Cree language kayās nōhcīn = I come from a long time back

Type

Book

Authors

Mary Louise Rockthunder ( Rockthunder, Mary Louise )

Jean Okimasis ( Okimasis, Jean )

Arok Wolvengrey ( Wolvengrey, Arok )

ISBN 10

0889778361

ISBN 13

9780889778368

Tags

Mary Louise Rockthunder, Cree language -- Texts, Cree language, Cree, First Nations women -- Saskatchewan -- Biography, First Nations -- Saskatchewan -- Biography, First Nations -- Saskatchewan -- Social life and customs, First Nations women, Saskatchewan, Indigenous women, Women

Series Name

Cree language

Abstract

"A collection of narratives as told in the nêhiyawêwin (Cree) language by Elder Mary Louise Rockthunder, spanning her rich life and extensive knowledge of her traditions and culture. Mary Louise Rockthunder (née Bangs), wêpanâkit, was an Elder of Cree, Saulteaux, and Nakoda descent. Born in 1913, raised and married at nēhiyawipwātināhk / Piapot First Nation, Mary Louise, a much-loved storyteller, speaks of her memories, stories, and knowledge, revealing her personal humility and her deep love and respect for her family and her nêhiyawêwin language and culture."--WorldCat.org.

Biblio Notes

Language Note:
Text in nêhiyawêwin (Cree) syllabics, nêhiyawêwin (Cree) roman orthography, and in English translation.

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