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Category Archives: Book News
Cree: Language of the Plains – Free Downloads – with audio by Jean Okimâsis
Exciting news for Cree language learners, through the generosity of Dr Jean Okimâsis and University of Regina Press. Not only is Jean’s classic textbook now available for free download in “Open Textbook” format, it is now also available in free … Continue reading
Two Great New Books from Blue Quills
Thanks to Tina Wellman at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills for sending us sample copies of two great new resources they’ve just published themselves. Both books include lots of really useful vocabulary for letter-writing, visiting an office, job advertising, place … Continue reading
Neal McLeod and Kegedonce launch Neechie Hustle
“Neechie Hustle takes place largely on the fictitious Broken Elbow First Nation in Saskatchewan. The novel provides a satirical look at the Indian Act and also looks at the emergence of neechie swagger of the late 1960s and 1970s.” Congratulations to … Continue reading
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Cree Books for Kids – A Library List
Here (piyisk!) is a very first step in collecting all the titles we can find in Cree (or including Cree) for kids. We’ve needed this for ages, but please be patient: It’s a work in progress. I will continue to … Continue reading
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Education Resource Catalogs for Cree and other First Nations Languages
There are quite a few excellent education resource centres across Canada that produce high quality Cree language (or closely related) materials. This listing gives links to some of their websites and sales catalogs, so you can have a look, and … Continue reading
Cree Literacy Network launches its first book – In Plains Cree
Saskatoon Public Library is renaming its 20th Avenue Branch this week in honour of the late Dr Freda Ahenakew. To join the celebration, the Cree Literacy Network has responded with a tribute of its own: nicâpân owâskahikan / Câpân’s House: A … Continue reading
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nicâpân owâskahikan / Câpân’s House
Read along in Cree with Dolores Greyeyes Sand (scroll down on this page to view complete text in Plains Cree and English) Read along in Cree (with page-turn sound) Read along in English Buy a copy of nicâpân owâskahikan: Individual copies are … Continue reading
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mâmaskâc! Solomon Ratt’s Beginning Cree is out at last!
Sol’s new book mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree is finally out. Congratulations to everyone involved! And – in addition to Sol himself, and the staff at University of Regina Press, and Holly Martin, and Arok Wolvengrey and Jean Okimâsis and others … Continue reading
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All About Colours in Cree
nanâtohkinâkwan masinahikan: This [blog post] has many colours In English, we learn to name our colours just as we name shapes or animals. Cree works differently. Just as French divides its nouns into “masculine” and “feminine” (and calls that system … Continue reading
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#IndigenousReads in Cree: Emma Minde
Thanks to Les Skinner of Edmonton for permission to post his comments in Cree about this beautiful book of Emma Minde’s stories, lovingly prepared by H.C. Wolfart and the late Freda Ahenakew and published by University of Alberta Press in … Continue reading
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