Nehiyawetan Kikinahk = Speaking Cree in the Home : A Beginner's Guide for Families / Andrea Custer [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Custer, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cree language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2022]

Summary:

A hands-on guide for parents and caregivers to develop best practices in revitalizing and teaching Cree to young children.In nēhiyawētān kīkināhk / Speaking Cree in the Home, Belinda Daniels and Andrea Custer provide an introductory text to help families immerse themselves, their children, and their homes in nēhiyawēwin-the Cree language. Despite the colonial attacks on Cree culture, language, and peoples, Custer and Daniels remind readers that the traditional ways of knowing and transferring knowledge to younger generations have not been lost and can be revived in the home, around the table, every day. nēhiyawētān kīkināhk / Speaking Cree in the Home is an approachable, hands-on manual that helps to re-forge connections between identity, language, family, and community-by centering Indigenous knowledge and providing Cree learners and speakers with a practical guide to begin their own journey of reclaiming and revitalizing Cree in the home. Readers are guided through methods for language learning, the basics of reading Cree and Standard Roman Orthography, pronunciation of vowels, engaging language-learning games, and examples of high-frequency words and phrases that can easily be incorporated into daily routines and taught to children young and old.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Part One: nehiyaw pikiskwewin acimowin / The History of the Cree Language

Part Two: ka-asonamakehk / Leaving a Legacy

Part Three: soskwac ta-apacihtayek nehiyawewin kikiwahk / The Practical Application of Cree in the Home

Notes

References

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Other Format:

Print version: Custer, Andrea Nehiyawetan Kikinahk / Speaking Cree in the Home

ISBN:

9780889779013

0889779015

OCLC:

1346362075