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ᒉᐃᑭᑉ ᐧᒑᕐᒋᑮᔥ Jacob Georgekish

ᓈᐹᐤ ᑳ ᐅᒋᔖᔮᑭᒥᐦᑯᐧᐋᑦ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤᐦ
A man kills a bear and gives it to the elder of the camp

Jacob Georgekish

ᓃᔥᑎᒻ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᓈᐹᐤᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᐤ ᒋᔖᔭᒄᐦ ᐋ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᔨᐦᒡ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤᐦ ᐋ ᒌ ᐅᒦᒋᒥᐦᑯᐧᐋᔨᐦᒡ᙮

ᓃᔓ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᒉᐃᐦᑭᑉ ᑎᐹᒋᒥᐤ ᑳ ᒌ ᐃᔑᑖᓄᐧᐋᓄᐧᐃᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᔮ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ ᐋ ᒌ ᒫᒥᐤ ᒦᒋᓱᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᒦᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔨᑖᒋᒧᐧᐃᑦ ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓂᐦᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᔅᑭᐦᒡ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ᙮

Part 1 - Jacob tells the story about a man that killed a bear and gives it to the elder of the camp.

Part 2 - Jacob tells the story of when they all eat together after the bear meat was cooked. Then he continues on how they found other food by using the shaking tent.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-014-01.mp3

EcWe-003-014-02.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-014
File Size: 2.05 mb
Duration: 11 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Citizenship, History, Social studies
Themes: Memoirs
Topics: Animals, Food, Man

ᓈᐹᐤ ᒌ ᐅᑎᓂᑯᔫᐦ ᐧᐹᒋᑮᐦ ᐅᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᐧᑳᐤᐦ
A man`s sister that was taken by prospectors

Jacob Georgekish

ᐆ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ, ᓈᐹᐤ, ᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᔅᐧᑳᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓄᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᐹᔨᐧᑳᐤ ᒌ ᓂᑐᐧᐃᒋᐧᑳᒑᐅᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᔅᐧᑳᐤ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒑᐧᐋᐤ᙮ ᑳ ᐅᑎᐦᑎᑯᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᔫᐦ, ᐧᐹᒋᑮᐦ᙮ ᑳ ᐅᓂᒦᑯᑦ ᐊᓐ ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔥ, ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐱᐦᐄᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᐊᓐ ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔥ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐧᐹᒋᑮᐦ᙮

This story is about a man, his mother and sister, once the man and his sister go out fishing and prospectors arrive upon them. The sister is tricked into getting on with the prospectors and is taken away.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-004.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-004
File Size: 1.36 mb
Duration: 7.54 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, History
Themes: Legends, Song
Topics: Family, Boy, Girl, Woman, Inter-racial

ᐊᒥᔅᒄ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Beaver Song

Jacob Georgekish

ᐊᒥᔅᒃ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᓂᑭᒥᐤ᙮

He sings the beaver song.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-009.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-009
File Size: 0.98 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Described By: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Teachings
Topics: Animals, Man

ᐊᔅᒌᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Earth Song

Jacob Georgekish

ᐊᔅᒌᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᓂᑭᒥᐤ᙮

He sings the earth song

Age 8+

EcWe-003-008.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-008
File Size: 0.87 mb
Duration: 0 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Described By: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Song
Topics: Tradition

ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᔒᐧᐋᑭᒥᒡ ᓂᐲ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐄᓂᐹᑯᒡ
How salt water came to be

Jacob Georgekish

ᐊᑎᔫᐦᑳᓐ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓈᓄᐧᐃᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᔒᐧᐋᑭᒥᒡ ᓂᐲ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐧᐃᓂᐹᑯᐦᒡ᙮

This a legend about how the salt water came to be.

