Author Archives: Arden Ogg

iyako ôma âniskôhtowin:pimitisahamani mitho-mîskanaw kika-wîcîwikon kahkithaw kihci-kiskinwahamâkîwina:sîpîthihtamowin, kisîwâtisiwin, sîpithawîsiwin, sâkihitowin, sôhkisiwin, sîpihkisiwin, nanâskomowin, kanâcihowin, mithwîthihtamowin, kistîthihtamowin, tâpowakîthihtamowin, nanahihtamowin, mâtinamâtowin, manâcihitowin, pakosîthihtâkosiwin, tapahtîthimisowin. ᐃᔭᑯ ᐆᒪ ᐋᓂᐢᑰᐦᑐᐏᐣ:ᐱᒥᑎᓴᐦᐊᒪᓂ ᒥᖪ ᒦᐢᑲᓇᐤ ᑭᑲ ᐑᒌᐏᑯᐣ ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ ᑭᐦᒋ ᑭᐢᑭᓌᐦᐊᒫᑮᐏᓇ:ᓰᐲᖨᐦᑕᒧᐏᐣ, ᑭᓰᐚᑎᓯᐏᐣ, ᓰᐱᖬᐑᓯᐏᐣ, ᓵᑭᐦᐃᑐᐏᐣ, ᓲᐦᑭᓯᐏᐣ, ᓰᐱᐦᑭᓯᐏᐣ, ᓇᓈᐢᑯᒧᐏᐣ, ᑲᓈᒋᐦᐅᐏᐣ, ᒥᖮᐑᖨᐦᑕᒧᐏᐣ, … Continue reading →

Live from Midway Lake, Saskatchewan, fresh from this very weekend’s Cree-focused immersion camping trip, Solomon Ratt teaches his companions his own version of “Row, Row, Row.” You might like to slow it down a bit to sing with kids, so … Continue reading →

“Before the Battle of Cut Knife, Poundmaker led his band members to Fort Battleford to both reaffirm their relationship with the Crown and press for fair treatment. But neither government officials nor the RCMP would emerge from the fort”. We … Continue reading →

Read along with this Say it First video. Say it First books are designed for children, and translated in a whole range of Indigenous languages. This translation into Woodlands Cree (th-dialect), and audio were prepared by Solomon Ratt, but this … Continue reading →

In Winnipeg, the May long weekend is when the bedding plants are finally considered safe from frost: seems like a good time for gardening terms! Thanks to Solomon Ratt for corresponding audio: listen as you read the list! 

The late Tyrone Tootoosis was the great-great-grandson of Yellow Mudblanket (osâwasiskîwakohp), who was a brother of Poundmaker (pîhtokahânapiwiyin). The exoneration of Poundmaker (scheduled for 23 May 2019) was a goal that Tyrone would have loved to see. Tyrone’s legacy is … Continue reading →

Another re-dubbing of Hinterland Who’s Who into Woodlands Cree by Ken Paupanekis: this time the Freshwater Turtle. Click “play” on the video and read along! kâ–pihkahk nipiy ohci miskinâhkwak (kâ–postawêt-pisiskiw) kâwitha ka-pakaciwithikon ôma ‘nipiy’ kâ-itwâniwik. kiyâm âta  kâ-pihkahk nipiy miskinâhkwak … Continue reading →