Books – Linguistics
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mitoni niya nêhiyaw / Cree is who I truly am
nêhiyaw-iskwêw mitoni niya / me, I am truly a Cree woman
A Cree woman’s life in her own words.
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Words of the Inuit
A Semantic Stroll through a Northern Culture
Words illuminating culture.
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Arapaho Historical Traditions
Hinono’einoo3itoono
Told by Paul Moss (1911-1995), a highly respected storyteller and ceremonial leader, these twelve texts introduce us to an immensely rich literature. As works of an oral tradition, they had until now remained beyond the reach of those who do not speak the Arapaho language.
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They Knew Both Sides of Medicine
Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing Told by Alice Ahenakew / âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy
Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice Ahenakew’s personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakew’s bear vision, through which he received healing powers.
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The Counselling Speeches of Jim Kâ-Nîpitêhtêw
ana kâ-pimwêwêhahk okakêskihkêmowina
Jim Kâ-Nîpitêhtêw was a respected Cree Elder from Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, who spoke only Cree and provided these original counselling discourses.
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Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay
âtalôhkâna nêsta tipâcimôwina
This is the first major body of annotated texts in James Bay Cree, and a unique documentation of Swampy and Moose Cree (Western James Bay) usage of the 1950s and 1960s. Conversations and interviews with 16 different speakers include: legends, reminiscences, historical narratives, stories and conversations, as well as descriptions of technology.
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The Cree Language Is Our Identity
The LA Ronge Lectures of Sarah Whitecalf/kinêhiyâwiwininaw nêhiyawêwin
Publication of the Algonquian Text Society #3.
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Stories of the House People
wâskahikaniwiyiniw-âcimowina
Publications of the Algonquian Text Society #1.
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Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics
This comprehensive annotated bibliography includes all items published on Algonquian languages between 1891 and 1981.