ahkami-nêhiyawêtân by Solomon Ratt

via: Cree Literacy Network  
For National Aboriginal Languages Day 2015  

Ruth Cuthand: Back Talk : Works 1983 - 2009 / Kihkahtowi-Naskwewasimowin: Atoskewina 1983 - 2009

"This catalogue for a recent retrospective exhibition by Ruth Cuthand was shortlisted for the 2013 Saskatchewan Book Awards. With good reason – it takes an intelligent and thought-provoking look at the work of an artist influential in indigenous circles but often overlooked by mainstream institutions. Bilingual – in Cree and English – it considers Cuthand’s take on the harsh realities facing aboriginal women. Cuthand often uses dark humour and typically adopts an anti-aesthetic stance in her art. But she’s also known for Trading, a series of visually compelling beaded works that portray deadly microbes like small pox and cholera, which decimated indigenous people during colonization of the Americas. “It’s beautiful and it’s abhorrent, so it puts you off guard,” Cuthand says in an interview with Jen Budney, associate curator of the Mendel. “I like using opposites to get people to think.”

via: gallerieswest.ca

An interview with the amazing Debbie Reese on CUNY's Independent Sources speaking about Indigenous children's literature and thanksgiving. Debbie speaks beautifully on misrepresentation and the need for the stories to be corrected and told accurately. One of the books I worked on, We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers, is amongst the listed resources.

Independent Sources A studio-based weekly news magazine with field segments about New York City’s ethnic and immigrant communities, and the media that cover them. The series seeks to shed light on underreported stories and showcase guests who can offer lucid perspectives on what’s happening in these neighborhoods and communities.

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Powwow Counting in Cree

by Penny M. Thomas, illustrated by Melinda Josie

We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers

by Julie Flett

Thank you Teri, Dawn and Terence!

swampy cree i love you