Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy =

“Born in 1912, Mrs. Alice Ahenakew grew up in a traditional Cree community in north-central Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she married Andrew Ahenakew, a member of the prominent Saskatchewan family, who later became a well-known Anglican priest and Cree healer.
Mrs. Ahenakew’s personal reminiscences include stories of her childhood, courtship, and marriage, as well as an account of the 1918 influenza epidemic and encounters with a windigo. The centerpiece of this book is the fascinating account of the bear vision to which the Rev. Andrew Ahenakew owed this healing powers. Mrs. Ahenakew concludes with the story of an old woman’s curse and its terrifying results.

This book presents Mrs. Ahenakew’s original Cree text along with a full English translation. It also includes an introduction discussing the historical background of the narrative and its style and rhetorical structure, as well as a complete Cree-English glossary.” – Provided by publisher

Call Number: 
PM989 .A44 A4 2000
Title Responsibility: 
told by Alice Ahenakew ; edited, translated and with a glossary by H.C. Wolfart & Freda Ahenakew.
Author Information: 
Freda Ahenakew, formerly Director of the Saskatchewan Indian languages Institute, earned her M.A. in Cree linguistics at the University of Manitoba. In 1997 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1998. H.C. Wolfart, FRSC, is a University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.
Production Place: 
Winnipeg :
Producer: 
University of Manitoba Press,
Production Date: 
2000
Band Tribe Geography Time: 
Cree; Plains
Reviews: 

Kelm M-E. Review of: Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy. They knew both sides of medicine: Cree tales of curing and cursing told by Alice Ahenakew. Winnipeg: U. of Manitoba Pr., 2000. The Canadian historical review. 2002;83(3):432-433. https://muse-jhu-edu.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/article/590917/pdf

Language Note: 
Text in English and Cree.
Recommended For: 
Research
Catalogue Key: 
4532675
Law Subject(s): 
Health Law
Law & History
Traditional Knowledge and Law