Description: In presenting a Cree woman's view of her world, the texts in this volume directly reflect the spoken word: Sarah Whitecalf's memoirs are here printed in Cree exactly as she recorded them, with a close English translation on the facing page. They constitute an autobiography of great personal authority and rare authenticity.
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H.C. Wolfart is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.
Review Quotes: "This book should be of immediate interest to scholars of Cree language and linguistics, to historians, and to Indigenous scholars. Other non-specialists, especially settlers seeking ways to respond to the TRC's calls to action, can also read these stories to learn the truths of 20th-century Cree life after colonization but also as a window into the traditional Cree language, culture, and ways."--Nicole Rosen "Prairie History"