Author Archives: Arden Ogg

United Nations Day of Indigenous Peoples – 9 August 2019 – launched a worldwide tribute to Indigenous Languages through Google Earth and its story-telling tool, Voyager. The project, titled “Celebrating Indigenous Languages” encourages users to “Meet Indigenous Speakers and Learn … Continue reading →

The raven’s call may be familiar to many, but Cree Literacy followers will immediately recognize the call of our favourite th-dialect speaker, Solomon Ratt, in this newly dubbed narration. (Read the CBC news announcement here.)  Congratulations to Hinterland Who’s Who … Continue reading →

Math concepts in Cree are particularly important for immersion classrooms, but they’re not often addressed in language textbooks. Thanks to Elder Barry L. Ahenakew for sharing this lesson on fractions. Other numbers can be turned into fractional denominators by adding … Continue reading →

In a portfolio of four pieces, journalist Andrea Smith does some beautiful writing about the Cree idea of wâhkôhtowin. The Tyee – in which the pieces were published – defines itself as “a widely read and respected platform for the … Continue reading →

A collection of the traditional Cree terms for Cree groups and their neighbours – though through 21st century enlightenment – and decolonization – we try to honour our neighbours by using the names they prefer for themselves!  (Thanks, Sol, for … Continue reading →

When we think of all the things the Buffalo provided to Plains Cree people, the first thing we usually think of is mîcim: food, especially in the form of paskwâwi-mostosowiyâs: buffalo meat. With this “Worried Buffalo” sketch, Solomon Ratt gathers … Continue reading →

2019 graduates come in all shapes and sizes: we’re proud of every single one! kahkiyaw kâ-sâposkamêk kikiskinwahamâkosiwiniwâwa kimamihcihinân! kikistêyimâwâwak kiwâhkômâkiniwâwak. ᑲᐦᑭᔭᐤ ᑲᓴᐳᐢᑲᒣᐠ ᑭᑭᐢᑭᓇᐧᐦᐊᒪᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐊᐧ ᑭᒪᒥᐦᒋᐦᐃᓇᐣ! ᑐ ᐊ ᐅ ᔪᐊ ᑲᑕᐊᑎᐣᐠ ᐅᒼ ᐢᒍᐅ ᔪᐊ ᒪᑫ ᐊᐢ ᐳᐊᐟ! ᑭᑭᐢᑌᔨᒫᐚᐘᐠ ᑭᐚᐦᑰᒫᑭᓂᐚᐘᐠ᙮ To all of … Continue reading →