Question About the Northern Pioneers

[Gorgo]

Hi, quick question to anyone who might have an idea about this.

The motto of the Northern Pioneers (Francis Pegahmagabow's old regiment) is Ah Neuegahne Min. Try as I could, I could not find a single note as to what this phrase means; I even saw an entry in an old Canada Gazette article about the unit's crest and there was nothing provided. I assume the phrase is Ojibwe in origin (or one of the other First Nations from that part of Ontario) but trying to figure it out just raises a tonne of questions. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

 

[foresterab]

Not sure about the origin of the motto but apparently it means "We go in Front". The Algonquin Regiment who maintain the honors for the 23rd Northern Pioneer's also have a different motto.

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[daftandbarmy]

Hi, quick question to anyone who might have an idea about this.

The motto of the Northern Pioneers (Francis Pegahmagabow's old regiment) is Ah Neuegahne Min. Try as I could, I could not find a single note as to what this phrase means; I even saw an entry in an old Canada Gazette article about the unit's crest and there was nothing provided. I assume the phrase is Ojibwe in origin (or one of the other First Nations from that part of Ontario) but trying to figure it out just raises a tonne of questions. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

We go to the front...

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[Cloud Cover]

We go to the front...

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The problem is that converting spoken indigenous language to written form is not precise at all European standard language format. It is likely the motto was firstly in English and then translated to Algonquin when in fact there was and is no definitive written Algonquin vocabulary.

 

[Kirkhill]

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