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Kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa = Our grandmothers' lives, as told in their own words / told by Glecia Bear ... [et al.] ; edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & H.C. Wolfart.
- Title
- Kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa = Our grandmothers' lives, as told in their own words / told by Glecia Bear ... [et al.] ; edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew & H.C. Wolfart.
- Publication
- Saskatoon : Fifth House, c1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E99.C88 K82 1992 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 408 p. : map, ports.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- This collection of stories of traditional life in Alberta and Saskatchewan, in the bush and on Indian reserves, was recorded from oral recitations by ten Cree women, by a native Cree speaker, and transcribed into Cree syllabics and romanized Cree, as well as translated into English. Includes brief biographies.
- Alternative Title
- Our grandmothers' lives.
- Our grandmothers' lives
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Anecdotes
- Texts
- Anecdotes.
- Texts.
- Note
- Text in Cree syllabics and Romanized, and in English.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- I. Life in the bush -- Encounters with bears / Feitz, Janet -- Daily life / Bear, Glecia -- Then and now / Feitz, Janet -- His first moose / Fraser, Minnie -- II. Reserve life -- Lost and found / Bear, Glecia -- Household and chores / Calliou, Irene -- Fun and games / Wells, Mary -- A woman's life / Bear, Glecia -- III. Dialogue -- Reminiscences of Muskeg Lake / Lafond, Alpha and Rosa Longneck -- Notes.
- ISBN
- 0920079814
- LCCN
- cn^91097188^
- OCLC
- 24911409
- SCSB-10786684
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library