Rename Cornwallis Mi'kmaq Translation Edition

To:  Gegnua'tmeg g'pnno'lewaq Ganata, United-Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Nopa Sko'sia aq ms't wen gjigann aq negula sgu'lul tle'iawig na menigu

I'taliagas amgwes agnutg ta'n Wikewiku’s 1, 1749, aqalasie'w kunugwa’sude guvulnol Edward Cornwallis aq negmewe'g na ‘nutuplu mawita'jig na'tami HMS Beaufort, na'taqamtug Chebucto ula gjigan teluisigu Halifax. Nopa Sko'sia guvulnol aq sma'gnisg mesimatl negm pqoji ilsutegete -Scalp Proclamation- gasa'latl Mi'gmewa'jg pgoatoan nepaietj negmowowei na menuegetoq mo alasutumak aqalasie'w aptaqatg.

I'taliagas amgwes, glapis tepnatl apajiaq, ilsutegei apangituowe'l mesn'g upsugatp' aq teplumatl 100 pounds lpa ms't getemetesultijig wijt ne'pa'tl ji'nm mtln kisna newtiskaqji'nm ta'pu, upsugatp' eluetumase. Teplumatl 105 pounds lpa ms't ji'nm tan kesteju. Teplumatl 50 pounds ta'n pa tegen getemetesultijig nenkajae mtln kisna newtiskaqji'nm ta'pu e'pite'jij aq mijua'ji'j. Acadie guvulnol Edward Cornwallis ilsutegetew sespeiwatl, jile'g kisna ne'pa'tl l'nug milui'tatl Micmac ms't tami. Gelutget ta'n sma'gnisg saputaqatg Nopa Sko'sia aq Mi'gmewa'jg maqamigal ejigla'toq.

Cincinnati university pemegegnu'tmuatl Geoffrey Plank mesimatl aq telte'tg upsugatp' suliewei sa'se'wa'latl:
Guvulnol Cornwallis ilsutegetew matntimg moqwa' goqwei gesgmnaq ana Nopa Sko'sia. Igtigl gesgmnaq eteq Nopa Sko'sia. Glusuaqan egitgl g'pnno'lewa Chamber of commerce. Gelusit mattuntimk. Woktukodea pegedunumadimkawa mo kese kejela'tasik. Ejigliwsit Mi'gmewa'jg ajiglu'lg. Iapjiw apja'sitaq Mi'gmewa'jg kekajadega. "Na Mi'gmewa'jg getmenejig Iapjiw me' ". Mesgi'g matnaggewaqan wesgowa's'g apugjig guvulnol Cornwallis agnutmuatew.

Muta because aqalasie'w ejigla'toq Guvulnol Cornwallis gesipuatg wanted very mush gasa'toq Mi'gmewa'jg aq aniamugwet aq gi'nujultiet Megumaagee ji'nmug, e'pijik aq Mijua'ji'jj.

Mutt gepmite'tmeg mutt gi'nujultieg ugjit ta'n tel gisi nadame. Ms't wen gi's amassuat iljo'qwa'latl ms't tami. Me' gepmite'lmatl Guvulnol Cornwallis maw winjig emego'tegetl.

Toqo na eimeg, msit etug na'jigaieg tan emego'tegew mimajuinu ne'patat kusna ewnasa'sit mu gepmite'tmeg. Moqwa' goqwei sa'se'wi'tatlg sgu'lul, awti'l, maqamigew, tewatalgan telui't'g na Edward Cornwallis wen wejitoqos Ganata aqalasie'w gjiganji'j teluisig Halifax , Nopa Sko'sia gjigan, eteg maqamigew teluisig Ganata.

Nestu'tesing gelutmeg aniamugwa'tieg stpi'tnewqwan ignmuatl Megumaagee Mi'gmewa'jg epit Nopa Sko'sia aq toqwe'gig.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Rename Cornwallis Mi'kmaq Translation Edition Petition to Gegnua'tmeg g'pnno'lewaq Ganata, United-Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Nopa Sko'sia aq ms't wen gjigann aq negula sgu'lul tle'iawig na menigu was created by and written by Cheryl LeBlanc-Weldon and Daniel Paul (translation by Guéganne) (cheryl@renamecornwallis.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.