#Cree

Yehuda TurtleIsland.socialYehuda@turtleisland.social
2025-05-06

Please boost!

Be sure to give @ashley a huge #Fediverse welcome & FOLLOW - Mvto!
#Cree #Native #Indigenous #TurtleIsland

ashley @ashley
turtleisland.social
"we live for those we love"
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treaty 8 woodland cree
CAN → OKC
sophomore, psychology major @ tulsa community college
2025-04-27

My maternal grandmother was Metis -- one line was #Membertou of the #MikmaqNation. A family favorite that I did NOT appreciate was grilled eels. Eeeew! (Yeah, I know. I'll eat insects, but not eels.)

Our Home and Native Foods

By Donalee Moulton, 2011

"For Dennis, his journey of rediscovery has included taking part in a three-day culinary workshop organized by the Mi’kmaq Association for Cultural Studies, based in the #MembertouFirstNation, in #SydneyNS. Led by well-known chef #RayBear (who has a #Cree background) earlier this year, up-and-coming Aboriginal cooks came together in Halifax to learn how to prepare traditional cuisine.

" 'It was an honour to be there,' says Dennis, who applied for the program after he heard about it through a friend. 'Ray Bear is such a respected chef.'

"Bear says Dennis showed real promise as a young chef. 'He took it very seriously, wanting to learn every ounce of technique,' he says. 'I also learned a lot about traditional hunting and cooking myself. It was educational both ways.'

"This resurgence in interest in Aboriginal foods is now extending beyond local Native communities. Last year, more than 80,000 people came to the Membertou 400 celebration in Halifax [in 2010], which honoured the 400th anniversary of the baptism of the Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Mi’kmaq. A Mi’kmaq village—and meals featuring Native cuisine—were highlights of the festivities.

"A second international PowWow, or Mawio’mi, was held in Halifax this past summer and featured a five-course Mi’kmaq dinner prepared by Ray Bear, served under the stars on the Halifax Common. The traditional Mi’kmaq menu—with a few contemporary additions— included Slow-roasted Venison Loin with Celeriac Purée; Quick-seared Calamari with a Light Bone Jus Pine Aroma; and Pit-fire Boiled Saltwater Lobster with Cornbread Purée and Maple Duck Bacon.

" 'Food is very important in Mi’kmaq culture, and in Aboriginal culture in general, as it often marks the end of a ceremony or celebration,' says Nora McCarthy-Joyce, spokesperson for the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, in Charlottetown. 'Feasting often includes #TraditionalFoods, which vary from group to group and often depend on geography and what’s available. At a feast, it is customary for a prayer to be said for the food and people, and for Elders to be served before everyone else.'

"At the heart of Mi’kmaq cuisine is the natural world: the menu and cooking methods are often dependent upon what is available in the streams and forests nearby. Chapel Island, NS, Elder, Lillian Marshall, says the Mi’kmaq were fisher-hunter-gatherers. 'Their main foods were meat, fish, wild plants and berries,' she says. 'However, since they lived in the Maritime Provinces, 90 per cent of the food consumed was from the water.'

"A particular favourite in this diet has always been eel. The special significance of eel is made evident by its prevalence at important occasions. At a traditional feast, some Elders would bring eel stew or eel soup. It was a sign of both respect and status.

" 'Eel is a delicacy,' says Mary Rose Julian, who lives in #Eskasoni, the largest Mi’kmaq community in the world. 'It is boiled as stew, baked fillet-style with lusknikn on top or without, or grilled.' "

Recipes featured in this article:

- Christmas Pudding
- Katewey Weskiteka’tasikewey (Braised Mi’kmaw Eel Pie)

Read more (includes links to recipes):
saltscapes.com/kitchen-party/1

#TraditionalDiets #IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #MikmaqCuisine #MikmaqCulture #TraditionalFoods

2025-04-17

The federal elections leaders debate is happening now and I am amazed that APTN is broadcasting a live translated event in Plains Cree.

I speak my James Bay Mushkegowuk Cree dialect fluently and I can understand about 50% of the broadcast and it's beautiful.

It would be like an English speaking person in Canada listening to a heavily inflected English with a Scottish or Irish accent.

#indigenous #cree #language #aptn #aptnnews

youtube.com/live/5yN0Jqi7fkc

Senator Paula Simons🇨🇦Paulatics@mstdn.ca
2025-04-03

An essential episode of Alberta Unbound. Chief Conroy Sewepagaham of the Little Red River Cree Nation talks about the wildfires that devestated his community, and the lack of help they’ve received to rebuild. A powerful voice all Albertans and Canadians need to hear and heed. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #wildfires #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #LittleRedRiver #Jasper #Canada #Cree

MorriganAzure 🧙🏻‍♀️🔮🪄ananasparachute@turtleisland.social
2025-03-20

😂 I love mine!!
(#Awas= go away, begone, etc in #Cree. One of the maybe 4 words I know lol.)
#iud #mirena #birthcontrol

Alt-text:

Cartoon of a smiling IUD with a spray bottle confronting sperm with a caption.

Transcribed Text:

IUD BE LIKE :
Awas, Awas
🅐🅛🅘🅒🅘🅐Alicircles@sunny.garden
2025-03-20

New #introduction post!

