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Category Archives: Christmas
Christmas Greetings 2015 – From Solomon Ratt and the Cree Literacy Network!
Complete with audio! It was an honour to receive this greeting from Solomon Ratt (who is always much more prepared than I am!) and to pass it on to everyone in our Cree Literacy Network. The artwork is Sol’s own … Continue reading
A Christmas Residential School Memory from Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
Thanks to Solomon for sharing this bittersweet memory to coincide with the release of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission – and in time for Christmas. (For more of Sol’s residential school stories, click on “Read Along … Continue reading
miyo-manitowi-kîsikanisik with help from Rocky Morin
From the 2011 Grandma Jean Round Dance, via YouTube, Rocky Morin of Thundering Spirit sends wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with just the right amount of sâkihitowin thrown in for good measure. Here’s some help for returning … Continue reading
miyo-manitowi-kîsikanisik – with help from Rocky Morin
From the 2011 Grandma Jean Round Dance, via YouTube, Rocky Morin of Thundering Spirit sends wishes for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, with just the right amount of sâkihitowin thrown in for good measure. Here’s some help for returning … Continue reading
Posted in Audio (y-dialect), Christmas, Video
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Merry (Woods Cree) Christmas, one and all!
With thanks for the gifts he gives us all year long, and warm greetings back to Solomon Ratt (and Kittie, of course) for the very best of the holiday season, wherever you may be speaking Cree! For more Christmas … Continue reading
Angelic new Cree-ations for Christmas 2013
From Jackie “Creeative Native” Traverse in Winnipeg: “When I was a little girl I used to wonder why all the angels had blonde hair and blue eyes…” Jackie is hard at work creating new images for Christmas greetings. Watch for … Continue reading
The Little Drummer Boy
āstamik itwāniwan, pā ram pa pa pam, okimāw nihtāwikiw, pā ram pa pa pam mēkiwina miyātān, pā ram pa pa pam okimāw kita-miyak, pā ram pa pa pam, ram pa … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Dolores Sand
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Christmas Cards and Greetings
Christmas greetings in several dialects from Solomon Ratt, formatted for cards as a downloadable pdf: miyoxmas Aaron Paquette’s 2012 Christmas Greeting: http://creeliteracy.org/2012/12/25/a-christmas-message-from-aaron-paquette-to-remember-all-year-long/
Christmas Songs and Carols
Angels We have Heard on High Ave Maria The Chipmunk Christmas Song The Huron Carol Jingle Bells / sêwêyâkanak The Little Drummer Boy Mary Okosisa / Mary’s Boy Child O Holy Night Santa Claus is Coming to Town / Santa Claus wi-takosin Silent Night / kāmwāci … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Dolores Sand, Songs in Cree
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A Christmas message from Aaron Paquette to Remember All Year Long
There is enough and more for all. Taking makes us empty. Giving fills our souls. Live in faith and discard fear and serve your fellow being. It’s really that simple. When I see people with status emblems I wonder why … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Seasonal
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