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Freda Ahenakew, H.C. Wolfart - kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, Cree, 2023

kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words

Av Freda Ahenakew, H.C. Wolfart

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The 25th anniversary of a historically significant collection, presented in Cree and English.kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words is a collection of reminiscences and personal stories from the daily lives of seven Cree women over the past century, presented here in Cree and English. Recorded in their own language, these women share their memories of their lives and the history of their peoples, describing activities such as household chores, snaring rabbits and picking berries, going to school, marriage, bearing and raising children, and providing insights into the traditional teachings of a society in which the practical and spiritual are never far apart.
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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.

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

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