Wachiya! Hello and welcome! Legends and stories have always been at the heart of Cree culture. It’s how we pass our traditional knowledge on to the next generation. Many of our experiences as Cree people are weaved into the fabric of lore, rooting them in our history. We hope you enjoy the collection of stories that we have put together for this website. We would like to thank the Cree Elders who contributed their wisdom by sitting down and sharing their stories and memories with us. Without them this project would not have been possible: Elsie Duff, Joseph Guanish, Harry Scipio, Maria Scipio and Eliza Webb. Finally, we would also like to offer our thanks to the Niskamoon Corporation and the Canada Council for the Arts for their generous contributions to this project.

 

 

 

ᐙᒋᔮᒄ ᒥᓯᐙ! ᓈᔥᑖᑆ ᒋᔥᑎᒫᐅᐙᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐᐦ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᑳᓐᐦ ᑭᔮ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐎᓐᐦ ᐊᓂᑦ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᐃᐦᑐᐎᓂᐦᒡ᙮ ᐋᑯᑦ ᐙᐦᒋ ᐋᔓᐱᔨᒡ ᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒧᐎᓐ ᐋᔮᓂᔅᒑ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᓂᒋᔥᑭᒥᐦᒄ ᒑᒀᓐ ᐋ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᔨᐦᒄ, ᐋᑯᑦ ᐋ ᐊᑎ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᔨᐦᒄ ᑭᔮ ᐋᑯᑦ ᐙᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡᐦ ᐊᓂᐦᐄ ᐙᔥᑭᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐎᓐᐦ᙮

 

ᓂᐱᑯᓵᔨᐦᑖᓈᓐ ᒑ ᒥᔻᔨᐦᑎᒥᐦᐄᑯᔮᒄ ᐅᐦᐄ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐎᓐᐦ ᐋ ᒌ ᒫᐅᐦᑐᓂᒫᐦᒡ ᐋ ᓅᑯᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᐅᑦ ᓂᑑᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑎᒧᐙᑭᓂᐦᒡ᙮

 

ᓂᐐᐦ ᓂᓈᔅᑯᒫᓈᓂᒡ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑳ ᐐᒋᐦᑖᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᐦᒡ ᐅᑭᒑᐦᑖᐙᔨᐦᑎᒧᐎᓂᐙᐤ ᐊᓂᔮ ᐋ ᒌ ᐐᑎᐱᒦᒥᐦᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᔥᑐᔨᒥᐦᒡ᙮ ᓂᒧᔨ ᐊᑐᒡ ᒥᔪᐱᔨᐤ ᐆ ᐋ ᐐᐦ ᐄᔑ ᐋᐱᑎᔒᔥᑎᒫᐦᒡ ᐋᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐹᒋ ᐐᒋᐦᐄᐙᒡ ᐅᒌ:

 

ᐁᓪᓰ ᑕᕝ

ᒍᓯᕝ ᑯᐙᓂᔥ

ᐦᐋᕇ ᓯᐱᔨᐤ

ᒥᕌᔮ ᓯᐱᔨᐤ

ᐃᓛᐃᓵ ᐌᑉ

 

ᑭᔮ ᒫᒃ ᒥᔥᑏ ᓂᐐᐦ ᓂᓈᔅᑯᒫᓈᓂᒡ ᓂᔅᑯᒧᐎᓐ ᒀᕐᐱᕇᔑᓐ ᑭᔮ ᑳᓈᑖ ᐋ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒫᒨᐱᔥᑎᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐤ ᑭᔅᒋᐦᐅᐎᓐᐦ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑳ ᐄᔑ ᐐᒋᐦᑖᒡ ᐅᔮ ᐋᐱᑎᓰᐎᓂᔨᐤ᙮

 

 

 

Wachiyagw misiwa! Nashdabaw chishdimauwaytagun-h adiyûkan-h giya dibachimun-h int Îyyu ituwinhch. Agut wahch ashubiych chischaytimun ayanscha. In ga îsh nichishgimkw chagon a Îyyuykw, agut a it itikuhch in a dibachimuykw giya agut wahchibiych-h inhî washgich dibachimun-h. Nibigusaytanan cha miyoytimhîguyagw uhî dibachimun-h a chî mautunimahch a nûkutayahch ut ndûchischaytimuwaginhch. Niwîh ninasgumananch chshayyuch ka wîchtach a chî bichistinihch ugichatawaytimuwiniwau inya a chî wîdibimîmihch a chî dibachimushduymihch. Nimuy iduch miyubiyu û a wîh îsh abidishîshtimahch aga uhch bach wîch-hîwach uchî: Elsie Duff Joseph Guanish Harry Scipio Maria Scipio Eliza Webb Giya mak mishtî niwîh ninasgumananch Niskamoon Corporation kiya Canada a uhch mamûpshdiginûch mimatau gischihun-h inya ga îsh wîchtach uya abidsîuniyu.