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Ubomi Ngaphakathi Kwegqabi leMaple nguSandra Simić
Eli nqaku nguSandra Simić ngumzekelo omhle wendlela abantu abanokunxibelelana ngayo kwiindawo ezibangqongileyo. Xa sisenza oku, sidla ngokunyamekela izinto eziphilayo ezisingqongileyo.
Inkwenkwezi yasekuseni ngu-Alex Janvier, waseKhanada obekekileyo Imveli igcisa, yabamba ingqondo yam kunye nokucinga kwam kwangoko. Kubonakala ngathi amava am onke aseKhanada anokushwankathelwa ngalo msebenzi mhle wobugcisa, ohombisa idome yenye yeesalon zeCanadian Museum of History eGatineau, eQuebec.
Abantu baseKhanada embalini babesebenzisa ukukhanya kwekhwezi lokusa kwindlela eya ngayo, kwiiyure zasekuseni zasebusika. IKhwezi lokusa libalisa ngezigaba ezahlukeneyo zembali yeMveli, lithumela umyalezo wethemba lokuhloniphana.
Ngokufana nokonwabela iinkwenkwezi ebusuku, ndawuxabisa lo msebenzi wobugcisa ngokukhululeka ndikwisihlalo, ndijonge phezulu kwidome enkulu ephezu kwam. Uvakalelo lunokuthelekiswa neSistine Chapel yaseVatican, umahluko apha luxolo noxolo, njengoko ndandikwazi ukukunandipha oko ndandikufuna.
Ndihlala ndothukile ngobugcisa. Ngazo zonke iintlobo zayo. Ndivakalelwa kukuba ubugcisa buchaza eyona nto ibalulekileyo, ukuphila ngokufihlakeleyo emehlweni, ukusifundisa nokuhamba phambi kwethu. Lo mfanekiso oseludongeni wawuchaza imbali yeMveli kungekuphela nje ngokwasengqondweni, kodwa nangokweemvakalelo, ngokudityaniswa okumangalisayo kombala obonisa ithemba kunye nokuthantamisa. Imvakalelo yam yobuqu yalo msebenzi wobugcisa yileyo indalo isoloko iphumelela, nokuba zithini na iimeko.
Ndijike amehlo ngasekunene, ndabona ngodonga lweglasi inkundla ePhakamileyo Khanada kunye nePalamente kwelinye unxweme lomlambo iOttawa. Ngaphambi nje kosuku, bendikonwabele ukudada kwiphenyane le-amphibian kulo mlambo, ndivelisa intabalala yogwebu olumhlophe, eyandikhumbuza ngemizabalazo phakathi kweZizwe zokuQala kunye namakholoni kunye nokulwela amalungelo abantu baseKhanada abanandiphayo namhlanje.
Obu bugcisa bundenze ndanqwenela ukufunda ngakumbi ngabantu bokuqala baseCanada ababehlala kula mazwe.
Ndiphonononge imbali yakudala neyahlukeneyo yabantu bokuqala abahlala apha, ngomboniso omangalisayo oboniswe kwiHolo Yokuqala Yabantu. Ngokusebenzisa amabali aboniswe apho kwiifomathi ezahlukeneyo zeendaba, ndafunda indlela abantu bomthonyama badibanisa ngayo umhlaba kunye nezixhobo zabo kunye nobunikazi babo, indlela uMoya oMkhulu owabeka ngayo abantu emhlabeni kunye nendlela abantu bokuqala ababenza ngayo izibopho zomoya kunye nomhlaba kunye nezilwanyana.
Umzekelo, omnye wemiyalezo yayikukuba uMdali wabeka iAlgonquin kulo mhlaba kwaye ubomi buya kujikeleza ngonaphakade, ukuba nje imilambo iya kuqukuqela.
Ndafunda malunga ne ukubaluleka yendalo ukusuka kwilensi yabemi bokuqala bala mazwe. Ngokukodwa, ndandilonwabele ibali elingomoya wokugada weOtter, owaya phambi koMoya Omkhulu waza wathembisa ukufundisa abantu ngomanyano, ukuze baphile ngemvisiswano.
Ngokwenene iCanadian Museum of History ilwenze nzulu uxabiso lwam ngeKhanada, njengoko ndifunde okuninzi. Okubangel 'umdla kukuba, ndaxelelwa ukuba kukho inkolelo exhaphakileyo phakathi kwabantu bomthonyama yokuba imimoya engendawo izimela ezikoneni, nto leyo eyenza ukuba imilo yeMyuziyam yaseCanada yeMbali yohluke kakhulu, njengoko ingenazo iikona.
