Freda Ahenakew (1932–2011) earned her MA in Cree linguistics at the University of Manitoba and was a founding director of the Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute. Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan in 1997, she was considered a leader in Indigenous language preservation and literary heritage preservation in Canada. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1998. H.C. Wolfart is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.

"[T]hese ... are good stories to share ... and are absolute treasures." —Chelsea Vowel, author of Buffalo is the New Buffalo

• Foreword by Arok WolvengreyPreface to the 1992 EditionPreface to the 1998 Reprintkôhkominawak / ??????? / Our Grandmothersby Freda AhenakewIntroduction to the Texts by H.C. WolfartI. Life in the Bush1. Janet Feitz, Encounters with Bears.2. Glecia Bear, Daily Life3. Janet Feitz, Then and Now 4. Minnie Fraser, His First MooseII Reserve Life5. Glecia Bear, Lost and Found6. Irene Calliou, Household Chores7. Mary Wells, Fun and Games8. Glecia Bear, A Woman’s LifeIII Dialogue9. Alpha Lafond & Rosa Longneck, Reminiscences of Muskeg Lake, edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & Arok WolvengreyNotes by H.C. Wolfart

Freda Ahenakew (1932–2011) earned her MA in Cree linguistics at the University of Manitoba and was a founding director of the Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute. Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan in 1997, she was considered a leader in Indigenous language preservation and literary heritage preservation in Canada. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1998. H.C. Wolfart is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.

"[T]hese ... are good stories to share ... and are absolute treasures." —Chelsea Vowel, author of Buffalo is the New Buffalo

• Foreword by Arok WolvengreyPreface to the 1992 EditionPreface to the 1998 Reprintkôhkominawak / ??????? / Our Grandmothersby Freda AhenakewIntroduction to the Texts by H.C. WolfartI. Life in the Bush1. Janet Feitz, Encounters with Bears.2. Glecia Bear, Daily Life3. Janet Feitz, Then and Now 4. Minnie Fraser, His First MooseII Reserve Life5. Glecia Bear, Lost and Found6. Irene Calliou, Household Chores7. Mary Wells, Fun and Games8. Glecia Bear, A Woman’s LifeIII Dialogue9. Alpha Lafond & Rosa Longneck, Reminiscences of Muskeg Lake, edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & Arok WolvengreyNotes by H.C. Wolfart

Freda Ahenakew (1932–2011) earned her MA in Cree linguistics at the University of Manitoba and was a founding director of the Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute. Awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan in 1997, she was considered a leader in Indigenous language preservation and literary heritage preservation in Canada. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1998. H.C. Wolfart is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.

"[T]hese ... are good stories to share ... and are absolute treasures." —Chelsea Vowel, author of Buffalo is the New Buffalo

• Foreword by Arok WolvengreyPreface to the 1992 EditionPreface to the 1998 Reprintkôhkominawak / ??????? / Our Grandmothersby Freda AhenakewIntroduction to the Texts by H.C. WolfartI. Life in the Bush1. Janet Feitz, Encounters with Bears.2. Glecia Bear, Daily Life3. Janet Feitz, Then and Now 4. Minnie Fraser, His First MooseII Reserve Life5. Glecia Bear, Lost and Found6. Irene Calliou, Household Chores7. Mary Wells, Fun and Games8. Glecia Bear, A Woman’s LifeIII Dialogue9. Alpha Lafond & Rosa Longneck, Reminiscences of Muskeg Lake, edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & Arok WolvengreyNotes by H.C. Wolfart