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akihtâsona – Numbers Poster
Robin Mitchell Cranfield: Numbers Poster A gorgeous printable resource from typographer Robin Mitchell Cranfield – with thanks for permission to share it! From Robin’s own blog: This printable poster...
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Cree language facts for editors of English and French: The Cree Language Family
Charlie Lippert: Linguistic Subdivisions of the Cree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cree#/media/File:Crimapo.png This article written for the Language Portal of Canada was originally published on 17...
View Article#CreeSimonSays: Lil Kohkom salutes the King of Rock n Roll
Did you know today marks 40 years since we lost Elvis Presley? To mark the occasion, Simon Bird helped Dolores Sand perform as Lil Kohkom. Hope this brings a smile!...
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Seeking Clemency for Poundmaker – via Eagle Feather News
Floyd Favel, curator of the Poundmaker Cree Nation museum, and band councillor Milton Tootoosis, on the opening day of the Poundmaker museum’s exhibit, which hosted some of Chief Poundmaker’s...
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Reclaiming the legacy of Mistahi Maskwa
Thanks to Milton Tootoosis for allowing me to share this note from his Facebook group ACIMOWIN by Headman/Counsellor Milton Tootoosis. It is exciting to see that descendants of this visionary leader...
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Rescued from the West Coast Trail – Solomon Ratt (th-dialect, audio)
The West Coast Trail, looking south from Sol’s campsite at Tsocowis Creek kiyâpic nipimâtisin âta takî-nipiyân nîtî “West Coast Trail.’ misko î-kî-pwâkomopathiyân sôskwâc kâ-pakitinamân ninayahcikan,...
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How do you say hamburger in Cree?
And just as importantly: What do you put on yours? This little graphic was inspired by a question on the Facebook group nêhiyawêwin (Cree) Word of the Day. Thanks to Barry Ahenakew (Ahtahkakoop, SK),...
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Solar Eclipse, 21 August 2017
For those watching today’s solar eclipse, some related words in Cree: kotâwîwi-pîsim (eclipse; literally: sun sinking under ground) wanitipiskipayiw (darken, suddenly get dark, be an eclipse) Be sure...
View ArticleWhat I did on Mid-term Break – Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
It’s taken a while to get computers and software to cooperate, but I’ve finally managed to download this great video about the March 2017 language camp. Narration, transcription, translation and video...
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tatawâw: There’s room for everyone
Canadian newcomers from the Saskatoon Open Door Society look at a Cree headdress on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. (Olivier Feraeie/CBC) It’s particularly sweet for me to see these CBC reports about the...
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Kevin Brousseau in Le Devoir: “Cree Languages without Borders”
Kevin Brousseau From the 21 August 2017 issue of Montreal’s Le Devoir, newspaper: a great piece by Marie Michele Sioui in which linguist Kevin Brousseau talks about Cree as a language continuum that...
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mino tipiska, nohkom! Have a happy birthday, kohkom Sarah Harper
The Cree Literacy Network is in great company today sending our very best wishes to Sarah Harper, who is celebrating her 111th birthday yesterday at Bunibonibee Cree Nation (Oxford House, Manitoba)....
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Abel Charles Live from LaRonge via MBC Radio
Beautiful show 23 August 2017 on MBC about the benefits of traditional moss bags, and baby swings and breastfeeding for babies, Abel Charles interviewed Kayla Ratt (and her very well-behaved little...
View ArticleKnighton Hillstrom on Medicinal Plants via Cathy Wheaton at Lac LaRonge
http://creeliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wheaton_Medicine.mp4 têniki to Cathy Wheaton for permission to share this video recorded at Lac la Ronge Indian Band Health Services (LLRIBHS)...
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Traditional Indigenous Knowledge / Science Resources for Teachers #CreeSimonSays
Thanks to #CreeSimonSays on Facebook for inspiring this conversation, and thanks to the teachers who contributed with their favourite resources. I was intrigued with some of the additional titles a...
View ArticleFrancis McAdam Saysewahum: Heart Lodge
Thanks to Sylvia McAdam for permission to post this video of her her wonderful father, Francis, teaching from his hospital bed on August 20th. He needs one of those t-shirts that say, “Old School Cree:...
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Hand Drum Songs by Ross Paskemin
Ross Paskemin from Sweetgrass Cree Nation is a song keeper, drum maker and a member of Sweetgrass Singers. This spring, he released CD with the help of Dr David MacKinnon and the nehiyawewin.ca...
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2017: nôcihitowipîsim / ᓅᒋᐦᐃᑐᐏᐲᓯᒼ / September
Thanks to Solomon Ratt for allowing the Cree Literacy Network to share his 2017 calendar, complete with his own original illustrations. Following his request, we will post one image at the beginning of...
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Free Online Cree Classes: #CreeSimonSays
Simon Bird – with all his endless energy – is offering classes weekday mornings this fall via Facebook. To join the fun, you’ll need to join the FaceBook group #CreeSimonSays. The group is classified...
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