Category Archives: Audio (y-dialect)

Caring: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Arden Ogg

nâkatohkêyimâwasowinᓈᑲᑐᐦᑫᔨᒫᐘᓱᐏᐣCaring “A well-spoken sentence in Aturan is a straight line pointing. A well-spoken sentence in Aden is like a spiderweb, each strand with a meaning of its own, a piece of something greater, more complex.” Patrick Rothfuss. Cree is like … Continue reading →

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miyo-okâwîmâwi-kîsikanisik: Happy Mother’s Day 2020

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Arden Ogg

kikâwînawak kikî-sâkihikonawak pâmwayês ê-nihtâwikiyahk.ᑭᑳᐑᓇᐘᐠ ᑭᑮ ᓵᑭᐦᐃᑯᓇᐘᐠ ᐹᒷᔦᐢ ᐁ ᓂᐦᑖᐏᑭᔭᕽ᙮Our mothers loved us before we were born. Thanks to Karlee Fellner, celebrating her first Mother’s Day-in-waiting, for allowing us to share this image she painted for her own unborn child. It reminds us … Continue reading →

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kîs’kaw (For a Moment): Wayne Jackson (Northern y-dialect)

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Arden Ogg

Thanks to Wayne Jackson for sharing this song, written for the MMIW of Canada in 2009 as part of the CD compilation “Colours of My Life” Visit ReverbNation to find more of Wayne’s recordings.

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Stay home: Learn Cree -29. Simon Bird – Thinking of You

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Arden Ogg

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Stay home: Learn Cree -28. Days of the Week

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Arden Ogg

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Stay home: Learn Cree – 21. A Spring Bike Ride

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Arden Ogg

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Stay home: Learn Cree – 20. Question Words

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Arden Ogg

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Syllabics Song: Wayne Jackson

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Arden Ogg

This little song, written by Elder Jerry Saddleback, is sung here by Wayne Jackson to his smallest Cree student. Use the chart below to sing along!

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Stay home: Learn Cree – 18. Wayne Jackson: Syllabics Song

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Arden Ogg

If you’re ready to learn more about Cree syllabics and how they compare with SRO spelling, here’s a link to a recent blog post from the Government of Canada’s “Our Languages” blog. (You might recognize the names of its authors!) … Continue reading →