Jessie Van Pelt

Rattlesnake medicine (February 5, 2001)

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Text identifier: JVP1
Speaker: Jessie Van Pelt
Primary documentation: Juliette Blevins
Project transcription: Justin Spence, Andrew Garrett
Audio source: JB-01-02

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  1. Heenaagar cho' neenee sootoom', tue'l.
    Get out of the way, Auntie.
  2. Nekah wee' neenee too'moh wohpekw 'o seekwer'.
    A lot of us here ... out in the water.
  3. Keekee kegooleeshee' k'-aawech mocho kee wenoo'm.
    Your back will be ... if you come.
  4. Noohl kue 'o ha'p'onee pa'ah kee lechoye'm.
    Then you'll be thrown into the pitchy water.
  5. Mee' keemoloohl mos skewokseem' kel' kee kem nuuem' so yoh.
    [Explanation:] Because they're bad, one doesn't want (the rattlesnakes) to come back there.