Category Archives: Audio (y-dialect)

Sing and Dance along with Lil Kohkom: kîspin kisâkihin

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Arden Ogg

With thanks to #CreeSimonSays for the delightful video of this beloved Classic. kîspin kisâkihin (tune: Heel and Toe Polka) ôma nikamowinis kâ-pâhpihk ohci. nâpêsis ê-wâpamit iskwêsisa ê-ocêmât. this (is a) little song for laughter a boy is seen kissing a … Continue reading →

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Asani – ayîkis (y-dialect, audio)

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Arden Ogg

Thank you to Sherryl Sewepagaham for permission to share this sweet, original composition that she recorded with her group Asani in 2009. The a capella trio includes Sherryl, Sarah Pocklington and Debbie Houle, who first met in the Grant McEwan … Continue reading →

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Wayne Jackson: tipiskâw mêkwac (y-dialect, audio)

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Arden Ogg

Wayne Jackson’s translation of Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night” is hot stuff! I’d say the same about Wayne, but everybody already knows! (Thanks, Wayne, for permission to share!) Note that this is not a direct literal translation: rather, in the … Continue reading →

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University of Saskatchewan Honour Song

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Arden Ogg

This honour song, posted by the University of Saskatchewan was composed by the late Tyrone Tootoosis. Tootoosis was approached following traditional First Nations protocol, to create a song making reference to “A Treaty Right to Education.” http://aboriginal.usask.ca/about/first-nation-and-metis-relations.php#Music

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Chamakese & Gladue – Honour Our Women (video, y-dialect)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Arden Ogg

Thanks to Jason Chamakese for permission to post this song in Cree, honouring women. Jason is playing the flute, while Robert Gladue sings and drums. (I first found the song when Sylvia Mcadam Saysewahum shared it on Facebook). They describe … Continue reading →

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Canada 150: Let’s celebrate survival – Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Arden Ogg

Canada 150 years celebrations…but what do we First Nations people celebrate? Let’s celebrate that we still speak our languages; let’s celebrate that we still follow our traditions; let’s celebrate our resilience; let’s celebrate that we still live on our land … Continue reading →

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iskwêwak / ᐃᐢᑵᐘᐠ / Women – Solomon Ratt (audio, y-dialect)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Arden Ogg
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Solomon Ratt: Elements of Cree Culture

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Arden Ogg

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 … Continue reading →

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Wîsahkêcâhk Goes South: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect, y-dialect with audio)

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Arden Ogg

Thanks to Sol for this story, and to Ben Godden for all his work translating and transliterating Sol’s original th-dialect telling into y-dialect. Fabulous teamwork! mâmaskâc!

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tâniwâ / Where? Solomon Ratt (y-dialect, with audio)

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Arden Ogg

One important way in which Cree differs from English has to do with verb number and gender agreement. In English there is only one “where” – and it works any place you’ve got a question about location. In Cree, the word … Continue reading →

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