Creeliteracy.org Website Review

Creating connections that promote literacy in Cree language and culture Lana Whiskyjack uses her digital storytelling superpowers to help spread the story of beautiful work going on at KÂ-NÊYÂSIHK In the video, Dr Kevin Lewis describes the evolution of the camps that began over 15 years ago, giving young people the chance to become OSKÂPÊWISAK: the helpers that elders rely on in ceremony. In the years since then, the camp has continued to grow, supporting and promoting language, culture, ceremony and all kinds of land-based learning in a stunningly beautiful setting (Lana’s video images are Charlie Venne with his grandfather and namesake, Charlie Ross, who pas*ed away in December 2017. Charlie Venne is building a great collection of stories about his grandfather (omosōma) on his First Nations Stories blog Along with English-language story-telling, Charlie also embeds audio recordings of key phrases and ideas in Cree, for learners to listen I pulled up the whole collection by entering “mosōm” stories into the search bar: a real treat to start the new year! Thank you to both kahkithaw niwâhkômâkanitik, nipakosîthimon kita-mithopathihikoyîk kâ-pî-oski-askîwik. mitho-ocîmi-kîsikanisik! ᑲᐦᑭᖬᐤ ᓂᐚᐦᑰᒫᑲᓂᑎᐠ, ᓂᐸᑯᓰᖨᒧᐣ ᑭᑕ ᒥᖪᐸᖨᐦᐃᑯᔩᐠ ᑳ ᐲ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐊᐢᑮᐏᐠ᙮ ᒥᖪ ᐅᒌᒥ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ! All my relations, I hope you have good fortune on this coming New Year. Happy New Year y’all! Watch video to read along in Cree, or scroll down to read the text at leisure. Thanks (as always) for sharing, Solomon Ratt! ispîhk kâ-mâmawinitohk tahto-awiyak kâ-pîkiskwêt mâci-pîkiskwêw ôma atamiskâkêwin ka-âpacihtât ‘kahkiyaw niwâhkômâkanitik.’ ôma itwêwin ‘kahkiyaw niwâhkômâkanitik’ pîksikwêwin manitohkêwin ohci, ta-kistêyimihk, ta-atamiskawihk, ka-mawimoscikêhk. êwako anima ka-nisitawêyihtamihk mâmawipayiwin kahkiyaw kîkway kâ-ihtakohk,