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All My Relations (Solomon Ratt, y-dialect, video)
Watch video to read along in Cree, or scroll down to read the text at leisure. Thanks (as always) for sharing, Solomon Ratt!...
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Happy 2019 from Solomon Ratt and CLN
kahkithaw niwâhkômâkanitik, nipakosîthimon kita-mithopathihikoyîk kâ-pî-oski-askîwik. mitho-ocîmi-kîsikanisik! ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ ᓂᐚᐦᑰᒫᑲᓂᑎᐠ, ᓂᐸᑯᓰᖨᒧᐣ ᑭᑕ ᒥᖪᐸᖨᐦᐃᑯᔩᐠ ᑳ ᐲ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐊᐢᑮᐏᐠ᙮ ᒥᖪ ᐅᒌᒥ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ! All my relations, I...
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Charlie Venne: omosōma
Charlie Venne with his grandfather and namesake, Charlie Ross, who passed away in December 2017. Charlie Venne is building a great collection of stories about his grandfather (omosōma) on his First...
View ArticleKevin Lewis: kâ-nêyâsihk mîkiwâhpa
Lana Whiskyjack uses her digital storytelling superpowers to help spread the story of beautiful work going on at kâ-nêyâsihk mîkiwâhpa / ᑳ ᓀᔮᓯᕽ ᒦᑭᐚᐦᐸ / kâniyâsihk Culture Camps based at ministikwan /...
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sihkimâwasowin: Encouragement (Solomon Ratt, y-dialect)
The Bear Family: With lots of love and encouragement! sihkimâwasowin – ᓯᐦᑭᒫᐘᓱᐏᐣ – encouragement kimiyosin – ᑭᒥᔪᓯᐣ – You are beautiful (one person)kimiyosinâwâw – ᑭᒥᔪᓯᓈᐚᐤ – You are all...
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Speaking Cree to Power
Robert-Falcon Oullette and Dr Kevin Lewis together in Ottawa We are all proud of Robert-Falcon Oullette for his role in bringing Cree into the House of Commons. As he reclaims the language which is...
View ArticleMidnight Shine: Heart of Gold Video
Official Video – Now over 33,000 Youtube Views! You’ve got to love the feel and the smiles in the Attawapiskat-filmed video that even credits the Rez Dogs. And it’s even more fun to sing along in...
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miyo-sâkihitowin-kîsikanisik 2019! Talking Hearts
Be my sweetie: Solomon Ratt Ever wonder what those little candy hearts might say if they were written in Cree? Solomon Ratt knows all kinds of sweet nothings (!) but I opted to keep this G-rated for...
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Good news for Valentine’s Day! Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
oskinîkiw: î-pî-nitomiskwîmitân awa kitânis. ᐅᐢᑭᓃᑭᐤ: ᐄ ᐲ ᓂᑐᒥᐢᑹᒥᑖᐣ ᐊᐘ ᑭᑖᓂᐢ᙮ Young dude: I have come to ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage. kisîyinîw: î-mwayî-kîsasiwâtamân kîspin ôma...
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Chief Anus: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
https://iheartguts.com/products/rectum-lapel-pin Wear a pin to show them who’s boss! Sol offers this as his contribution to story-telling month for 2019. One friend commented that the story is hardly...
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kîkwây kiwihtamâkonaw âcathohkîwina? What do our stories tell us? Solomon...
With thanks to Solomon Ratt for sharing in his mother language – Woodlands Cree (th-dialect), in honour of International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2019. You can read along with his video here –...
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Wake up my sisters!
Twin sisters Judy and Jody Bear – who need no waking! (Thanks, Judy for permission) A fabulous little observation about precision in Cree from the FaceBook Nêhiyawêwin (Cree) Word/Phrase of the Day...
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Dance, sing, tell sacred stories: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
nîmihito ᓃᒥᐦᐃᑐ, nikamo ᓂᑲᒧ, âtayôhkê ᐋᑕᔫᐦᑫ; natohta kâ-kâmwâtahk ᓇᑐᐦᑕ ᑳᑳᒫᐧᑕᕽ Dance; sing; tell sacred stories; listen to the silence.
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Only these are important: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
Text and photo by Solomon Ratt kâ-kisipipayik, nama-nânitaw mistahi kîkwaya. ôhi piko kihcêyihtâkwana: wâhkôhtowin, wîcêwahkanihtowin, wîkiwin, êkwa wâniskîwin. ᑳ ᑭᓯᐱᐸᔨᐠ, ᓇᒪ ᓈᓂᑕᐤ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑮᑿᔭ᙮ ᐆᐦᐃ ᐱᑯ...
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Solomon Goes Shopping: y-dialect
This video from Solomon Ratt offers a lot more lessons in language and “shopping culture” than you might expect, and leaves you with unexpected feels. While you’re learning vocabulary and...
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Star Vocabulary from Wilfred Buck – SRO, y-dialect
Wilfred Buck’s Tipiskawi Kisik / Night Sky Star Stories must have reached best seller status at McNally Robinson – and at Manitoba First Nations Education Centre where it was produced. It’s really a...
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Every time I step on earth: Solomon Ratt
Text and photo: Solomon Ratt tahtwâw kâ-tahkoskêyân askîhk tâpiskôc ê-mawimoscikêyân.ᑕᐦᑤᐤ ᑳᑕᐦᑯᐢᑫᔮᐣ ᐊᐢᑮᕽ ᑖᐱᐢᑰᐨ ᐁᒪᐏᒧᐢᒋᑫᔮᐣ᙮Every time I step on the earth is like saying a traditional prayer.
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International Women’s Day: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
ᐃᐢᑵᐘᐠ iskwêwak:Women: ᐱᒫᒋᐦᐃᐍᐠ pimâcihiwêwak – give life; ᑭᓭᐚᑎᓯᐠ kisêwâtisiwak – are kind; ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐍᐘᐠ sâkihiwêwak – give love; ᑕᐸᐦᑌᔨᒥᓯᐘᐠ tapahtêyimisiwak – are humble; ᓲᐦᑭᓯᐘᐠ...
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Speaking to our relatives: Solomon Ratt (most dialects)
Solomon Ratt, okawiya, ohtâwima êkwa. Sol, his mother and his father.[/caption] When we spoke to our relatives, their names were never used. Instead, to show respect, we would address our relatives...
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Think Indigenous Education Conference: Edmonton 2019
If you’re in Edmonton in March, be sure to check into the Think Indigenous conference, hosted by Enoch Cree Nation. Stay tuned for conference program updates at http://www.thinkindigenous.ca/. If you...
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