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ᒎᓯᕝ ᕉᐱᕐᑦ Joseph Rupert

ᐋᐃᔖ
Aaishaa

Joseph Rupert

ᐆ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᓈᐹᐤ ᐋᐃᔖ ᑳ ᐃᓯᓂᐦᑳᓯᐧᐃᑦ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᑳ ᓃᔒᔨᐦᒡ ᐧᐄᐤᐦ᙮ ᐋᔨᒥᓐ ᐋ ᐧᐄ ᓈᑭᔑᒋᔥᑎᑭᓄᐧᐃᒡ᙮

The story is about a man called Aaishaa who had 2 wives.

Hard to understand.

Age 12+

Code: EcCh-002-020
File Size: 0.00 mb
Duration: 0 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Sound Editor: Francine Snowboy
Described By: Francine Snowboy
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: History
Themes: Legends, Teachings
Topics: Past, Man, Woman, Family

ᑳ ᐹᔨᑯᔑᑦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒥᓂᔥᑎᑯᐦᒡ
Alone on the Island

Joseph Rupert

ᐆ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔑᔥ ᑳ ᓂᑭᑖᑭᓄᐧᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒥᓂᔥᑎᑯᐦᒡ᙮ ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᐧᐄᐦᑎᑭᓂᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔨᐦᑎᒃ ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᒋᔨᐧᐋᑦ᙮

The story about a girl who was left alone on an island and her travel home.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-006-01.mp3

EcCh-002-006-02.mp3

EcCh-002-006-03.mp3

EcCh-002-006-04.mp3

EcCh-002-006-05.mp3

EcCh-002-006-06.mp3

EcCh-002-006-07.mp3

EcCh-002-006-08.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-006
File Size: 6.89 mb
Duration: 35.04 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Food, Woman, Supernatural, Transportation, Past, Animals

ᓂᑐᐦᐆᐱᒫᑎᓰᐅᐧᐃᓐ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᐅᐧᐃᓐ
Camp life

Joseph Rupert

ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᒌ ᑎᐹᒋ ᒧᔥᑖᑭᐤ ᐅᔮ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ᙮ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᐧᐄ ᒦᒋᓱᐧᐃᓈᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ᙮ ᐋ ᒌ ᒦᒋᔨᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᔨᐤ ᐋ ᐋᐦᑳ ᐊᔥᒄ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒦᒋᔨᐦᒡ᙮

This story was told by his father. It is a story about starvation within his family. He also talks about his family and ate the things that have not been eaten before.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-003.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-003
File Size: 1.17 mb
Duration: 6 mins
Year Of Recording: 1980
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Violet Bates
Sound Editor: Alice Duff
Described By: Alice Duff
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies
Themes: Interview
Topics: Family, Man, Starvation

ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓂᑭᒧᓐᐦ
Cree Hymns

Joseph Rupert

ᒎᓯᕝ ᓂᑭᒨ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᔨᒧᑎᒻ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᐊᔨᒥᐦᐋᐅᓂᑭᒧᓐᐦ᙮

Joseph sings and discusses cree hymns.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-015-01.mp3

EcCh-002-015-02.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-015
File Size: 2.03 mb
Duration: 11.51 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Alisson Bobbish
Described By: Alisson Bobbish
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect, English
Teachings: Spirituality, Art and Music, History
Themes: Memoirs, Discussion, Interview, Song, Teachings
Topics: Tradition

ᒋᔖᔨᔨᐤ ᑎᐹᒋᒥᐤ ᐋ ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐅᐃᔨᐦᑎᓈᓄᐧᐃᔨᒡ
Elder telling story about the medow

Joseph Rupert

ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᐤ ᒥᑖᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐋᑎ ᐃᔅᐱᔨᑦ ᑳ ᐧᐋᐱᒫᑦ ᒥᑖᐤᐦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒥᑖᐤᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᐤ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒥᑖᐅᐋᑎᓯᔨᐦᒡ᙮

