Born: November 17, 1913 - Past beyond: April 2, 1998 Abraham was one of the eight children of John Pisinaquon and Hannah Pachano-Pisinaquon. He was brought up on the land. He only experienced his own native culture and language. Abraham was one of the great hunters in God's garden. He was a great story teller.He married Mina Snowboy on August 16, 1938. Together they had a son and five daughters. Abraham became a catechist in their parish of St. Philip's Anglican church of Fort George (Chisasibi) back in the 1950's. He started writing his diaries in the early 1960's until his life ended. |
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Dialect
Level
Community
Teaching
Theme
Topic
- Animals
- Artifacts
- Boy
- Celebrations
- Clothing
- Cree values
- Fall
- Family
- Food
- Girl
- Inter-racial
- Man
- Medicines
- Monsters
- Past
- Places
- Plants
- Predictions
- Seasons
- Spring
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- Supernatural
- Tradition
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- Winter
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Storyteller
- Abel Bosum
- Abraham Martinhunter
- Abraham Pisinquon
- Adam Mamianskum
- Albert Gilpin
- Annie Jimiken
- Bertie Wapachee, Moses Sandy, Roderick Pachano, Linda Visitor
- Betsy Tent
- Billy Jolly
- Caroline Longchap
- Charlie Dick
- Charlie Etapp
- Charlotte Visitor
- Cree Politicians
- Daisy Moar
- David Cheezo
- David Georgekish
- David Pachano
- Edith Georgekish Visitor
- Edward Gilpin (Lazarus)
- Edward Matches
- Edward Ottereyes
- Elizabeth Blackned Jolly
- Elizabeth Shecapio
- Emily Georgekish
- Emily Hughboy
- Emma Neacappo
- Eva Etapp
- Florrie Mark-Stewart
- Frank Visitor
- Geordie Georgekish
- George Georgekish
- George Head
- George Kakabat
- George Matoush
- George Pepabano
- Gurtie Loon
- Hannah Natachiquan
- Harriet Georgekish
- Harriet Trapper
- Isaac Loon
- Jacob Georgekish
- Jane Metabie
- Job Bearskin
- Job Kawapit
- Joe Mianscum
- John Blackned
- John Mayappo
- Johnny Bearskin
- Johnny Shecapio
- Joseph Rupert
- Josephine Rabbitskin
- Louisa Diamond
- Maggie Enish Sandy
- Maggie Masty
- Maria Scipio
- Mary Bearskin
- Mary Georgekish-Jolly
- Mary Matoush
- Matthew Ratt
- Members of the Cree Nation
- Mukash
- Peter Atsynia
- Peter Voyageur
- Philip Awashish
- Richard Blackned
- Ronnie Loon
- Sally Gunner
- Sammy Mayappo
- Samson Masty
- Samson Neacappo
- Samuel Wapachee
- Sandy Shecapio
- Thomas Rupert
- Tommy Neeposh
- Unknown1
- Unknown2
- Unknown3
- William D. Visitor
- Willie Jacob
- Willie Loon Sr.

Here you can listen to and download stories and other audio material (mp3) in East Cree. You can also select them and download them to put on a CD to share with your class. We ask that you do not transcribe, translate or reproduce these stories without prior permission from the Cree School Board.
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ᐋᐱᕐᐦᐊᒻ ᐱᔑᓂᐧᑳᓐ Abraham Pisinquon
ᒣᑕᐧᐃᓐ
Medawin
Medawin
ᓃᔥᑎᒻ ᑖᐹᑐᑖᒡ ᒣᑖᐧᐃᓐ ᐊ ᒉ ᐊᐱᑦᔥᑖᑦ ᒐᔫ ᐊᓐᑐᐧᐋᐃᑖᒃᒡ ᒦᒋ ᐧᐋᔥᑭᒡ᙮ ᐊ ᒉ ᐁᒃᓵᑉᑎᑭᓅᒡ, ᒥᔥᑎᒃ ᐊᒋ ᐊᐱᑦᔥᑖᑦ ᓀᒫᔅ ᐊ ᒉ ᓀᑐᐧᐊᒫᒡ᙮ |
The first story tells about how rituals were performed to create good. It is a story about when a community nearly went into starvation and how an elder performed a shaking tent to prevent the community from this bad omen. The second story tells how an old man who was sick was brought back to health by similar rituals. |
- Code
EcCh-028-001
- File Size
2.90 mb
- Duration
16.56 mins
- Year Of Recording
19??
- Year Of Last Edit
2004
- Collected By
Violet Bates/unknown interviewer
- Sound Editor
Suzanne House
- Described By
Suzanne House
- Dialect
- Quality
- Communities
- Languages
- Teachings
- Themes
- Topics
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