Thanks to Dianna Sakisheway for sharing via Facebook some of the press about Solomon’s new book, and thanks to Arok Wolvengrey for sharing a copy with me at the Algonquian Conference last weekend, so I could read the whole thing!
First, Kerry Benjoe’s article from the Regina Leader-Post:
FNUniv professor preserving Cree language through stories and humour.
Even better: Sol’s October 29, 2014 interview on CBC Morning Edition With Sheila Coles, captured and shared by Dianna is SOLid gold. As Dianna says, “My heart skips a beat every time I hear you say, “Yeah, ahhh, I fell in love…”
https://soundcloud.com/dsakisheway/solomon-ratt-interview
Another nice piece appears in the Eagle Feather News, complete with photo of Sol, plus Arok Wolvengrey and Jean Okimâsis.
http://eaglefeathernews.com/news/index.php?detail=824
The book itself is available from McNally Robinson or Amazon.
Details about the book itself can be found in our earlier post: https://creeliteracy.org/2014/09/16/congratulations-solomon-ratt/