Woman telling story about the medow and what happened when she saw the medow. The story about the magic of the medow.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-011.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-011
File Size: 0.32 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Social studies, History
Themes: Legends, Teachings
Topics: Tradition, Past, Food, Man, Woman, Supernatural, Transportation

ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔥ ᐋ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒋᐦᒋᐱᔨᒡ ᐋ ᐧᐄ ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐅᐧᐃᑦ
Girl starting the cycles of adulthood

Joseph Rupert

ᐃᔥᐧᑳᔑᔥ ᑳ ᐅᑎᐦᑎᑯᐧᐃᑦ ᒋᔖᔨᔥᐧᑳᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐃᔥᐱᔥ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐧᐄ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᔨᒫᑭᓄᐧᐃᒡ᙮

Story about young girl starting her menstrual cycle and how the people treated the special event.

Age 4+

EcCh-002-008-01.mp3

EcCh-002-008-02.mp3

EcCh-002-008-03.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-008
File Size: 1.42 mb
Duration: 8 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, History
Themes: Legends
Topics: Tradition, Celebrations, Past, Man, Woman, Family, Girl

ᐋ ᒋᔅᑐᐦᐄᔅᒑᓄᐧᐃᒡ
Goose calling

Joseph Rupert

ᒎᓯᕝ ᕉᐱᕐᑦ ᐋ ᒋᔅᑐᐦᐄᔅᒑᑦ

ᒎᓯᑉ ᕉᐱᕐᑦ ᑯᔮᑦ ᐋᑎᑎᑐ ᒋᔖᔪᑖᑯᓯᐧᐃᒡ ᒋᔖᓂᔅᑭᒡ ᐋᐦ ᑎᒡ ᐊᓂᒌᐦ ᓂᔥᒋᔑᐦᒡ

ᒪᕐᑭᕃᑦ ᓈᐃᓂᑭᐧᓛᒃ

song: goose calling by Joseph Rupert

Joseph Rupert says the older goose has a deeper voice than the younger ones.

Age 8+

EcCh-002-001.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-001
File Size: 0.23 mb
Duration: 1.2 mins
Year Of Recording: 1980
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Violet Bates/ Lynn Whidden
Sound Editor: Alice Duff
Described By: Alice Duff
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Song, Teachings
Topics: Family, Animals

ᐋᐱᒥᐲᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ
How news travelled in the old days.

Joseph Rupert

ᑖᓂᑖᐦ ᐋᔓᒨᑐᐧᐃᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐅᑖᐦᒡ᙮ ᑖᓂᑖᐦ ᐧᐋᐦᒌ ᑳᒋᔅᑎᓂᐦᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑯᑎᒋᔨᐤ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᔨᐤ᙮

How news travelled in the old days. How people got their news and information.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-009.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-009
File Size: 0.30 mb
Duration: 1 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Social studies, Citizenship, History, Geography
Themes: Memoirs, Interview, Teachings
Topics: Girl, Tradition, Past, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Fall, Places, Man, Transportation, Family, Boy

ᐋᓴᒥᐦᒡ, ᐊ ᐸᒋ ᓵᑳᔅᑑᐧᐋᑦ ᐲᓯᒻ, ᑮᔭ ᓂᒪᔥ ᓂᑭᒧᓐᐦ
Snowshoe, sunrise, & fish song

Joseph Rupert

ᑎᐹᒋᒪᐤ ᑮᔭ ᓃᑭᒨᐦᐋᐤ ᐊᓴᒻ, ᐊ ᐸᒋ ᓴᑲᔅᑑᐧᐋᐄᒡ ᐲᓯᒻ, ᑭᔮ ᓂᒪᔥ,

Explains and sings about snowshoes, the sunrise, and the fish (trout).

