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Foreign Language Study Native American Languages

mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree

by (author) Solomon Ratt

illustrated by Holly Martin

Publisher
University of Regina Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2016
Category
Native American Languages
  • Spiral bound

    ISBN
    9780889774353
    Publish Date
    Sep 2016
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780889776654
    Publish Date
    Sep 2016
    List Price
    $89.00

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 12 to 18
  • Grade: 7 to 12

Description

Designed as an introduction for Cree language learners, mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree acts as a self-study aid--a much-needed resource in today's world where most students cannot speak Cree fluently. Basic grammar units and everyday vocabulary items guide the student through the building blocks of the language, and expansion drills and exercises reinforce lessons and prepare the student for further study. With over 100 delightful illustrations, mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree grounds the language in traditional and contemporary contexts.

About the authors

Solomon Ratt was born near the Churchill River, just a few kilometres north of Stanley Mission. He spoke only Cree until the age of six when he was taken away from his parents to attend a residential school in Prince Albert. Since 1986, he has been an associate professor of Cree language studies at the First Nations University of Canada in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the author of "nihithaw acimowina / Woods Cree Stories" published by the University of Regina Press in 2014. He lives in Regina, SK.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Saskatchewan Book Awards, Advancing Education Award for Publishing in Education

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