishunanu. Minuenitakuanuipan e tataui uikanishimauat anite patshuianitshuapit.

Kuekuatsheu pimipitshu, ui nashipeu. Eshinakushiniti mishtikua tshitapameu tshetshi mishkak umeshkanam nuash uinipekut.

Shiuenu Kuekuatsheu. Nanatuapatamᵘ tan tshe ishi-uieshimat aueshisha tshetshi mitshishut. «Nipetan nipin» iteu aueshisha tanite ueshkat inanu, nanitam pipunishapan.

Miam Nipaiamianan, mishta-apatanupan iapit ne kanishtuminashtakan.  Mishta-atussenanuipan, aieshkupinanuipan.  Ekute, katshi aiamianuti, ekue matapenanipan, tshitshipitinanipan.  Utshimashkueu Jourdain tipatshimu ka aitinanunit nete nutshimit, meshta-apatannit nenu e aitinanunit nenu e nishtiniti minashtakana, nikamunanu, mitshishunanu ekue nashipenanut.

Tipatshimunanu ka ishinakuak ne innu-assi, Uashau, eshkᵘ eka takuak ne utenau Sept-îles.  Utshimashkueu Clara Jourdain tipatshimu ka aishpannit nete ueshkat. Mitshetipanat anite innuat etaht anite Uashat, manukatishupanat. Peikᵘ anite iu, takuaikan ishinikateu nenua ka takushiniti, nete uetuteniti tshishe-utshimat, natshi-uitamakuat tshe atanakaniht nete Mani-utenam. Utshimashkueu Jourdain, tshissitutamᵘ ka aishpannit, ka tipatshimushtakut nana umushuma kie uin ka ishi-uapatak, eukuan ishinakuanupan iu utshimashkueu Clara Jourdain.

Tipatshimu Ben Mckenzie tan ka itenitakuannit etananunit ishkanipipuna uinipekut, eka kueshpinanuti.

Uauitamᵘ Ben Mckenzie nenu niashipenanunit, tan tat kapatakana tekuaki nuash eshpish takushinnanut anite uinipekut.

Uauinitishu Ben Mckenzie, uitamᵘ anite ka inniut, tshishikunu ka inniut mak ushtesha ka inniuniti.

Utshismashkueu Jourdain tipatshimu ueshkat ka shiueniht uin, unapema kie utauassimuaua. Ushikushinua unapema, animunua. Apu tshekuannu nipataht. Ekue tshek nenua unapema ekue tshiueniti, nashipenua. Tshitapameu unapema tshiaueniti mak nenua utauassima apu shapishiniti, minieu mani nipinu. Tshek ma ekue nipaiat pineua ekue tshi apishish ashamat auassa tshetshi eka akushiniti. Ashuapameu unapema, nipitshe nana itenimeu. Ui tshiueu kie uin nete innu-assit. Miam tshipa tshituteuat ekue petahk tshekuannu. Tshekuannitshe!

Ishkueuat ka ishinakuannit ueshkat utatusseunnuau Eshuapamaushuti ishkueu, tshika ui nashatsheu mukᵘ e aitinanunit nete kueshpinanuniti. Nakauinanuipan tshetshi uapamat utauassima shash ekue tshatshipitinanuti ekue tshitutet kie uin. Ute, tipatshimakanu ka inniut Marcel Jourdain. Miam nenu shiuenanuipan. Apishish tshika ui mitshishu ne ukaumau tshetshi tshi ashamat nenua utauassima. Eukuan ishinakuannipan ueshkat nutshimit.

Innuat nenu tutamuat atanukana tshe tipatshimushtuaht utauassimuaua tepishkaniti pepunniti. Uauitamᵘ Ben Mckenzie tshekuannu nenu uet tutuakaniht auassat.

Ueshkat, apu ut minakaniht tshetshi taht auassat anite pessish menuinniuti ishkueua nutshimit. Tshitishauakanipanat tshe ishpish minuinniuniti nenua ishkueua. Ben Mckenzie tipatshimu ka tshitishauakaniht peikuau euassiut.

Ben Mckenzie uitamᵘ auen ne Kuekuatsheu mak tshekuannu uet eka tat anutshish.

Ka ishinakuannit utinniun mak utatusseun ishkueu nutshimit e ashuapamaushuti. Menuinniuti tepishkanit, shaputue ekue unit uiapannit ekue pimutet kie uin. Apu ut minekash nakauikanut ishkueu menuinniuti.

Innu minuatamᵘ e kushpit, eukuan nenu utinniun. Ben Mckenzie uauitamᵘ tsheku-mitshiminu tshetutakannit kueshpinanunit. Uauitamᵘ ashit tan ka itashiniti auennua mamu e kushpiniti.

Ben Mckenzie uauitamᵘ eshinikateniti pakatakana tekuanniti Mishta-shipit, nete itetshe Labrador City. Uineu ashit eshi-taniti namesha nete shipia mak shakaikana.

Tipatshimu Ben Mckenzie ka tshitutet ut Schefferville nuash nete Fort-Chimo ashit utauia. Uauitamᵘ eshinikateniti passe anite ka itutet e innunikateniti mak e mishtikushiunikateniti.

Neme pipun 1945, peikushteu innuat neshtuapaueshapanat nete Ashuanipit. Eukuan nenu tepatshimut Ben Mckenzie.

Tipatshimakanu kukuminash ka nipaikut utauassima pessish anite peikᵘ shipissinu, eukuan eshinikatenit nenu shipissinu miam ka ishinikashut. Uauitakanu ashit tshekuan ma eshinikatet ne pakatakan/kapatakan Kakatshat.

Tipatshimeu Ben Mckenzie ataunnua ka utitakuniti katshimaitsheshua peikuau tepishkanit mekuat meshta-tshishkueienitakuannit. Tauat anite minashkuat itakanuat ashit innua kie natauat miam innuat.

Ben Mckenzie uauitamᵘ nenu shakaikannu Matshi-nipi, anite kuakushuakanashkuat ka tshimashuht. Eshkᵘ anite Uepishtikueiau-assit tananu, ekᵘ neme pemutenanut pakatakan, shash nete tananu Akamassit/Labrador. «Takuan tshetshi ishpitenimakanit ne kuakushuakanashkᵘ, eukuan an ka uitshiuet tshetshi utitaikannit nenu shakaikannu» iu.

Uauitamᵘ Ben Mckenzie eshi-taniti innua nete nutshimit mak eshinikateti pakatakana. Ashuanipiu-pakatakanit ut nuash anite itetshe Kauauatshikamat. Nete minaikut nuash ushkuassit tanishapani uikanisha uin.

Nete nutshimit mishta-shiuennanishapan neme pipun 1941: pineu apu tat, uapush kie, namesh apu kutak. Napaiamiananut, mukᵘ peik pineu muakanu, nishunnueshinanu ma. Uauitamᵘ ashit Ben Mckenzie tan ka aitinanut napaiamiananuti nete nutshimit. Shash nenu uauapatamᵘ innu tekuatshinnit tanite tshe natshi-nipaiamiat.