Cree Oral Stories: the collection of online stories: Stories

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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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ᐧᒑᓃ ᔑᐦᑳᐱᔨᐤ Johnny Shecapio

Johnny was born March 9, 1943 in the bush near Mistassini, Quebec. He lived with his parents, until at 2 years of age, he lived with his aunt and uncle, who have taught him the cree language and culture. He never attended school. On August 31, 1966 he married Emma (Brien) Shecapio and they had ten children together. He had the opportunity to live in the bush with his family and also had different occupations when he wasn't in the bush. In 1984 he was hired by the Cree School Board to teach the Cree Culture and Language, in Mistissini.

ᐧᒑᓃ, ᒥᒋᓲᐲᓯᒻ 9, 1943 ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃᔨᒡ ᒌ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᐤ᙮ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᒣᐤ, ᐹᑎᔥ ᑳ ᓃᔓᐳᓀᓯᑦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᐆᑐᔅ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐆᐦᑯᒥᔥ, ᐊᓂᔫ ᑳ ᐊᑕ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᑰᑦ ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓂᔫ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐄᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓂᔫ᙮ ᑖᐹ ᐧᐄᔅᑳᑦ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᓲ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᑑᑲᒥᑯᐦᒡ᙮ ᒥᔑᑳᒣᐦᔮᐅᐲᓯᒻ 31, 1966 ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᒣᐤ ᐁᒫᐦ (ᐱᕋᐄᓐ) ᔑᐦᑳᐱᔨᐤ, ᒥᐦᑖᑦ ᐊᐧᐋᔥᐦ ᒌ ᐋᔮᐧᐁᐅᒡ᙮ ᒌ ᐄᐦᑖᐅᒡ ᑮᐹ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᔨᒡ ᑳ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᓃᐴᑦ ᒥᒄ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᑦᐦ ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃᔨᒡ ᑲᔦᐦ ᒌ ᐋᐸᑎᓰᔫ, ᓈᓇᐦᑰ ᐁ ᐊᑕ ᐃᑖᐱᑎᓰᑦ᙮ 1984 ᐁᑯᑦᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᐦᒋᐊᑐᔅᑰᐧᐋᑦ ᐄᔨᔫ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐅᓐ, ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦᐦ ᐄᔨᔫ ᐄᔨᐦᑐᐧᐃᓐ ᐁ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᑦ, ᐁᔥᒄ ᒫᒃ ᒣᐧᑳᒡ ᒋᔅᑯᑕᒫᒉᐤ ᐊᓂᑌᐦ ᒥᔅᑎᓯᓃᔨᒡ᙮

ᓅᐦᑯᒥᔅ ᐅᔅᐧᐹᑭᓐᐦ
My Uncle`s Pipe

Johnny Shecapio

ᐅᐧᐃᔨᑖᔨᐦᑖᑯᓐ ᐆ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ #2 ᓅᐦᑯᒥᔅ ᐅᔅᐧᐹᑭᓐᐦ ᐄᔑᓂᐦᑳᑖᐤ᙮

Funny story #2 entitled "My Uncle`s Pipe".

Age 8+

EcMi-501-002.mp3

Code: EcMi-501-002
File Size: 0.67 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 2000
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Sound Editor: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Described By: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Dialect: Southern
Quality: Good
Communities: Mistissini
Languages: Southern Dialect
Themes: Legends
Topics: Family, Artifacts

ᐁ ᑎᐹᒋᒪᒃ ᓅᐦᑯᒥᔅ
Stories about my Uncle

Johnny Shecapio

ᑳ ᐧᐄᑖᔨᐦᑖᑯᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ: ᐧᒑᓃ ᐁ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑦ ᐆᐦᑯᒥᔅ ᐁ ᐧᐄ ᐃᑌᔨᐦᑕᑯᓰᑦ᙮

Johnny tells funny stories about his uncle.

Age 8+

EcMi-501-001.mp3

Code: EcMi-501-001
File Size: 1.33 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 2000
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Sound Editor: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Described By: Marie-Odile Junker, Louise Blacksmith
Dialect: Southern
Quality: Good
Communities: Mistissini
Languages: Southern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music
Themes: Memoirs, Jokes, Legends
Topics: Family, Boy, Past, Man

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