nitâ natohtawin mâna nikî-sâkihâw kôhtâwiy, mâka êkâ ê-kî-sâkihêwêyân. nitâ kiwâpamâw kikâwiy ana iskwêw kimôhcikihâw kisâkihâw, kisâkihitin. pipohki kika-kawacîn piko tihkisa kitêh tânitahto-pipon nitêh asinîwiw. sâkihiso, nitâ, sâkihiso.
Author: âpihtawikosisân
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I haven’t been home in two years. It surprises me that this is the longest I have ever been away from home. Even when I was living in Inuvik, I flew down south at least twice a year, sometimes more. Moving to Quebec has required a lot of transition. During my second semester at McGill,…
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In case you were thinking Cree was simple…
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