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Born in 1912, Alice Ahenakew was brought up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became an Anglican clergyman and a prominent healer. Alice Ahenakew's personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship and marriage, as well as an account of the 1928 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centrepiece of this book is the fascinating account of Andrew Ahenakewís bear vision, through which he received healing powers. Written in original Cree text with a full English translation, They Knew both Sides of Medicine also includes an introduction discussing the historical background of the narrative and its style and rhetorical structure, as well as a complete Cree-English glossary.

Cree language --- Cree Indians --- Algonquian Indians --- Indians of North America --- Clistenos language --- Cris language --- Iyiniwok language --- Kalisteno language --- Kenistenoag language --- Killisteno language --- Knistenaux language --- Knisteneux language --- Maskegon dialect --- Plains Cree language --- Woods Cree language --- Algonquian languages --- Atikamekw language --- Medicine. --- English.

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"As an Elder once said, "Learn one Cree word a day for 100 days, and emerge a different person." In 100 Days of Cree Neal McLeod offers a portal into another way of understanding the universe--and our place within it--while demonstrating why this funny, vibrant, and sometimes salacious language is "the sexiest" of them all (according to Tomson Highway). Based on a series of Facebook posts, the 100 short chapters or "days" in the book present chains of related words, some dealing with the traditional--the buffalo hunt, the seasons--and others cheekily capturing the detritus of modern life--from internet slang to Johnny Cash songs to Viagra."--

Cree language --- Clistenos language --- Cris language --- Iyiniwok language --- Kalisteno language --- Kenistenoag language --- Killisteno language --- Knistenaux language --- Knisteneux language --- Maskegon dialect --- Plains Cree language --- Woods Cree language --- Algonquian languages --- Atikamekw language --- Vocabulary. --- Aboriginal. --- Indigenous. --- contemporary. --- introduction to Cree. --- language.

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Jim Ka-Nipitehtew was a respected Cree Elder from Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, who spoke only Cree and provided these original counselling discourses. The book offers the speeches in Cree syllabics and in Roman Orthography as well as an English translation and commentary. The Elder offers guidance for First Nations people in these eight speeches that cover the proper performance of ceremonies, words of encouragement for youth, information about collecting medicinal plants, directions for proper behaviour of men toward women, proper preparations for the Pipe ceremony, the role of the Pipestem in the Making of Treaty 6, the importance of tobacco, and examples of improper ritual behaviour in ceremonies. One of the most important speeches is the narrative of the Cree record for the treaty negotiations that took place in the summer of 1876. It was originally transmitted by Jim Ka-Nipitehtew's father directly to him and the authors comment on this remarkable chain of transmission. The book contains a Cree-English and an English-Cree Glossary. This is an important resource for Cree linguistics as well as those interested in understanding the Cree perspective of Treaty 6.

Cree language --- Cree Indians --- Cri (Langue) --- Cris (Indiens) --- Clistenos language --- Cris language --- Iyiniwok language --- Kalisteno language --- Kenistenoag language --- Killisteno language --- Knistenaux language --- Knisteneux language --- Maskegon dialect --- Plains Cree language --- Woods Cree language --- Algonquian languages --- Atikamekw language --- Algonquian Indians --- Indians of North America --- English. --- Religion. --- History. --- Histoire.

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"So often, it is through humour that the big lessons in life are learned--about adult responsibilities, honour, and respect. Cree people love to make jokes and laugh, so the tales in Woods Cree Stories are filled with wit. The book includes nine stories--including Boys Get Lost, Foolishness, and Animals Become Friends--and a Woods Cree-English glossary. All the stories are presented in Cree syllabics, Standard Roman Orthography, and English translation"--

Cree language --- Cree Indians --- Algonquian Indians --- Indians of North America --- Clistenos language --- Cris language --- Iyiniwok language --- Kalisteno language --- Kenistenoag language --- Killisteno language --- Knistenaux language --- Knisteneux language --- Maskegon dialect --- Plains Cree language --- Woods Cree language --- Algonquian languages --- Atikamekw language --- Aboriginal language, Woods Cree, Indigenous.