Activity 3: Endurance

ᑭᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ

Financial Literacy

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ 3 ACTIVITY 3

ᐊᓂᒍᐃᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ

ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᙴᒪᒋᓕᕈᑦᑎᒍ.

Endurance

taking care of what we have so that it lasts for when we need it.

ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖏᓐᓇᓲᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᓯᑦᓯᐊᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒍᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᙴᒪᒋᓕᖅᐸᒋᑦ.

Elders always stress the importance they placed on taking good care of tools and resources so that they were available when needed.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓕᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᒻᒥᔭᖓ ᒪᓕᑦᓱᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᔾᔪᐊᕐᓗᒋᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.

ᓱᓇᐃᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᓯᐊᕐᓗᒋᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑯᓃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ?

This is good stewardship, but also part of planning ahead which we can follow or copy.

What are some things that may need maintenance or care to last a long time?

ᓯᑕᒪᓕᒃ, ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ, ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎ

ATV,

snowmobile,

vehicle

ᐃᓪᓗ / Home

ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑦ

Clothing

ᖁᑭᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓲᑏᓪᓗ

Rifle and

hunting equipment

ᓄᐊᓴᐃᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔾᔪᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ

Saving money for repairs

ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᕋᑦᓴᕋᐃᖁᓇᒋᑦ

Using items carefully so they don't wear out quickly

ᓯᖁᒥᓯᒪᔪᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓕᐅᒥᔮᖅᐸᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᕙᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ

Check regularly for damages and repair them before using again

ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᕋᐃᑉᐸᑕ

Putting things away when they are not in use

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Some of the costs of maintaining our resources might need to be built into your budget.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᑭᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᖅᑑᑎᓅᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓐᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᐊᒪᒋᐊᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓖᑦ.