ᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᏄᎪᏔᏅ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎢᏴ ᏫᏚᏂᎪᏗ ᏭᏕᎵᎬ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎦᏣᏄᎳ ᎢᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏣ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᎾᎦᏎᏍᏔᎾ, ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎨ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏧᏂᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏁᏅᏍᏗ ᏱᎨᏒᎾ.
A date certain had been set, and though it was many seasons away, it was rushing toward them. Some of the Scottish Indians on the Nation paid little heed to it. They believed in their ability to make a deal.