(from Dolores Sand’s Christmas CD, manitowi-kîsikâw)
Fanny Sunchild and her son, Bruce Sunchild – Cree – circa 1940 from the Facebook Group “Native American Indian — Old Photos
Mary okosisa, Jesus, anohc nihtāwikiw
kākikē ka-pimātisinaw wiya ohci Jesus
kayās ēsa Bethlehemihk, omisi kī-itwāniwiw
Mary okosisa, anohc nihtāwikiw
mah, matwē nikamowak okīsikowak
kākikē ka-pimātisinaw wiya ohci Jesus
Mary okosisa, anohc nihtāwikiw
okanawēyicikēwak wāpamēwak acahkwa
pēhtamwak nānitaw ē-nikamok
tāpiskōc wahyaw ohci
okanawēyicikēwak wāpamēwak acahkwa
pēhtamwak nānitaw ē-nikamok
tāpiskōc wahyaw ohci
mah, matwē nikamowak okīsikowak
kākikē ka-pimātisinaw wiya ohci Jesus
Love it!
Metoni ôma takahkîhtâkwan,
A friend, who is a Cree Teacher needed some Cree Christmas carols for her children’s upcoming Christmas concert. I am letting her know about the Cree Literacy Network. I’m sitting here listening to Mary’s Boy Child in Cree. Right to the heart! Doreen