Ndaliqonda ngokupheleleyo eli khonkco liphakathi kwabantu nendalo xa ndandiqala ukubona iiNgxangxasi zeNiagara.
La mava ayengekho njengoko ndandicinga. Ndabona iingxangxasi ezininzi kunye nezinto ezimangalisayo zendalo ezimangalisayo ngaphambili, kodwa iiNgxangxasi zaseNiagara zadlula ulindelo lwam. Ngaphandle kokubona iingxangxasi kumgama, ndandifuna kwakhona ukuva ukungena kwi-Fall ngokwayo (de kube ngumgama okhuselekileyo) ngesikhephe. Iintaka zazibhabha ngokukhululekileyo phakathi kwezandi kunye nevumba lamanzi. Babengawoyiki amandla, kodwa inxalenye yawo.
Ngelixa isikhephe sam sasisondela ngokucothayo kweyona Fall inkulu, ndaweva amandla amakhulu kakhulu kunam ngelixa ndandingena ekwindla, ndisiba yinto enye namanzi. Yonke into yayimhlophe kwaye imanzi ngaxeshanye. Imhlophe kwaye inamandla, ngelixa ihlabathi lonke lanyamalala nje.
Ekuphela kwento endandiyiva nendiyibonayo yayingamanzi, ngoxa izikhalo zovuyo ezazisenziwa ngabantu zazivakala ngathi ziyasebeza. Ukuba ngaphakathi kule nkungu yamanzi inamandla ngokungathandabuzekiyo ngamava asele eyinxalenye yam, endikhumbuza ngonxibelelwano lwangaphakathi endilwabelana ngalo nendalo.
Xa ndicamngca ngala mava ngoxa ndandijonge imbonakalo epheleleyo yeeNgxangxasi zeNiagara kumgama (ukutya kumgangatho we-13 kwisakhiwo esikufutshane esikufuphi), ndacinga ngamanzi. Hayi indlela enentsingiselo ngayo! Ngaxa lithile, isenokuba liceba lekhephu, lize lize libe ngumkhenkce eliqhaqhazelisa amazinyo, inkungu, umphunga, ukutyhutyha intaba emlanjeni, libe lithontsi elwandle…Kuzo zonke ezi ndlela, ihlala injalo. Isiseko salo asitshintshi, njengothando. Kwaye njengabantu.
Ukunxulumanisa ezi ngcinga kunye nembali yaseKhanada, kundenze ndayiqonda indlela isazisi sesizwe esinokumiliselwa ngayo ngempumelelo ngokumanyanisa abantu abavela mbombo zone zomhlaba.
Nangona bephuma kwiimvelaphi ezingafaniyo, isidima sokuba ngabemi baseKhanada siyaqaqamba. Kwandivuyisa kakhulu ukunikela ubungqina bokuba abantu abaselula baseKhanada bazigqala iimfazwe njengeziphelelwe lixesha.
Abafundi kwezona dyunivesithi zihlonitshwayo zaseKhanada balwela uxolo lwehlabathi ngoqhanqalazo olunoxolo, olungachazwanga kwiindaba zehlabathi ngendlela ebefaneleka ngayo la manyathelo, ngelixa oku bekusenzeka ezindabeni eCanada yonke imihla.
Abafundi bezizwe ezisilwa kumazwe abasuka kuwo, ngoku balwa kunye ngoxolo, balala iintsuku ezininzi phambi kweeyunivesithi, njengophawu loqhanqalazo. Ndingathanda ukudlulisa intlonipho yam enzulu kubo bonke aba batsha bamangalisayo, yanga iintliziyo zenu zingahlala zinilandela.
Ukutyelela iMyuziyam yaseCanada yeMbali kunye neNiagara Falls ngawona mava abalulekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ndiye ndatyelela nezinye iindawo ezininzi eziye zanegalelo kumbono wam omhle.
Zonke ezi ndawo zintle zijikeleze iNiagara Falls kufanelekile ukutyelelwa. Lo ngummandla onamanzi amaninzi, njengeLake Ontario okanye uMlambo iNiagara, onomtsalane kumakhaya kunye nezidiliya ezintle ezintywiliselwe kwimimangaliso yendalo. Ngokukodwa, ndandimangaliswe yidolophu yaseNiagara-on-the-Lake, ekhangeleka ngathi yimuvi esetelwe ubomi obugqibeleleyo.