Age 10+

EcCh-002-010-01.mp3

EcCh-002-010-02.mp3

EcCh-002-010-03.mp3

EcCh-002-010-04.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-010
File Size: 0.64 mb
Duration: 4 mins
Year Of Recording: 1982
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Lynn Whidden, Violet Bates
Sound Editor: Daisy Herodier
Described By: Daisy Herodier
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Poor
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Song
Topics: Animals

ᐧᐃᓂᐦᐄᒑᓱᐧᐃᒡ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓄᐧᐃᒡ
Stories about trappers

Joseph Rupert

ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐧᐃᓂᐦᐄᒑᓱᐧᐃᒡ ᐋ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒫᐧᑳᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐃᐦᑖᒡ ᐅᓂᑑᐦᐆᔅᒌᐧᐋᐦᒡ ᐋ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᔮᒡ ᒦᒋᒥᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒑᐧᑳᔨᐤ ᒑ ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑳᒡᐦ᙮

Stories about trappers and the time they had to stay out hunting without food or drink.

Age 12+

EcCh-002-005-01.mp3

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EcCh-002-005-03.mp3

EcCh-002-005-04.mp3

EcCh-002-005-05.mp3

EcCh-002-005-06.mp3

EcCh-002-005-07.mp3

EcCh-002-005-08.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-005
File Size: 3.09 mb
Duration: 18.06 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Citizenship, Geography
Themes: Memoirs, Teachings
Topics: Family, Past, Food, Man, Woman

ᑳᐦᑳᒋᐤ
The Crow

Joseph Rupert

ᑳᐦᑳᒋᐤ ᑎᐹᒋᒫᑭᓂᐤ ᐆ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ, ᑳ ᐄᑖᔨᐦᑎᒃ ᒑ ᐅᑎᓈᑦ ᐃᔅᐧᑳᐤᐦ᙮

The story about a man named Crow, who decided to steal a woman.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-007-01.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-007
File Size: 0.97 mb
Duration: 4.56 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Teachings, Legends
Topics: Tradition, Past, Man, Woman, Supernatural, Inter-racial

ᐋ ᓂᑐᐦᐆᔅᑳᒡ
The goose season

Joseph Rupert

ᐋ ᓰᑯᐦᒡ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮ ᓃᔥᑎᒻ ᐋ ᐱᒥᐦᔮᑦ ᓂᔅᒃ ᑖᓐ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᑭᓂᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᔨᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐ᙮

Spring hunting story. The first flight of the geese and what it meant to the people. The message and a song.

Age 8+

EcCh-002-013.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-013
File Size: 0.44 mb
Duration: 2 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Art and Music, Social studies, History, Geography
Themes: Memoirs, Discussion, Song, Teachings
Topics: Boy, Girl, Tradition, Celebrations, Seasons, Animals, Food, Man, Woman, Predictions, Family

ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐ ᐋ ᒥ ᒫᐦᑖᐅᐃᔨᐦᑎᒡ
The stories of the medow

Joseph Rupert

ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐃᔨᔨᐅᒡ ᑳ ᐊᔨᑖᒋᒧᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒥᑖᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑳ ᐊᑎᔨᐦᑎᔨᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᔨᐦᒡ ᒑ ᐹᐲᔨᒡ ᒌᒫᓂᔨᐤ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᑎᐹᒋᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᒥᒫᐦᑖᐅᐃᔨᐦᑎᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᐧᐋᐱᐦᑎᒥᔨᐦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐃᔑ ᓃᑳᓐ᙮

The stories told by people of the medow and his skills. The story about his vision and the coming of the first ship. The tales of how he saw the future using his power.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-012-01.mp3

EcCh-002-012-02.mp3

EcCh-002-012-03.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-012
File Size: 1.33 mb
Duration: 7 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Collected By: unknown
Sound Editor: Hank House
Described By: Hank House
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Social studies, History, Geography
Themes: Legends, Memoirs, Teachings
Topics: Past, Places, Man, Predictions, Inter-racial, Tradition

ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ
Traditional Cree Songs

Joseph Rupert

ᒎᓯᕝ ᓂᑭᒨ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᔨᒧᑎᒻ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᔅᒃᐦ, ᓂᑐᐦᐅᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓂᒫᔅᐦ᙮

Joseph sings and discusses songs about the goose, the hunt and the fish.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-014-01.mp3

