International Mother Language Day 2024
I’m stealing this salute for International Mother Language Day from Arok Wolvengrey (though technically, he may have stolen it from me.) The late Freda Ahenakew and the Cree language are the embodiment...
View ArticleJust Like Fire: Arok Wolvengrey (y-dialect)
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View ArticleWisahkecahk and the Hairy Hearts: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
An ninth and final offering from Solomon Ratt for Indigenous Storytelling Month 2024, translating Edward Ahenakew’s English-only version of Wisahkecahk and the Hairy Hearts back into Cree (y-dialect)...
View ArticleSacred Women’s Honour Song: the late Simon Kytwayhat and Delvin Kanewiyakiho
In honour of International Women’s Day, we offer two videos of this Sacred Women’s Song – an honour song – along with text in y-dialect. First (above): the late kêhtê-aya Simon Kytwayhat of mâkwa...
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Grouard Prayer Book Launch, 2010
Thank you to Albert Brulé for sharing this 2010 blog post from the University of Alberta Press – that I had never seen until last week. It marks an exciting day to have gathered in the reading room of...
View ArticleSay it Loud: Solomon Ratt
Yes, humility is a more common Cree virtue, but language reclamation sometimes calls for a little higher profile. Sol interprets James Brown’s “Say it Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud” in honour of Cree...
View ArticleSnowy Owl: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
Charlie Venne asked for a story to go with Sol’s latest drawing of a snowy owl. Sol responded in Cree with this adaptation from the Commanche. Thanks Charlie! Thanks Sol! .player28092 .plyr__controls,...
View Articlenakacihtâ “able to do something well”: Janell Stick (y-dialect)
Thanks to Janell Stick for continuing to produce great Cree video lessons on FaceBook (and let us share them here). You can find this one along with many more on FaceBook in her group nêhiýawêwin for...
View ArticleInternational Water Day 2024
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View ArticleSasquatch Walks on Water: Solomon Ratt (th-dialect)
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of Solomon Ratt’s made-up stories. This one is about how Sasquatch walked on water! .player28136 .plyr__controls, .player28136 .StampAudioPlayerSkin{...
View ArticleMy Indigenous Language: Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
In honour of National Indigenous Languages Day 2024, Solomon Ratt has shared this new reflection of gratitude for his own Indigenous language, complete with original artwork. For us, the Cree language...
View ArticleBeginning a collection of Cree idioms
We talk sometimes about idiom, and the difficulty involved in translating English idioms into Cree. Our collection of idioms that start out in Cree is just getting started, so the examples are always...
View ArticleHow Coyote Was the Moon: Translated by Solomon Ratt (y-dialect)
An English version of this Kalispel trickster story from Idaho is published in Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac’s Keepers of the Earth: Native Stories and Environmental Activities for Children, is...
View ArticleWilfred Buck: 2024 Documentary
As if star-man Wilfred Buck could get any cooler! (Congratulations, Wilfred: kimamihcihitinân. You fill us with pride!) After a successful world launch in Copenhagen, Denmark (attended by Wilfred and...
View ArticleDesiderata: Ellen Cook (n-dialect)
This well known poem is aspirational and uplifting: a kind of universal guide to being gentle with yourself, even in challenging times. The Latin title, “Desiderata” simply means “things desired”, and...
View Article2024 Solar Eclipse
Thanks to Bree Island for this original image, created following a prompt from Solomon Ratt. It imagines an eclipse above Stanley Mission’s iconic All Saints church, with fiery syllabics spelling out...
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Jean Okimâsis: 2024 Woman of Distinction
We are so very proud to share news that Jean Okimâsis, our Honorary Founder, dear friend, and tremendous inspiration, accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday from the YWCA Regina Women of...
View ArticleJean Okimâsis: YWCA Video Tribute & Bio (in Cree)
It’s a privilege to record here some of the background material prepared for YWCA’s Lifetime Achievement award presented to Jean Okimâsis this week. Frankly, some of us will continue to celebrate this...
View ArticleBooks from Peepeekisis
Congratulations to Pat Deiter, A.J. Felix, and Elmer Ballantyne whose three related books for teaching Cree to kids, are now available locally: At the Ochapowace gas station outside Regina, Directly...
View ArticleEarth Day 2024
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