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Welcome to the Cree Language & Culture and Native Studies page

• The primary goals of this program are to
  • encourage the continuing use of the Cree Language as the mother language of this school and community.
  • promote a strong Cree culture.
• The Cree Language & Culture program has been offered to Senior High students for the past three years.
• This program is delivered by a permanently certified educator and an accredited Cree Language Instructor, working as team-teachers.
• The Whole Language model will be used much a possible to develop the Cree Syllabic reading and wriitng skills. Thematic units will be based upon the cultural component of the program.
• This course syllabis will be updated as the local curriculum for this program is further developed.

• The language component of this program includes
  • the traditional syllabic character set.
  • the non-tradition syllabic characters (for proper nouns).
  • Traditional Set
  • Basic vocabulary
  • Vocabulary relevant to cultural themes
  • Basic thought construction
  • Syllabic Reading and Writing
  • Composition
    • Prose
    • Poetry

The cultural component of this program includes Throughout Canadian Native current affairs World indigenous current affairs Origins Indian Act. Treaties &Treaty #8. Relationship to the Spirit World Ceremonies & Rituals Relationship to Nature Natural Environment Lifestyles Living in Harmony Human Relations Family Community Art & Music beading the drum Community school church essential services entertainment &recreation

artwork by Melanie Boulette

• October
  • Cree Syllabic Characters
  • Memory Shapes
  • Syllabic Character Drills: listen/ respond; see/ speak
  • Spoken Words with Syllabic Characters
• November
  • Consonant Drills: listen/ respond; see/ speak
  • Consonant combinations drills
  • Consonant combinations with "w" drills
  • Spoken Words with Consonants
  • Passing Simple Messages
  • Simple Suffixes
  • Numbers
    • One to Twenty
    • Elecronic Drill
• December/ January
  • Week Days
  • Months - Visit our school calendar.

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