EcCh-002-014-02.mp3

EcCh-002-014-03.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-014
File Size: 2.88 mb
Duration: 16.47 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Alisson Bobbish
Described By: Alisson Bobbish
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect, English
Teachings: Art and Music, History, Spirituality
Themes: Memoirs, Discussion, Interview, Song
Topics: Animals

ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᓐᐦ
Traditional Cree Songs

Joseph Rupert

ᒎᓯᕝ ᓂᑭᒨ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐃᔮᔨᒧᑎᒻ ᐄᔨᔨᐤ ᓂᑭᒧᓐᐦ ᐅᐦᒋ ᒥᐦᒑᔑᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐧᐃᒋᔥᒄᐦ᙮

Joseph sings and discusses cree songs about the fox and muskrat.

Age 6+

EcCh-002-016-01.mp3

EcCh-002-016-02.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-016
File Size: 1.64 mb
Duration: 9.33 mins
Year Of Recording: 19??
Year Of Last Edit: 2004
Sound Editor: Alisson Bobbish
Described By: Alisson Bobbish
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect, English
Teachings: Spirituality, Art and Music
Themes: Memoirs, Interview, Song, Teachings
Topics: Animals

ᐧᐋᔥᑭᒡ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᔨᒥᐦᐊᐅᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ
Traditional songs and hymns

Joseph Rupert

ᐧᐋᔥᑭᒡ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ ᓂᔅᑭᒡ ᐋ ᓂᑭᒧᐦᐊᑭᓄᐧᐃᒡ, ᑳ ᐅᔥᑳᒡ ᐹᔅᒋᑭᓐ, ᐋ ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒑᓄᐧᐃᒡ᙮ ᒥᐦᒑᔑᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐧᐃᒋᔥᒄ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ᙮ ᐃᔮᐃᒧᑎᑭᓂᐤᐦ ᐊᓂᐦᐄ ᐹᐦᐹᔨᒄ ᓂᑭᒧᐧᐃᓐᐦ᙮

Traditonal songs about geese, new gun, fishing. 2 hymns. Fox and muskrat songs. Discussion of each song.

Age 8+

EcCh-002-004-01.mp3

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EcCh-002-004-04.mp3

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EcCh-002-004-06.mp3

EcCh-002-004-07.mp3

EcCh-002-004-08.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-004
File Size: 6.79 mb
Duration: 40 mins
Year Of Recording: 1984
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Violet Bates, Lynn Whidden
Sound Editor: Alice Duff
Described By: Alice Duff
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Themes: Song, Legends, Discussion, Interview
Topics: Animals, Artifacts, Food, Cree values

ᐋᔥᒄ ᓈᔥᒡ ᐋ ᒌ ᐧᐄ ᒦᒋᓱᓈᓄᐧᐃᒡ
When food was scarce for my family

Joseph Rupert

ᒎᓯᕝ ᑎᐹᒋᒨ ᒑᑳᑦ ᐋ ᒌ ᑭᐧᐃᑭᑖᒡ ᐋ ᐹᔨᑯᑖᐅᓰᒡ᙮

ᒑᒃ ᑳᐦ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᑭᓂᐧᐄᒡ ᐊᑎᒄ ᐊᑯᑦ ᒫᒃ ᐧᐋᒡ ᒋᐦ ᐋᔨᐧᐃᒡ ᒥᓯᐧᐋᐦ

ᒫᕐᑭᕃᑦ ᓈᐃᓂᑭᐧᓛᒃ

The author is telling a story about when his family was almost starving. One of the men killed a caribou & that is how they all survived.

Age 8+

EcCh-002-002.mp3

Code: EcCh-002-002
File Size: 1.81 mb
Duration: 10.31 mins
Year Of Recording: 1980
Year Of Last Edit: 2003
Collected By: Violet Bates, Lynn Whidden
Sound Editor: Alice Duff
Described By: Alice Duff
Dialect: Northern
Quality: Good with noise
Communities: Chisasibi
Languages: Northern Dialect
Teachings: Spirituality, Art and Music, Social studies
Themes: Memoirs
Topics: Family, Animals, Food, Man, Woman, Starvation

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