Thanks to Falene McKenna and Bradley Robinson who produced these graphics from Solomon Ratt’s original hand drawings, for allowing us to share them here. They present and organize – in Cree and in English – key elements of Cree culture with language exactly where it ought to be: at the centre of it all.
Thanks to Sol for providing audio to support reading and pronunciation!
| Storytelling | pêyakôskân | |
| pîkiskwêwin | oratory | |
| mêtawêwin âtayôhkêwin | play | |
| âcimowina | stories | |
| pimâtisiwin kiskinwahamâkêwina | life lessons | |
| kâ-pê-isi-pimâtisihk | history | |
| kâ-isiyihkâtêki ihtâwina | place names | |
| wawiyatwêwin | humour | |
| nanâtohk isîhcikêwina | crafts | |
| Family | pêyakôskân | |
| wâhkohtowin (kinship) | kinship | |
| ohpikihâwasowin | clan | |
| nihtâwikiwin | child rearing | |
| nipiwin | birth | |
| nêhiyaw-isiyihkâcikêwin | naming | |
| kêhtê-ayak | elders | |
| Natural Cycles | kâ-isi-ayâk misiwê-ita | |
| ispihtâskîwina (seasons) | seasons | |
| kîsikohk kâ-ayâkik | celestial bodies | |
| pimâtiswin kâ-pimipayik | life cycles | |
| kêhtê-ayak | elders | |
| kîsopikiwak | adult | |
| oskâyak | youth | |
| oskawâsisak | children | |
| pisiskiwak | animals | |
| kâ-isiwêpahk | weather | |
| Spiritual Customs | ahkahcowin isîhcikêwin | |
| manâ-itôtamowina (taboos) | taboos | |
| kihci-itôtamowina | protocol | |
| kâkîsimowin | prayer | |
| nîmihitowin | dance | |
| nikamowina | songs | |
| kihci-isîhcikêwin | ceremony | |
| kâ-atohpikihk kihci-isîhcikêwin | rites of passage | |
| ihtâwin | community | |
| kâ-manâhohk | ethno-botany | |
| ayawinasa (clothes) | clothes | |
| mîciwin | food | |
| kânâkatêyihtamihk | conservation | |
| maskihkiy | medicine | |
| nâh-nanâtawihihk | healing | |
2 Responses
Thank You! Hie Hiee!
Marvelous, thank you!