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The Plains Cree

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History; v. 37, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
David G. Mandelbaum
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 37 (p.155-316).
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Plains Cree: A Grammatical Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Christoph Wolfart
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 63, no. 5, New Series, 1973, pp. 1-90
Describes the structure of words in Plains Cree.
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Plains Cree: A Grammatical Study

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Kaye
American Anthropologist, vol. 77, no. 2, New Series, June 1975, pp. 445-446
Book review of: Plains Cree by H. Christoph Wolfart.
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Plains Cree Tales

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanson Skinner stories narrated by Kéné
Andrew and Jacob Bear.
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 29, no. 113, July-September 1916, pp. 341-367
Stories from various Saskatchewan reserves, collected in the summer of 1913.
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Program Celebrates 17 Years of Supporting Kohkums

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 1,3
Looks at the 17th anniversary of the Strengthening the Circle Program that combines kohkums, traditional values, practices and the Cree language. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.
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Putting Knowledge Into Practice: Creating Spaces for Cree Immersion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Blair
Shirley Fredeen
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 62-77, 117
Looks at effective ways to revitalize obsolescing languages through school and community programs such as the Cree Immersion Day Camp at the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Institute.
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Remembering Inninimowin: The Language of the Human Beings

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jules Koostachin
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 75-80
Describes the author's film project of her journey and rediscovery of her first language, and her story of loss and reclamation.
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Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Stea
Clifford E. Trafzer
William Cowan
Kevin Russell
John O'Meara
Timothy Montler
Carolyn L. Attneave
Laurence M. Hauptman
Daniel C. Swan
Niels Winther Braroe
Alan J. Osborn
Robert L. Munkres
Mary Young
Donald E. Green
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, 1990, pp. 93-157
Book reviews of: A Study of Pueblo Architecture in Tusayan and Cibola by Victor Mindeleff. The Faithful Hunter: Abnaki Stories by Joseph Bruchac. Navajo Coyote Tales by William Morgan. Secrets From the Center of the World by Joy Harjo and Stephen Strom. Kickapoo Vocabulary by Paul H. Voorhis. An Ojibwe Text Anthology edited by John D. Nichols. "Statement Made by the Indians": A Bilingual Petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864 edited by John D. Nichols. Pisiskiwak kâ-pîkiskwêcik/Talking Animals told by L. Beardy.
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Revival Begins at Home

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Greyeyes
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2001, p. 5
Life and career of internationally known Cree linguist Freda Greyeyes from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
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Semantic Structures in Cree Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney A. Clifton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 1, October 1976, pp. [19-26]
Analysis reveals cross-cultural and cross-sexual language structure similarities in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal junior high school students.
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Spoken Word

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marueen Simpkins
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 2, April/May 2000, pp. 42-[?]
Profiles Cree storyteller Louis Bird, who has spent the last 30 years recording, documenting and translating stories in an effort to preserve the oral traditions of his people.
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The Ten Commandments in Cree

Articles » General
Author/Creator
W. H. Davis
Manitoba Pageant, vol. 3, no. 3, April 1958, p. [?]
Brief description of commandments painted on the walls of Christ Church Anglican, The Pas, Manitoba.
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The Trip to Town = Ni Màhiskàn

Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blaine Klippenstein

Learning-to-read story in English, Cree, and Cree syllabics. 

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Unpacking Pimachesowin as a Framing Concept for Indigenous Self-Determination + Eyapachitayak Pimachesowin ta Othastamasoyak Nehithaw tipethimisowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonita Beatty
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 7-23

Discusses how traditional Cree stories and lessons reflect the traditional Cree world view of pimatsiwin (life) and how pimatsiwin itself can better help the understanding Indigenous self-determination.

 

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"When the Stories Disappear, Our People Will Disappear": Notes on Language and Contemporary Literature of the Saskatchewan Plains Cree and Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Bakker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. 30-45
Looks at various Cree dialects and gives examples of sacred stories, myths, and legends told in both Cree and Michif. Scroll down to access article
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With Sinclair Lewis in Darkest Saskatchewan: The Genesis of Mantrap

Articles » General
Author/Creator
D.J. Greene
Saskatchewan History, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring, 1953, pp. 47-52
Discusses Lewis’ novel Mantrap in the context of the research trip he took into Northern Saskatchewan, accompanying Indian Agents as they toured reserves to deliver annual “treaty money” payments. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 47.
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Woods Cree /ð/: An Unusual Type of Sonorant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Starks
Elaine Ballard
IJAL: International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 71, no. 1, January 2005, pp. 102-115
Looks at the status of /ð/'s in Woods Cree and how it is used phoneticly.
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