Mystery: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
mâmaskâc acâhkosak pahkisinwak, î-kakwîcimitocik: “tânita ka-nikamon? tânita ka-nîmihiton?” kahkithaw otinamâsowak: âcathohkîwin. ᒫᒪᐢᑳᐨ ᐊᒑᐦᑯᓴᐠ ᐸᐦᑭᓯᓌᐠ, ᐄ ᑲᑹᒋᒥᑐᒋᐠ: “ᑖᓂᑕ ᑲ ᓂᑲᒧᐣ? ᑖᓂᑕ ᑲ ᓃᒥᐦᐃᑐᐣ?” ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ...
View ArticleA prayer for Cree Language Learners: Andrea Custer H. Clarke (y-dialect)
Thanks to Andrea Custer H. Clarke for allowing us to share this prayer that she composed for the Sunday class she teaches for nêhiyawêwin Language Experience. She offers two versions. One as a prayer...
View ArticleEquinox: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
Solomon Ratt photographed this kâhkâkîsip with its reflection yesterday: equal parts above and below. Its reflection seems a good fit for good Autumnal Equinox wishes. pâhpêyakwan ispîhcâwa kîsikâw...
View ArticleEssential Phrases at Home: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
We prepared this collection of essential phrases for families at home in March 2020, but they’re worth sharing again as families settle into another school year. Our inspiration came from Charlie...
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An Ear Worm: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
This might be better called an “ear caterpillar” – but sometimes it’s fun to have an ear worm in Cree! The stunning photo of the White Checkered Butterfly is Solomon Ratt’s handiwork, too. kama- kama-...
View ArticleTruth & Reconciliation Week, 2022: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
A message of resilience from Solomon Ratt for this week of Truth & Reconciliation, perfectly captured in an original painting by Karlee Fellner: ᐋᑕᔫᐦᑫᐃᐧᓇ ~ âtayôhkêwina ~ sacred stories. December...
View ArticleRemembering: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
https://creeliteracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/remembering_ACO.m4a nikiskisitotawâwak kahkithaw awâsisak kâ-kî-kwâsihihcik. ᓂᑭᐢᑭᓯᑐᑕᐚᐘᐠ ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ ᐊᐚᓯᓴᐠ ᑳ ᑮ ᒁᓯᐦᐃᐦᒋᐠ᙮ Remembering all the children who...
View ArticleCanadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Honours the Memory of Jean Goodwill
The Canadian Coast Guard recently remembered the late Jean Goodwill by christening an icebreaker in her memory (described in the attached YouTube video). Saskatoon Star Phoenix columnist Doug Cuthand –...
View Articlemithonākwan kitaskīnaw – An eBook for Kids (th-dialect)
Congratulations to Christine McKenzie and Keisha Irwin as they launch their audacious first collaborative book project: mithonākwan kitaskīnaw / Our Territories are Beautiful. kimamihcihinân: you...
View ArticleIndigenous Storytelling Festival – On Now
It’s not too late to catch the final two sessions of this storytelling festival, presented by iyisiwin Story Institute, Inc., and offered in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of ITEP (Indian...
View ArticleHippopotamus in Cree: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
Simon Bird (#CreeSimonSays) made an important (yet funny) observation today, and Solomon Ratt took it as a personal challenge to respond (in typical Solomon fashion) with a made-up Wisahkecahk story....
View ArticleThink Nothing of it: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
ikosi mâka, kâwitha nânitaw itîthihta: misawâc kiwâpimitinân acâhkosihk ohci, kiwîcisimômitinân wâwâhtihk; kitâcimowstâtinân ispî kâ-thôtihk, kinikamostâtinân pimiciwanihk, kiwîcîwitinân ispî...
View ArticleProfessional Development for Teachers of Cree (and Saulteaux)
Without the slightest trace of fanfare, Charlotte Ross and her colleagues on the Saskatchewan Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee (SILAC) rolled up their sleeves and initiated something truly...
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Making Pemmican: Art Napoleon
Thanks to Art Napoleon for sharing an authentic home video demonstrating the making of pemmican (or in the real language, pimîhkân). The video’s a little imperfect: it got cut off early, and we don’t...
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Speaking Cree in the Home: Belinda Daniels & Andrea Custer H. Clarke
This weekend, listen to CBC Saskatchewan weekend show for Shauna Powers’ interview with Belinda Daniels and Andrea Custer H. Clarke as they prepare to launch their new book, nêhiyawêtân kîkinâhk /...
View ArticleThe Love you Take: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
ikwa iskwâyâc sâkihiwîwin kâ-tahkonaman piyakwan sâkihiwîwin kâ-mîkiyan. ᐃᑿ ᐃᐢᒁᔮᐨ ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐑᐏᐣ ᑳ ᑕᐦᑯᓇᒪᐣ ᐱᔭᑿᐣ ᓵᑭᐦᐃᐑᐏᐣ ᑳ ᒦᑭᔭᐣ᙮ And in the end The love you take Is equal to the love you give. –...
View ArticleUNDRIP in Plains Cree
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against...
View ArticleWhen it’s Winter: Janell Stick
I’m seeing more and more photos of snow on social media. Where I’m writing, in Baker Lake, Nunavut, the lake froze over last night. It’s that time of year. I hope winter comes in more slowly down...
View ArticleGreat Lakes in Cree
Thanks to Elder Barry Ahenakew, who provided the names of the Great Lakes in a video mapping session with First Nations University Geographer Andrew Miller at a 2021 Indigenous Mapping Workshop held in...
View ArticleHalloween Chants: Solomon Ratt
(This audio covers all the suggestions here!) wayêsihiwê awêkâ cî miyo-tôta miyahta nisita! Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat! (Graphic stolen – with thanks – and revised...
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