ᑲᔮᐢ ᓅᐦᒌᐣ = I come from a long time back

kayās nōhcīn = I come from a long time back

Book 2021

"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 knowl...

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Bilingual books

Cree language Y dialect

Cree syllabary

Families Plains Cree

Families nêhiyaw

Kinship Plains Cree

Kinship nêhiyaw

Piapot (First Nation)

Plains Cree Saskatchewan Biography

Plains Cree Social life and customs

Plains Cree Storytelling

Plains Cree Traditional teachings

Plains Cree Knowledge Keepers

Plains Cree language

Plains Cree women Saskatchewan Biography

Plains Cree women Social life and customs

Protocol, Indigenous Plains Cree

Protocol, Indigenous nêhiyaw

Rockthunder, Mary Louise

nēhiyawipwātināhk

nêhiyaw Saskatchewan Biography

nêhiyaw Social life and customs

nêhiyaw Storytelling

nêhiyaw Traditional teachings

nêhiyawêwin