The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. In contract with other Algonquian languages, such as Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Blackfoot is not usually written in syllabics, so these stories are presented in the Blackfoot language using the Roman alphabet, together with the English translation. The spelling system is based on the conventions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and should be transparent for native speakers of Blackfoot as well as for linguists. The Reader includes a Blackfoot-to-English glossary containing all the nouns, verbs, adjuncts, etc. , found in the texts, as well as stress or pitch accents over the vowel or vowels which bear the accent. (from University of Regina Press website)
Contents
1. Omohto´'totama'piihpi aahkssawa´ tsto'si Niitsi´'powahsini Why the Blackfoot language is important to preserve -- 2. Aatsi´moi'hkaani Prayer -- 3. Ni´nna Aka´o´hkitopiiwa #1 My Father, Rides-Many-Horses #1 -- 4. Ni´nna Aka´o´hkitopiiwa #2 My Father, Rides-Many-Horses #2 -- 5. Ami´i´ ohki´ni ki ama´a´ya na´i´i´pisstsiitapiima A finger bone and a rag doll -- 6. Ksi´ssta'pssiwa A Spirit -- 7. Isstoyi´i´si Cold Weather -- 8. O´mahksisttsi´i´ksiinaiksi Rattlesnakes -- Blackfoot -- English Glossary.
A’pistotooki kii Ihkitsik Kaawa’pomaahkaa is a delightful modern story about animals, their gifts, and why they were put on earth. (back cover)
Notes
The mentors and publishers of this series have supported the First Nations authors to share their stories under the guidance of traditional language speakers and Elders
ISBN
9780969448969
Accession Number
P2020.12
P2023.17 reference copy (2)
Call Number
05 M11a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Treaty 7 Language Books via Calgary Public Library
Pertains to the Battle at Belly River between Cree, Blackfeet Indigenous Peoples - descriptions of eye witness accounts and includes maps and photographs
Contents
Introduction
The Last Great Indian Battle
Other Accounts
Summing Up
Pictorial Representations of the Battle
References
Acknowledgements
Artist. Activist. Curator. Joane Cardinal-Schubert was a phenomenal talent. Her work recognizes the social and political ramifications of lived Indigenous experience, exposing truths about history, culture, and the contemporary world. She was a teacher and mentor, supporting those who struggle against the legacies of colonial history. She was an activist for Indigenous sovereignty, advocating for voices that go unheard. Despite significant personal and professional successes and monumental contributions to the Calgary artistic community, Cardinal-Shubert remains under-recognized by a broad audience. This richly illustrated, intensely personal book celebrates her story with intimacy and insight. Combining personal recollection with art history, academic reading with anecdote and story, The Writing on the Wall is a crucial contribution to Indigenous and Canadian art history. Cardinal-Shubert’s work leads the conversation, embracing the places where the personal, the political, and the artistic meet. (From University of Calgary Press website)
Contents
Introduction / Lindsey V. Sharman -- "I am out of the woods now" - Joane Cardinal-Schubert / Mike Schubert -- Remembering Joane Cardinal-Schubert / Monique Westra -- "Terribly beautiful" : Joane Cardinal-Schubert's "Intervention of passion" / David Garneau -- Still seeing red / Alisdair McRae -- Recollections / Tanya Harnett -- [Still] responding to everyday life / Joane Cardinal-Schubert and Gerald McMaster.