Category Archives: Wayne (Goodspirit) Jackson

Wayne is a first-language speaker of northern y-dialect from Goodfish Lake, Alberta.

It’s all about the Verbs!

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Arden Ogg

Thanks to Wayne Jackson and to Janell Mistik Barrenda for sharing some beautiful videos recently on Facebook that teach about verbs. I’ll be writing more about each of them in future posts (with thanks), because, in Cree, verbs really are the … Continue reading →

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Wayne Jackson: tipiskâw mêkwac (y-dialect, audio)

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Arden Ogg

Wayne Jackson’s translation of Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night” is hot stuff! I’d say the same about Wayne, but everybody already knows! (Thanks, Wayne, for permission to share!) Note that this is not a direct literal translation: rather, in the … Continue reading →

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Halloween Vocabulary from Wayne Goodspirit (y-dialect)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Arden Ogg

miyo-cîpayi-tipiskâwinisik Happy Halloween Everyone! Thanks to Wayne Goodspirit for sharing this list of Halloween vocabulary last year on Facebook, and to Sol for posing for this special-occasion portrait (as well as recording the vocabulary, divided into three audio files). Apples to … Continue reading →

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From Wayne Jackson on National Aboriginal Day

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Arden Ogg

From Wayne Jackson, who teaches Cree at University of Blue Quills: ka-wî-miyo-nêhiyawi-kîsikanisinâwâw (tahto-kîsikâw, ayisk namôya wîhkâc ka-pôni-nêhiyawânaw) May y’all have a Happy Aboriginal Day (every day, because we’ll never stop being who we are) 😀 Special thanks and good wishes … Continue reading →

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Wayne Jackson’s Podmatic Cree Language Podcasts

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Arden Ogg

More good listening in Cree, courtesy of Wayne Jackson and Blue Quills College. Looking forward to hearing more of Jerry Saddleback and other elders speaking Cree and talking about their understanding. hay-hay, Wayne, for letting me share this here! http://nehiyaw30.podomatic.com/ Today’s … Continue reading →

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