Age 12+

EcWe-003-011-01.mp3

EcWe-003-011-02.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-011
File Size: 2.61 mb
Duration: 15.11 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Colin Scot/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Frances Visitor
Described By: Frances Visitor
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Animals, Transportation

ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᐋ ᒥᔖᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋ ᐱᔖᔑᒡ
Hunting Big & Small Game

Jacob Georgekish

ᓂᑭᒧᐦᑖᐤ ᐋ ᒋᔥᑖᔨᐦᑖᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐋ ᒥᔖᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋ ᐱᔖᔑᔨᒡ ᓂᑐᐦᐅᓂᔨᐤ᙮

He sings the value of hunting small & big game.

Age 6+

EcWe-003-002.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-002
File Size: 0.26 mb
Duration: 0 mins
Year Of Recording: 1998
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scot & Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Described By: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Song
Topics: Past, Seasons, Animals, Food

ᑳᓈᐧᐋᑦ
Kaanaawaat

Jacob Georgekish

ᒥᔥᑖᐹᐤ ᐅ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᐆ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᑳᓐ᙮ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᒌ ᐋᐱᑎᓐ ᑳ ᐋᑎᔪᐦᒑᓄᐧᐃᒡ᙮

A legend about a Giant. Told in high cree vocabulary.

Age 18+

EcWe-003-001-01.mp3

EcWe-003-001-02.mp3

EcWe-003-001-03.mp3

EcWe-003-001-04.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-001
File Size: 3.90 mb
Duration: 24 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Cheryl Visitor
Described By: Cheryl Visitor
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Legends
Topics: Animals, Monsters

ᑯᐃᑯᐦᐧᐋᒑᐤ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥᐦ
Kiwiikwachaau that lived with children

Jacob Georgekish

ᓂᔥᑎᒻ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᑯᐃᑯᐦᐧᐋᒑᐤ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥᐦ, ᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᔥᐦ ᑳ ᐃᑖᔨᒫᑦ᙮

ᓃᔓ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᐱᐹᒦᐦᑖᒡ ᐋᐧᐋᓰᓯᒡ ᐋ ᐱᔅᑯᓈᔨᒫᒡ ᑯᐃᑯᐦᐧᐋᒑᐤᐦ ᑳ ᑎᑯᔑᓂᔨᐦᒡ᙮

ᓂᔥᑐ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᒥᓂᑎᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒥᓂᑑᔅᐧᑳᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᑎᐧᐋᔑᒥᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᒥᓂᑑᔑᔑᔥᐦ ᒌ ᐧᐄᒋᐦᑳᓱᐧᐃᒡ, ᑳ ᑎᐅᔑᓂᔨᐦᒡ ᓃᐱᓂᓯᐤᐦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᐦᒡ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐅᑎᓂᐧᒫᑦ ᒥᓂᑎᐤ ᐅᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ᙮

Part 1 - Kiwiikwachaau that lived with children and believed to be his siblings.

Part 2 - When the animals are travelling they are wondering when Kiwiikwachaau will be coming.

Part 3 - Minituu and Minituuskwaau and their children Minituushishich are living at a camp when the Niipinsuu arrives upon the children and takes the Minituu`s food.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-015-01.mp3

EcWe-003-015-02.mp3

EcWe-003-015-03.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-015
File Size: 3.58 mb
Duration: 32 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Food, Man, Woman, Family, Boy, Girl, Summer, Animals

ᓈᐹᐤ ᑳ ᓂᑭᒧᑦ ᐲᐦᑎᑭᒥᐦᒡ ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓂᐦᒡ
Man singing in a shaking tent

Jacob Georgekish

ᑳ ᓂᑭᒧᑦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐲᐦᑎᑭᒥᒡ ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓈᒋᓂᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᒧᔮᒻ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓈᐹᐤᐦ ᑳ ᐃᑑᐦᑖᑯᓯᔨᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐃᑐᐦᑖᑯᓯᑦ᙮ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᓂᑭᒧᑦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᐧᑖᐦᑎᓂᔨᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᐦᒃ ᐧᒑᐧᑳᔨᔨᐤ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᐃᔨᓂᔨᒡ᙮

