Make Bannock, not war.

"Make bannock, 

not war."

02-09-2013

@ouwaah

#creelabix #iiyiyiyu #INM #peace

trying out cree syllabics on PS CS6.

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short URL: http://iurl.no/LDD

Computer Art: IIYIYIYU Article 14 FEB1 2013

iiyiyiuyimiu (she speaks Cree)

Once upon a time, 

at an event in MTL,

being slightly nervous, 

I read this article out loud,

Spoken in the language** of my ancestors.

Amanda T. Sam,
Title: IIYIYIYU Article 14 FEB1 2013
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English Version://Article 14

1. "Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
   
2. Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
   
3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including those living outside their communities, to have access, when possible, to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language."
   
   
   - Article 14, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

   
   

   URL: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf
   
   

**I am very grateful for learning the language from my teachers, my late-grandparents Nancy & Ronnie. Everyday offers a better understanding on how to maintain language and its teachings...

10-12-2012 mumiskwaau

Jimmy Xena iisinihkaasuyu Jimmy Ju maawij kaa jishaayuuwiich uukuss. kiiyaa aakun Jim Taayuu utstaas. Dawn Nipiiocean kiiyaa Jen NipiiOso wiichishaanh. 

Maakawj maak aa kipitaat Jimmy Xena jii jaashtuuwaahpaao Nicki Moisseaux aayaayimsiich; 

• “jii mumiskwaau Nicki intaa kaa kipitaayaach” iitaajimuu. 
• “Uuwaayuu?” - Jacko Jasky
• “yeataa wash jik wii chischaayimaau tiiwaach...” - Don Jitjaan
• -“Bea Shkush aa?” - J.Jasky
• -”Nimma.” -J.Xena
• -”Bea Skuus aa?” - Dawn NipiiOcean
• -”Ouwaah nimma. Kaa maamaachii maa Dawn...” - Jen Nipii-Oso
• -”Shii taan aa kiiyaa jii intaa maakawj kaa kipitaanuuch Jen?” - Dawn
• -”Neyhey, ... nimma. jii naataashtaau Bea[trix] Shkuush aakaamch wii. Paashuuj injii maanjaanaan niiyaan Jim Taayuu.” - Jen
• -”Shaash tikshtaao nisk utaaihsh.” - Nicki Moisseaux shouting from inside the teepee. Nicki Tuuktaan comes out of the door and gets more firewood from the nearby pile for roasting geese by the fire.

10-12-2012

active verb kutaawaaskupihtaau

ᑯᑖᐧᐋᔅᑯᐱᐦᑖᐤ

kutaawaaskupihtaau

run, into, forest

#ouwaah #creelabix #verb #run #into #forest #kutaawaaskupihtaau #cree

random cree verb 10-08-2012

ᒧᔖᔥᑭᑖᐱᐦᑖᐤ

#mushaashkitaapihtaau

(run naked, streaking) 

#random #cree #verb #run #naked #creelabix #ouwaah