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wahkotowin: Reconnecting to the Spirit of nêhiyawêwin (Cree Language)
Published 2021-06-01“… The Spirit of the Language project looks to the Spirit of nêhiyawêwin (Cree language), sources of disconnection between nêhiyawak (Cree people) in Treaty 6 and the Spirit of nêhiyawêwin, and the process of reconnection to the Spirit of the language as voiced by nêhiyawak. …”
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French Loanwords in Cree
Published 1982-01-01Subjects: “…Cree language-- foreign elements…”
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From "Sisters" to "Comadres": Translating and Transculturating Tomson Highway's The Rez Sisters
Published 2014-12-01“…Since theNative Canadian playwright Tomson Highway imagines his plays in Cree beforetranslating them into English, his dramatic texts are, in the words of Gayatri Spivak, “a history of the languagein-and-as-translation. “ As he acknowledges, Highway’s English is permeatedwith the rhythm of the Cree language: “I am actually using English filteredthrough the mind, the tongue and the body of a person who is speaking inCree” Highway’s text introduces Cree orOjibway words and phrases, providing English translations for them infootnotes. …”
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Miskâsowin—Returning to the Body, Remembering What Keeps Us Alive
Published 2021-04-01“…The nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree language) Cree word, miskâsowin, relates to the sacred teachings of <i>Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan</i> as a concept pertaining to wellness of “finding one’s sense of belonging”—a process integral in the aftermath of colonial disruption. …”
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Joseph Naytowhow: <i>waniskâ</i> “Wake up!” to Wholeness through <i>nêhiyawîhtwâwin</i>
Published 2021-03-01“…Joseph utilizes <i>nêhiyawîhtwâwin</i> (Cree worldview and culture) knowledge tools such as dreaming to aid in his journey back to <i>nêhiyawîhtwâwin</i> (Cree culture) and <i>nêhiyawêwin</i> (Cree language). From a residential school internee to a leader and emerging Elder, he notes the importance of mentors in a relational approach to healing. …”
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Nehiyawak (Cree) women’s strategies for aging well: community-based participatory research in Maskwacîs, Alberta, Canada, by the Sohkitehew (Strong Heart) group
Published 2023-06-01“…These strategies were formatted into a draft booklet which incorporated Cree language, and archive photographs of Maskwacîs women and families. …”
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Research Reflections: Advancing linguistic and epistemic equity for sex, gender and diversity in oncology care research: Moving forward and together as a community
Published 2024-02-01“…This responsibility transcends Canada’s official languages (French and English), reflecting Canada’s rich linguistic diversity, with more than 4.6 million individuals (12.7%) primarily using languages other than English or French at home, such as Mandarin, Yue, Cree languages, and many more (Statistics Canada, 2022). …”
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