The legacy of matriarchs in the Yukon First Nations | Kluane Adamek

翻译人员: TED Translators Admin 校对人员: Yanyan Hong

(Southern Tutchone and Tlingit)

[ 南塔奇尼族 (Tutchone) 和特林吉特 (Tlingit) 族语 ]

Hello, my name is Kluane Adamek,

大家好，我叫克鲁妮 · 阿达梅克 （Kluane Adamek），

and I am from the Dakl'aweidi Killer Whale clan.

我来自 Dakl'aweidi Killer Whale 氏族。

My Tlingit name is Aagé,

我的特林吉特族名叫 Aagé，

and it's so important to acknowledge (Traditional language), our grandparents.

首先，向我们的祖父母（传统语言） 表达感激之情无比重要。

I'm joining you from the traditional territory

我来自 Yukon 地区的 传统领地 Kwanlin Dün

of the Kwanlin Dün and Ta'an First Nations in the Yukon territory.

以及 Ta'an 原住民领地。

(Traditional language) Thank you. (English) Thank you.

（传统语言）谢谢。 （英语）谢谢。

I shared a little bit about myself

我刚才用南塔奇尼族 和特林吉特族的传统语言

in my traditional languages of Southern Tutchone and Tlingit.

简单介绍了自己，

I continue to learn who we are as Yukon First Nations people.

我一直努力学习 我们作为 Yukon 原住民的身份，

We are a people that deeply value, honor and respect the roles of women.

我们是一个非常重视、 尊重妇女作用的民族，

We always have.

我们一直如此。

We're a matrilineal culture.

我们奉行母系文化，

And so, traditionally, our matriarchs

所以，传统上来说，我们的女族长

would often guide and direct the speakers of the people,

或首领，那位经常会 引导和指挥人民的发言者。

otherwise known as the chiefs.

This important role of forging trade relationships,

这位负责建立贸易关系，

forging marriage alliances

巩固婚姻关系，

and ensuring that all of the business

以及确保社区中的所有事务 正常运作的重要角色

that needed to take place in the community was happening

was all guided and directed by our matriarchs.

都由我们的女族长来领导的。

I definitely continue to see the ways in which we lead here in the Yukon

我肯定会想继续看到我们 在 Yukon 地区的领导方式

不会完全去与全国接轨。

not quite being aligned nationally.

What do I mean by that?

我这是什么意思呢？

Well, to be clear,

好吧，说清楚点，

misogyny and patriarchy

厌女观和父权制度

are definitely not reflective of who we are as Yukon First Nations

绝不能反映真实的 Yukon 原住民

or of the traditional structures

或我们的传统制度，

and the ways in which we respect women in decision-making.

以及我们在决策过程中 尊重女性的方式。

And so I saw these gaps

所以，我看到了这些缺口，

and felt we need to have more women at the table.

我认为我们需要更多女性参与决策，

We need to have different generations at the table.

我们需要更多不同年龄段的人参与决策，

And so, this is where I had to get a bit vulnerable.

所以，这就是我需要些支持的时候，

I had to really look to myself to say,

我真的需要扪心自问，

“如果不是我，那会是谁？”

"If not me, then who?"

And so I submitted my name to become the Yukon Regional Chief,

因此，我自荐参选 Yukon 首领，

knowing that I come from a strong people

我清楚地知道自己 来自一个会一直重视

that continues to value and uphold women,

并维护女性权益的强大民族，

and knowing that the voice that I would bring

我也知道我将带来的声音， 将是我所在地区支持的声音。

would be a voice that will be supported by my region.

但此外，我知道在每个针对女性

But furthermore,

knowing that in every and any place where decisions are being made for women,

做出决策的每个或任何地方，

or those who identify,

how important it is that women are in every place and space

让女性参与所有 这些决策是极其重要的。

to be part of those decisions.

And so I gave myself permission

于是，我毛遂自荐，

to put my name forward and to know that yes, I can serve;

去知道，是的，我能为民服务；

that yes, this was the best way for me to take action

是的，这是我采取行动的最佳方式，

and to know that my voice needed to be heard

而我知道我的声音需要被听到，

in the same way that other male voices were heard from across this country.

就像全国男性的声音那样被听到。

There aren't any prerequisites to being a leader.

成为领导人没有任何先决条件，

It's not about having a title or being in a specific role.

