Resources for N- and L-dialects.

Apps

  • Omushkego -  iOS N-dialect. Developed by the Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre.
  • Moose Cree Language App  - iOS L-dialect. Developed by Moose Cree First Nation.
  • KOBE Learn Cree - iOS Fort Severn Cree. Developed by the Keewaytinook Okimakanak Education Board.
  • Swampy Cree Conversation - Android "Discover 21 topics of conversation in Western Swampy Cree, featuring speakers from three different communities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada."

 

Dictionary

  • Moose and Swampy Cree Dictionary - Spoken Cree - "This is a Moose and Swampy Cree to English Dictionary, by C. Douglas Ellis, including the glossaries of the three Spoken Cree volumes and the Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay. The forms are given in Moose Cree." See Online Cree learning resources, and Books below.
  • Eastern Swampy & Moose Cree Dictionary  - Part of the Algonquian Dictionaries and Language Resources Project, aimed "to co-create an on-line, multimedia linguistic atlas of Algonquian languages."
  • Moose Cree Dictionary - Developed by Moose Cree First Nation

 

Online Cree learning resources

  • Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre - links to online catalogue, lessons, songs, and newsletters for Cree, Oji-Cree and Ojibway.
  • Spoken Cree - site with lessons, dictionary, audio clips, and links to books. "This website was created to aid in the dissemination of the Cree language-learning audio material developed by C. Douglas Ellis as well as archival recordings of the Cree dialects spoken in Western James Bay (Ontario, Canada)."

Radio

Wawatay Radio Network - Timmins 106.7 FM - Broadcasts in Cree daily Mon-Friday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m., 12 p.m.-1 p.m., and  4 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

 

Books

  • Âtalôhkâna nêsta tipâcimôwina  Cree Legends and Narratives: from the West Coast of James Bay Edited with a glossary by C. Douglas Ellis. "Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay is the first major body of annotated texts in James Bay Cree, and a unique documentation of Swampy and Moose Cree (Western James Bay) usage of the 1950s and 1960s. Conversations and interviews with 16 different speakers include: legends, reminiscences, historical narratives, stories and conversations, as well as descriptions of technology. The book includes a detailed pronunciation guide, notes on Cree terms, informants' comments, dialect variations, and descriptions of cultural values and customs. The introduction describes and compares the various genres in traditional and popular culture. Cree and English, with full glosssary." Supplementary audio recordings can be found at: https://www.spokencree.org/

 

Podcasts

  • Cree Talks -  YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts - Swampy Cree (N-dialect), Saskatchewan. - "Join your host Michela Carriere listening to Cree Talks. This podcast is a Cree language listening tool to experience personal and authentic stories with intertwined English translations."
  • Coffee and Cree - Spotify - "A weekly language show promoting the revitalization of the Cree language. Rellik is joined by a weekly guest to learn nêhiyawêwin ( The Cree language) in an engaging and interactive way."