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"This 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 glossary." - Provided by Publisher

Call Number: 
PM989 .S36 1995
Title Responsibility: 
told by Simeon Scott ... [et al.] ; text and translation edited and with a glossary by C. Douglas Ellis.
Author Information: 
Simeon Scott was a resident of Fort Albany, Ontario. At the time these texts were recorded, he was in charge of a branch store of the Hudson's Bay Company and was nearing retirement. A native speaker of Swampy Cree, he also spoke considerable English.
Production Place: 
Winnipeg :
Producer: 
University of Manitoba Press,
Production Date: 
1995
Band Tribe Geography Time: 
Swampy Cree; Moose Cree; Western James Bay
Reviews: 

Proulx, P. (1997). International Journal of American Linguistics,63(2), 285-286. http://www.jstor.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/stable/1265930

Recommended For: 
Research
Catalogue Key: 
1259395
Law Subject(s): 
Law & History
Culture and Law
Traditional Knowledge and Law
Table of Contents: 
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