这根本与拥有一个头衔 或扮演一个角色无关，

Leadership is about showing up who you are, as you are,

当领导就是要展示真实的自己，

being authentic,

leading from a place of values and principles,

要真实，从价值观和原则出发地领导，

and leading from that place, and staying true to yourself.

从心出发并忠于自己，

And so some might say, "Well, you're in an elected position.

一些人可能会说： “你已经担任了民选职位，

What do you mean?"

你什么意思？”

Yes, I hear you.

是的，我懂你们的意思，

There's some irony in that.

虽然这有些讽刺意味，

But let me explain.

不过，让我来解释下，

Contribution is the most important thing.

做贡献对我来说很重要，

For me, joining an executive of predominantly men,

对我而言，加入一个 以男性为主的行政部门，

creating a space in my office

在我的办公室创造一个空间，

where other indigenous women could learn and lead,

让其他原住民妇女可以学习和领导，

it was all about creating that space,

这一切都是为了创造这个空间， 才能去庆祝、承认和贡献。

and by celebrating and acknowledging and contributing.

There's a story that dates back to over 10,000 years ago.

我将分享一个一万多年前的故事，

And the way that the story was shared with me is this:

这个故事是这样分享给我的：

The Killer Whale people, the Dakl'aweidi, came to this insurmountable, huge glacier.

Killer Whale 的人们， Dakl'aweidi 的族人

来到了这座难以逾越的巨大冰川前，

They were traveling to make it back to their traditional homelands.

他们当时在返回故乡的行程中，

And so they came to this glacier

他们却遇到了这座冰川， 不知道下一步往哪走。

and they didn't know where they were going to go.

Were they going to try to climb and go above?

他们将攀越冰川吗？

Were they going to try to follow it and see how far long it went?

他们是不是要尝试绕过它， 看看还需要走多远呢？

看看这个冰川有多长？

It was the matriarchs that said, "We'll go.

此时，女首领说：“我们要走。

We see a small opening there,

我们看到那里有一个小开口，

and so we're going to go, and we're going to try to go through it."

所以我们要穿过去， 我们要尝试穿过冰川。”

They didn't know if they would survive.

他们不知道自己能否活下来，

They didn't know if they'd make it through.

也不知道能否穿过冰川，

But they were fearless.

不过他们无所畏惧，

And that is who we are.

而这就是我们。

We are fearless because we understand the power of reciprocity.

我们无所畏惧， 因为我们了解互惠的力量，

We understand that it's important

我们理解力求改善事物 让它们比我们发现时更好的重要性，

to leave things in a better state and place than when we found them.

We understand that the importance

我们了解与土地连接，感恩土地

of connecting to the land and expressing gratitude

能让我们扎根大地， 给予我们领导的力量和能力。

is truly what grounds us

and gives us the power and the abilities we have to lead.

Think of when you're walking by the water, for example.

想象一下，当你在湖散步时，

Take a moment of gratitude

花些时间感激水给你的一切，

to thank the water for all that it gives you,

to thank the land for giving you everything you need.

感谢土地给你的一切，

It's always about making sure that you're leaving things

最重要的是确保你能改善事物， 让它们变得比你发现时更好，

in a better place and space than when you found them.

It's about contribution.

最重要的是做出贡献，

All of us as women have been through so much.

我们所有女性都经历过太多，

And so this is about us finding ways to be supportive of each other.

因此，我们必须设法互相支持，

It's about always making sure

最重要的是确保我们做出贡献

that we're making that contribution and investment in the future generations.

为后代付出心血，

That is about reciprocity.

这就是互惠。

There's so much that we can share with the world

作为女性， 我们有很多东西能与世界分享，

and that the world can learn from us as women.

这个世界也有很多地方 可以向我们学习，

These are the challenges that we have for this future generation,

这些都是我们为了 子孙后代需面临的挑战，

and these are the challenges that we need to accept together.

这些也是我们需要共同面临的挑战。

We need to give ourselves the permission to step into our own power.

我们要允许自己掌权；

We need to give ourselves the permission to connect

我们要允许自己

与土地连接，感恩土地；

and to express gratitude to the land.

And we need to give ourselves the permission to take care of ourselves,

我们要允许我们照顾好自己，

because if we're not being taken care of,

因为如果我们连自己都照顾不好，

then how are we going to contribute to everybody else?

又该如何去照顾其他人呢？

Gunalchéesh. Thank you.

Gunalchéesh。谢谢。