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Pow-wow season and variations in vocabulary

We haven’t done much pow-wowing since we moved East, other than the McGill pow-wow put on by First People’s House.  That pow-wow is great, but it’s really more of a small gathering which reclaims a bit of space on University Read more

By âpihtawikosisân, 15 yearsMay 27, 2011 ago
Aboriginal law

From rugs to reflections on law school

The lawyer I currently work with decided to purchase some Persian rugs for the office. He has done some business in the past with a fellow whose carpet store is currently closing down, so he swung by to see if Read more

By âpihtawikosisân, 15 yearsMay 25, 2011 ago
Language learning

Forming words in Cree

This post began as an aside to the last, but ended up fascinating me so much that I figured it would be easier to split it off.  This is not meant to be an exhaustive discussion about word formation in Read more

By âpihtawikosisân, 15 years ago
Fluency

Getting the kids ready for bed…in Cree!

In the spirit of the last post, nêhiyawêtân!, I have been trying to be more consistent with my use of Cree at home.  In order to do this, I’m focusing on certain periods of the day to really get the Read more

By âpihtawikosisân, 15 yearsMay 19, 2011 ago
Fluency

nêhiyawêtân!

Before I had children, the plan was that I would be a fluent speaker of Cree so that I could teach it to my children.  How hard could it be?  I already knew some Cree, and I’d learned to speak Read more

By âpihtawikosisân, 15 years ago

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