I'm Alicia and I'm a fibre artist (#dyeing #handspinning #felting #needlefelting #weaving #crochet #embroidery #upcycling #sewing) with interests in #mandala #art #psychedelicart #sacredgeometry #neurographicart and #watercolors.

My family and I run a business called @Fibre2Fabric where we dye all sorts of exotic #fibre #yarn, and #fabric.

I live in the country with my partner and our 6 #cats, 3 #dogs, #snake and #crestedgecko where I enjoy my many interests. (#gardening #plants #herbalism #fungi #music #ukulele #piano #dancing #flowart #reading #writing #tarot #poetry #haiku #cozygames and I'm getting more into #opensource / #linux)

When I say flow art, I mean spinning props like #hulahoop #leviwand #puppyhammer #poi #staff #silkfans #firefans etc.

I love #languagelearning. I studied #German and #Spanish as a kid, took #Japanese in uni, and I'm currently studying #ASL #Cree #Tokipona #Spanish and #Chinese. I also dabble in #French and #Latin sometimes and I'm learning #Greggshorthand to write faster. Cree is my favourite language and Spanish is my second.

I've been cursed since childhood with that lovely trifecta of #heds #pots and #mcas. Healing slowly but surely.

Hope I get to meet even more cool people the algorithms would normally drown out on other social media sites. I love it here!

#intro #yeg #edmonton #alberta #canada

A person with long brown hair with blonde tips. They are wearing a purple and black hat, rainbow glasses with gold rims and have multicolored metal snakebite piercings. They are smiling. They are wearing a black, purple, and white top.
2025-03-11

After decades of artistic liberties, folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie' admits she is not #Canadian and her #Polaris music prize was revoked.

That same day, the #Canadian #Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said in a news release: "Following a thorough review, consultations with the CARAS #IndigenousMusic Advisory Committee, and in light of recent information, including Ms. Sainte-Marie’s confirmation that she is not Canadian, #CARAS will revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's #JUNOAwards and Canadian Music #HallofFame induction in accordance with its eligibility requirements."

While long swirling rumors of native ancestry go unchecked , it has been investigated that the octogenarian folk music artist had no genetic ties to indigenous tribal ancestry. Sainte-Marie has said that when she was a young adult she was #adopted by a #Cree family in the Canadian #province of #Saskatchewan and has "lived with uncertainty" about her true heritage.

usatoday.com/story/entertainme

2025-03-09

A concept that's been knocking around my head since I encountered it in Shalene Wuttunee Jobin's "Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships" is the #nehiyawewin (#Cree, Plains Y dialect) "kasispowicikew," which translates as "bringing the past to the future." While understanding the present is important, we study #history to build a good future in light of the past - what's critical to carry forward/leave behind and the wonderful richness of historical experience.

#histodons #Indigenous

Jo-chin up, elbows up.JoBlakely
2025-03-02

Cree Elders get emotional when white polyglot YouTuber is invited to learn & speak their difficult & dying language.
youtu.be/CGi5W-gG-vs?si=Z1-Jnu

2025-02-24

If you ever want to read about positive Indigenous stories, the Nation, a bi-weekly magazine based in Quebec with stories about the Cree on the Eastern coast of James Bay is a great source of information. The James Bay east coast Cree are cousins to the west coast Cree where I am from.

Here is a great story about how they are revitalizing the cultural art of snowshoe making. #indigenous #cree

nationnews.ca/arts/starting-fr

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:MusiqueNow@todon.eu
2025-02-18
Rex BannerRex_Banner
2025-02-11

Wie bei den Simpsons.

Buffy Sainte-Marie wird kanadische Auszeichnung aberkannt

Sie gab sich als Angehörige des -Volkes aus, wurde in gefeiert und als erste indigene Person mit einem ausgezeichnet. Dann kam heraus: hat ihre Herkunft wohl falsch dargestellt.

internet_seerinternet_seer
2025-02-09

The Halluci Nation banging out some hard step with featuring Northern
youtube.com/watch?v=N1wS963MFkg

Bastienne Waultierbastien_ne
2025-02-08

sorry not sorry to insist with this author. queer literature at their highest peak. i have never resonated that much with words. ilysm billy ray belcourt 🥺

penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/67

Dr Rockstar ♫ ㉆ajaxStardust@vivaldi.net
2025-01-31

At first I was a bit offended by the #Davis character on #CornerGas . I mean, it is offensive. But, it seemed so overly-so, that I figured there must be something to it. I'm not sure I've been satisfied yet, but I think I'm at least starting to appreciate the character.

I mean. "Got any more 'floor gum' on sale?" is pretty tough to beat, as far as pretty funny dig on sheer gross stupidity and being gross, but somehow not thought of as gross because everyone knows you're just so stupid, they let it slide.

By then I suppose you forget all about him being a "#Cree man," and whether you have a problem with it.

it's a remarkably complex show, really.
#CornerGas

Diario El Mundoelmundohn
2024-12-28

CREE anuncia nuevo pliego tarifario eléctrico: Gobierno mantendría subsidios pese a presiones alcistas#consumidores
tinyurl.com/2ajlvrxx

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