UMary Allen
Isingeniso: Umlando Wamahhashi e-Sable Island
Amahhashi ase-Sable Island, aziwa nangokuthi amahhashi asendle, anomlando omude nonezitezi e-Canada. Lezi zilwane eziqinile neziqinile zihlale e-Sable Island, isiqhingi esikude nesivunguza umoya ngasogwini lwaseNova Scotia, iminyaka engaphezu kuka-250. Amaponi kukholakala ukuthi aphuma emahhashini aphahlazeka umkhumbi esiqhingini ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-18, futhi aye asinda kulesi siqhingi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ejwayelana nemvelo enokhahlo futhi aba ingxenye ebalulekile yesimiso semvelo salesi siqhingi.
Naphezu kokuhlukaniswa kwawo, ama-Sable Island Ponies athathe umcabango wabantu baseCanada nabantu emhlabeni jikelele, akhuthaza abaculi, ababhali, nabenzi bamafilimu ukuthi benze imisebenzi ebungaza ubuhle nokukhuthazela kwabo. Kusukela ezincwadini kuya emidwebeni, ezibaziweyo, ngisho nasezinhlelweni zethelevishini, amahhashi aseyinsakavukela umchilo wesidwaba, emelela umoya ongalawuleki wehlane laseCanada elimazombezombe.
Ukubaluleka Kwamasiko Kwamahhashi e-Sable Island
Amahhashi asesiqhingini sase-Sable asephenduke uphawu olubalulekile lwesiko laseCanada, elimelela ihlane lezwe elimazombezombe nelingenamfucuza. Lezi zilwane zithwebule imibono yabaculi, ababhali, nabenzi bamafilimu, zibakhuthaze ukuthi benze imisebenzi ebungaza ubuhle nokuqina kwabo.
Amaponi nawo adlale indima ebalulekile esikweni labantu baseMi'kmaq, asebehlale izinkulungwane zeminyaka kulesi sifunda. Ngokusho kwenganekwane kaMi'kmaq, amahhashi ayizilwane ezingcwele ezinamandla okuphulukisa nokuvikela labo abalahlekile noma abasengozini. Amaponi kukholakala ukuthi angabanakekeli balesi siqhingi, agade imithombo yaso yemvelo futhi ayivikele ekulimaleni. Namuhla, abantu baseMi'kmaq basaqhubeka nokubheka amahhashi njengengxenye ebalulekile yamagugu abo amasiko, futhi basebenzela ukuvikela bona nendawo yabo yokuhlala.