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As told by Mariano Aupilardjuk

A wise elder was teaching his grandson about life.

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.

"It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves."

"One wolf is evil; he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego."

"The other wolf is good; he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

"This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?"

The wise old elder replied, "The one we feed."

iskimuu.

inuit uqausia avitturiinnaugaluaq. sanamaninga tukisinaqsivuq avitturlugu.

suurlu nilliagunnatalimaangi inuit nalunaiqtausimaanittuit. i, u, a, pi, pu, pa, ti, tu, ta...etc. nalunaikkutauliqsutit. taimaimmat atira taiviti (ta-i-vi-ti). inuit uqausingita taigusingit ajurnangittukuluugaluaq ilangit nalugijauvakkaluaqtuit asini uqausilinnut. taigusiit pimmariuningitta ujjiritsiaqtakka. ammaluttauq uqausiqatigiinngikkaluasuta inuujutigu piugivattara sunatuinnait uqaqtauningit ajjigiinngikkaluaqmata tukingi ajjigiippattuit. ajjigiinnginniit inuit uqausinginni katigutigingaariaqaqquuqtavut uqausivut pirurniarattigu. isumaga angillinnasuqattaqtara tavvuuna uqausikkut.

sunalimaat inuusirmi tukiqaqtuinnaummata.

Inuit qaujivallialauqtillugit qallunaat iliqqusinginnit tavvattauq uqausiq titiraqtaugunnasigivuq inunngnut. suuqaimmat inuktituuqtuit qallunaatituuqtuit amisuulirmata/unuqtuulirmata.

taakkua titirartakka nalunaikkutiralaat ajuriqtuijinut ammalu maanauliqtu gavamanut inungnuungaliqtausimammata inuktitut tukiqattitausimavut. atii inuusitta isuanu atuinnalaurlavut kinguvaattinnullu qaangiutinnasuinnaqpallugulu.

Taima.