With language being stripped away from students during residential schools, people are now left finding new ways to keep the ...

During her Cree language classes at the University of Alberta, Caylie Gnyra had to translate sentences posted by her instructor, Dorothy Thunder. Struck by the whimsy of one of the lines, Gnyra, who ...

A first-of-its-kind program will see University College of the North offer students the ability to earn a bachelor's degree ...

MASKWACÎS, Alberta — Lucy Johnson never spoke the Cree language when she was growing up. Her father wouldn’t allow it. He called it “jungle talk.” He didn’t elaborate much until he was weeks away from ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Adam Rieger is going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ronin Hall, right, sits with Len McDaniel, an apprentice working to become a Cree teacher at Joe A. Ross School's immersive ...

Pîkiskwêtân, the Indigenous Learning Series, is a continuous series of decolonizing and anti-racist Indigenous awareness training and professional development workshops. The series is open to ...

Storytelling plays an important role in cultures around the world, helping to pass knowledge from generation to generation. The universality of this tradition is reflected in the similarities of the ...

Davis Swindler from Thunderchild First Nation was a man who spoke the “old Cree” language passed away on April 7, 2022. His death sent shockwaves across the province as many mourn the life he lived.

In a busy household, Clarence D. Snowboy — a father of six — steps carefully over scattered toys and slips into a small home office. Amid the chatter and play of his children, he hopes to steal 10 ...

Calling NHL games in Cree is more than a dream come true for broadcaster Clarence Iron. It's also a way to help preserve his language. The 60-year-old broadcaster from Canoe Lake Cree Nation in ...