He sang the way the man sang when entering inside the tent. While the man is singing something fell and he tells what is happening, when entering in the shaking tent.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-007.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-007
File Size: 0.98 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Described By: Jeremiah Mistacheesick
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Song
Topics: Tradition, Man

ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓐ
Shaking Tent

Jacob Georgekish

ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ ᑳ ᒌ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᑦ ᐹᐦᒑᑦ ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓂᐦᒡ᙮ ᓃᐲᔥᐦ ᒌ ᓂᑭᒧᐦᑖᐤ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᓂᐦᑖᐅᒋᓂᔨᐦᒡ, ᐹᐦᒑᐦᑦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᒥᑐᑎᓵᓂᐦᒡ, ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᓂᑭᒧᑦ ᑳ ᒌ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᔨᐤ᙮

A old man used to sing when he went in the shaking tent. He would sing about the flowers that are growing, when a man goes in the shaking tent while singing something happens.

Age 10+

EcWe-003-006.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-006
File Size: 1.03 mb
Duration: 5.59 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Art and Music, Social studies, History
Themes: Legends, Song
Topics: Man

ᐊᓵᒻ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Snowshoes Story

Jacob Georgekish

ᐅ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒫᒑᒥᑭᓐ ᐊᓵᒻ ᐃᔑᐦᐧᑖᐅᐧᐃᓐ, ᒌ ᐃᔫ “ ᐊᔑᑯᒻ ᐧᐹᔥᑎᔥᑯᐧᐋᑦ ᐅᑎᓵᒻᐦ, ᓂᔮᓂᑯᑐᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᒌ ᒥᔪᐲᐦᐄᑭᐤ ᒑᐧᑳᔫ ᐋᔅᑰ ᓂᒧᐃ᙮

This song explains the value of snowshoes, he quotes "Everytime a man puts on his snowshoes, sometimes it brings him good luck but sometimes it didn`t."

Age 6+

EcWe-003-003.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-003
File Size: 0.32 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies, History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Tradition, Winter, Man

ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ
Songs

Jacob Georgekish

ᐧᐋᔥᑭᒡ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ

Traditional songs

Age 10+

EcWe-003-013.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-013
File Size: 0.72 mb
Duration: 4.09 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Colin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Frances Visitor
Described By: Frances Visitor
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music
Themes: Song
Topics: Tradition, Man

ᓈᐹᔥᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᒋᔖᔭᒄ
The Boy that lived with a bear

Jacob Georgekish

ᓈᐹᔥ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᒋᔖᔮᒄ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓅ ᑭᔮ ᒑᒃ ᑳ ᐱᒋᔅᑎᓂᑯᑦ ᒦᓐ ᑳᐤ ᒑ ᒌ ᒌᐧᐋᑦ ᐊᓂᑖ ᐃᔑ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄ ᐋᔨᐦᑖᔨᒡ᙮

The bear kidnapped a boy and took care of him until he was old and then allowed him to return to his family.

Age 6+

EcWe-003-012.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-012
File Size: 0.84 mb
Duration: 4.54 mins
Year Of Recording: 1998
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Colin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Frances Visitor
Described By: Frances Visitor
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Legends
Topics: Family, Boy, Animals

ᒋᔖᔨᔫ ᑳ ᑯᓵᐱᐦᑎᐦᒃ
The Shaman and Shaking tent

Jacob Georgekish

ᒋᔖᔨᔫ ᑳ ᑯᓵᐱᐦᑎᐦᒃ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᒧᐧᐋᑭᓄᐧᐃᑦ ᒑ ᐅᑎᐦᑎᑯᑦ ᐊᑎᐦᒄᐦ ᔖᔥ ᒫᒃ ᐋ ᒌ ᒧᐧᐋᐧᐋᑯᐱᓈ᙮

A story about a shaman helping to provide some food for a family.