Ezi ndawo zazahluke ngokupheleleyo kwidolophu yaseToronto, nto leyo eyandikhumbuza ngeNew York isixeko. Nangona ndikwathanda ukuphonononga ubomi basezidolophini, amandla angakholelekiyo amanzi avule ingqondo yam ekuqondeni okunzulu unxibelelwano phakathi kwendalo nabantu. Ndayicinga loo nto ndimi kunxweme lweSiqithi saseCentre ndibukele iToronto.
Lo mahluko phakathi kwengxolo ephithizelayo yasezidolophini kwelinye icala lonxweme, ngokuzola kweSiqithi saseziko apho ndandithanda ukumamela iintaka kwaye ukuthula kwakumangalisa.
Ukuqhubela phambili ibali lam laseKhanada, ii-tulips zaziqhakazile kwi-serene ye-Dorchester Park kwidolophu yaseMontreal, kunye ne-squirrels engaphantsi kweentloni kunezo zaseYurophu, ezinobuhlobo nabantu. Ndiphawule imikhondo yelifa lemveli laseYurophu eMontreal izakhiwo njengeCatholic Basilique Cathédrale Marie ebalaseleyo - uReine - du Monde, iMontreal yaNdala, okanye ngexesha lohambo olude kakhulu ngasemanzini ePort Old. Isixeko sijongwe yiMount Royal Park emangalisayo.
Ndachukunyiswa sisithuba sesixeko esingaphantsi komhlaba esingaphantsi kweMontreal, esandikhumbuza ngeepaseji zaseKuala Lumpur e. Maleyishiya, kungekhona ngengqiqo yokuba ziyafana, kodwa kunoko yingcamango esisiseko. Ngokufanayo njengoko abantu baseMalaysia bekonwabela ukuhamba kwiipaseji ezine-air-conditioning endaweni yokuhamba ebushushwini, abantu baseKhanada bayakonwabela ukuhamba kwiipaseji ezishushu ebusika.
Kwaye, ukugqiba ibali, kunyaka olandelayo ndaye ndatyelela kwelinye icala leli lizwe lihle – Vancouver, apho iLanga litshona kuLwandlekazi lwePasifiki.
Ngaba ubusazi ukuba iBritish Columbia inezona lwimi zininzi zihlukeneyo?
Kulo lonke elaseKhanada kukho iilwimi ezingama-53 ezahlukahlukeneyo, ngokolwazi endalubona kwiMyuziyam yaseKhanada yeMbali. Eyona nto ithethwa kakhulu sisiCree. Ubungqina bemivubukulo bubonisa ukuba abantu bokuqala basasazeka kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Melika, beqhelana neendawo ezahlukeneyo.
KwiBritish Columbia, ikhonkco phakathi kwabantu nendalo lalibonakala ngakumbi njengoko imbonakalo yomhlaba yayimangalisa.
Ukusuka kunxweme olude olubizwa ngokuba yiSeawall eVancouver, ngokusebenzisa imijelo emitsha, ihlathi eliphakamileyo lemithi kunye neencopho zeentaba ezigqunywe likhephu, iziqithi ezithandekayo ezisendleleni eya eVictoria enelanga kunye namanzi anomkhenkce, onke amaxesha onyaka akhona ngaxeshanye. Ngokwendawo, iVancouver kunye neendawo eziyingqongileyo ngokwendalo zikhetheke kakhulu kangangokuba ixesha lonyaka lixhomekeke kumphakamo, imimoya kunye nezinye izinto, izisa umbono owahlukileyo indawo.
Yiyo loo nto ishishini lefilim liphuhliswe kakhulu eVancouver njengoko, phakathi kwezinye izinto, kunokwenzeka ukudubula imiboniso yasehlotyeni nasebusika kwangolo suku lunye. Kuyafaneleka ukukhankanya ukuba iVancouver ikwabizwa ngokuba yiNorth Hollywood. Ndonwabele kakhulu ukuthatha ukhenketho lwefilimu malunga neVancouver ukuze ndifunde ngakumbi malunga neshishini bhanyabhanya, kwiimbono zobugcisa kunye nemveliso.
Ngelixa ndiseNtabeni yeWhistler, ndawongwa ukudibana nabantu beZizwe zokuQala, abadale iZiko leNkcubeko laseSquamish Lil'wat (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Lil̓wat7úl), ukwabelana ngexabiso labo kunye nokuqonda okungqinisise ukuqonda kwam kwangaphambili unxibelelwano olunzulu lomoya ababelana ngalo nendalo.
