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Kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa = Our grandmothers' lives as told in their own words

Kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa = Our grandmothers' lives as told in their own words

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"kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers’ Lives is a collection of reminiscences and personal stories from the daily lives of seven Cree women over the past century, presented here in Cree and English. Recorded in their own language, these women share their memories of their lives and the history of their peoples, describing activities such as household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing an...

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ISBN:
9780889779495
Description:
494 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Our grandmothers' lives as told in their own words
Notes:
Canadiana
Indigenous voices
Includes bibliographical references
Parallel text in English and Cree
Contents:
I Life in the bush
Encounters with Bears / Janet Feitz
Daily Life / Glecia Bear
Then and Now / Janet Feitz
His First Moose / Minnie Fraser
II Reserve life
Lost and Found / Glecia Bear
Household Chores / Irene Calliou
Fun and Games / Mary Wells
A Woman's Life / Glecia Bear
III Dialogue
Reminiscences of Muskeg Lake / Alpha Lafond & Rosa Longneck, edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & Arok Wolvengrey
Notes by H/C/ Wolfart
Control Number:
3246356
Other Authors:
Ahenakew, Freda, 1932-2011, editor, translator
Wolfart, H. Christoph, editor, translator
Wolvengrey, Arok, 1965- writer of foreword
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