Age 18+

EcWe-003-010-01.mp3

EcWe-003-010-02.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-010
File Size: 1.51 mb
Duration: 9.48 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Cheryl & Frances Visitor
Described By: Cheryl & Frances Visitor
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality
Themes: Teachings
Topics: Family, Animals, Food, Starvation, Supernatural

ᓂᓈᐦᑭᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ
Various songs about animals

Jacob Georgekish

ᓃᔥᑎᒻ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᐆ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᓂᑯᒥᐦᐧᐋᐤ ᑯᑎᐦᒃ ᐊᐧᐋᔨᔨᐤᐦ᙮

ᓃᔓ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᒋᔖᔮᒄ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮

ᓂᔥᑐ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᓂᔅᒋᔥ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮

ᓈᐤ ᐋ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ:

ᓈᐹᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐦᐧᐋᑭᓂᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑕᓂᑖᐦ ᒫᔅᑭᐦᒃ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ᙮

Part 1 - A song about a person who sang about another person.

Part 2 - A song about a bear

Part 3 - A song about a young goose.

Part 4 - A song about a hunter and how he finds miichim.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-017-01.mp3

EcWe-003-017-02.mp3

EcWe-003-017-03.mp3

EcWe-003-017-04.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-017
File Size: 0.50 mb
Duration: 2 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, History
Themes: Song, Teachings
Topics: Animals, Food

ᓈᐹᐤ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ ᓄᑎᓯᓈᓯᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᓈᐦᑳᒋᐦᐋᑭᓄᐧᐃᑦ
When a man lived with prospectors and how he was tortured

Jacob Georgekish

ᐆ ᐋᑎᔫᐦᑳᓐ, ᓈᐹᐤ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᑳ ᐆᑎᓂᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᓄᑎᓯᓈᓯᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ᙮ ᑖᐹ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᑎᐧᐋᔨᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᐲᐦᑎᑭᒥᐦᒡ ᒑ ᐃᔨᐦᑖᑦ ᒥᒄ ᐧᐄᐧᐄᑎᒥᐦᒡ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐋ ᐱᐳᓂᔨᒡ᙮

This legend is about a man that was taken by prospectors and lived with them. He was not allowed to be inside but kept outside during the winter.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-005.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-005
File Size: 1.12 mb
Duration: 7.54 mins
Year Of Recording: 1970
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Collin Scott/Daniel Natawapineskum
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Family, Girl, Winter, Animals, Food, Man

ᐊᐧᐋᔥ ᑳ ᐅᑎᓂᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᒋᔖᔮᒄᐦ
When the child was taken by the bear

Jacob Georgekish

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ ᑳ ᓂᑐ ᒧᐧᐃᓱᐧᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒻᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒑᐧᐋᑦ᙮ ᑳ ᐱᒋᐦᑎᓈᑦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐅᑎᐧᐋᔑᔒᒻᐦ ᐋ ᐧᐄ ᒧᐧᐃᓱᐧᐃᑦ ᑳ ᐧᐋᐱᒫᑦ ᒋᔖᔮᒄᐦ᙮ ᐊᓐ ᒫᒃ ᒋᔖᔮᒄ ᑳ ᐅᑖᓐᑦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥᐦ ᑳ ᒋᐦᒋᐱᐦᐧᑖᑦ, ᓂᒥᐦᑖ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐧᐋᐱᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᒦᓐ ᐊᓐ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔥ ᐹᑎᔥ ᑳ ᐊᑎ ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐅᐧᐃᑦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᒌᐧᐋᓈᑖᑦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ᙮

A woman goes berry picking with her infant child. When the woman puts down her child to pick berries she sees a bear. The bear takes the child and runs away and the child is never seen again until he grows up and goes back to his mother.

Age 8+

EcWe-003-016.mp3

Code: EcWe-003-016
File Size: 0.69 mb
Duration: 3 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: Unknown
Sound Editor: Margaret Cox
Described By: Margaret Cox
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Very good
Communities: Wemindji
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Animals, Woman, Boy, Summer

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