Ngokomzekelo, xa lalithabatha ixolo kumthi okwihlathi elinemvula (ukwenza ibhaskithi), elinye ibhinqa labulela lo mthi ngokubeka izandla zozibini kuwo, lichaza ukuba lo mthi wawungxwelerhekile yaye kwakufuneka uhlaziyeke, libonisa imvakalelo yokwenene yothando.
Bendicinga ukuba yinyani le Uphuhliso oluphathekayo, ukuthabatha kwindalo kuphela into efunekayo kwaye kungekhona ngaphezulu, ukwabelana ngobomi kunye nendalo ngentlonelo, ngaphakathi kwamaxesha onyaka.
Ndaphinda ndaphulaphula amabali anxulumene "nabaguquli" - izidalwa ezinamandla angaphezu kwawomntu - kunye nendlela abanokuguqula ngayo umntu entabeni. Ngoko ke, abantu bajonga phezulu ezintabeni bekhumbula ookhokho babo. Ndingathanda ukukhankanya ukuba izizwe zeSquamish kunye neLil'wat zazihlala kunye kula mazwe ngoxolo nemvisiswano kwasekuqaleni kwexesha.
Umbuzo wokuba yekabani na eyasonjululwa ngobulumko ziinkokeli zabo - bavuma ukuba bahlala ecaleni kwaye benza iprotocol malunga nayo. Kuninzi esinokukufunda kwezi nkcubeko, ngakumbi namhlanje xa uxolo lwehlabathi luthandatyuzwa.
Ukuvuma ukuba umhlaba uhlala ungumhlaba ongavunyelwanga wesizwe esithile somthonyama uboniswa kwizakhiwo ezininzi endizindwendwele eKhanada.
Ngokomzekelo, isiXeko saseVancouver siyayigxininisa le ngxelo kwiwebhusayithi yaso: “IsiXeko saseVancouver siyavuma ukuba simi kwindawo yemveli engachazwanga ye-xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), kunye nesəWalilwthəl)ɬ））
Iingxelo ezinjalo zimele inyathelo lokuqala kwinkqubo yoxolelwaniso phakathi kwabantu bomthonyama kunye nabantu abangengabo abantu bomthonyama, ukuqaphela ixesha elidlulileyo lobukoloniyali ngelixa bejonge phambili kwikamva.
Ndinike eli cwecwe igama elithi "Ubomi Ngaphakathi kweMaple Leaf", njengoko bendifuna ukuphonononga ngokupheleleyo ubomi eCanada.
Ukuqukumbela izimvo zam, ndiza kugxininisa ikhonkco phakathi kwendalo kunye nabantu njengeyona nto ibalulekileyo yokuthatha. Ukuba siqwalasela igqabi ngokusondeleyo ngakumbi, siya kubona ukuba kukho iipateni ezifanayo kunye nemithambo yethu. Ubomi buhle kakhulu kwaye indalo isondelelene nabantu.
Iretina yeliso lethu yabelana ngeepatheni ezifanayo kunye nemithanjana yamagqabi, apho ubomi buqukuqela kanye ngathi kwimithambo yethu. Iminwe yethu indikhumbuza imithambo yamagqabi, iintanda zomthi ziyafana nemibimbi yethu, ngoxa iinzima esijamelana nazo ebomini zinokufaniswa nokubengezela kwamagqabi acekeceke omthi xa ebethwa yimpepho.
Kwabanye abantu, okubuhlungu kukuba, oku kuya kuba ngumoya onzima. Nangona kunjalo, uluntu luyasidibanisa sonke. Masijike igqabi elitsha kwaye sifunde kunye kwindalo, ngokuxabisa kunye nothando, njengeZizwe zokuQala zeli lizwe lihle.
USandra Simić
16.03.2025
Malunga noSandra Simić
USandra ligqwetha kwaye umbhali ukusuka eCroatia, EU. Imidla yakhe yophando ibandakanya ubulungisa bezentlalo, uxolo lwehlabathi ngomthetho, ubugcisa kunye nenzululwazi ngeenkwenkwezi.
Ukuhamba kukhuthaza uSandra ukuba aphile ngamava awodwa kwaye afunde indlela ubuntu businxibelelanisa ngayo sonke.
USandra Simić ngumfundi weYunivesithi yaseLondon, uKumkanikazi uMary kunye neYunivesithi yaseLondon, apho wayekhethe khona uMthetho woLuntu waMazwe ngamazwe kunye nomthetho waseYurophu ngezifundo zomthetho zesidanga sokuqala.
