Cree Legends and Narratives from the West Coast of James Bay 0887551637, 0887551599, 9780887553165

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Cover
Contents
Introduction
I: Legends and Narratives: Swampy Cree
1 tântê kâ-ohcîwâkopanê ništam-ininiwak/Where the first people came from
2 mâwaci-oskac ê-takošinowâkopanê ininiwak ôta askîhk/The arrival of people here on earth at the very beginning
3 cahkâpêš kâ-iši-nakwâtât pîsimwa/How Chahkabesh snared the sun
4 cahkâpêš kâ-kî-kohcipanihikot miši-kinošêwa/Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
5 cahkâpêš nêsta mâka maskwak/Chahkabesh and the bears
6 cahkâpêš kâ-kî-ocipitikot tipiski-pîsimwa/Chahkabesh is drawn up by the moon
7 wisakêcâhk ê-âtanôhkâsot kâ-kî-niskipotênik ômêniw askîniw/The legend of Weesakechahk and the flood
8 wîsakêcâhk kâ-itâcimikisot nêsta pinêsiwak kâ-papâmihnâcik/Weesakechahk and the birds who flew south
9 âtanôhkân wêskac, pêyak kišê-'iniw ê-itâtanôhkâsot okosisa âyâs kâ-išinihkâson'ci/The legend of Ayas
10 mistâkanâš kâ-kî-nipikopanê, êko mâka kâ-kî-waniškâkopanê/Mistaganash who is supposed to have died and then to have risen
11 mêmišôš kâ-mitêhkêkopanê/Memishoosh the conjuror
12 wîhtikôwak/The windigoes
13 cahkâpêš kâ-natôkaminât mistamiskwa/Chahkabesh reaches for the giant beaver
14 cahkâpêš nêsta mâka mistâpêskwêwak/Chahkabesh and the giant women
15 cahkâpêš kâ-nakwâtâkopanê pîsimwa/Chahkabesh snares the sun
16 cahkâpêš kâ-kî-kohcipanihikot mistamêsa/Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
17 cahkâpêš kâ-ocipitikot pîsimwa/Chahkabesh is drawn up by the moon
18 wîsakêcâhk kâ-pimiwatêkopanê onikamôwiniwat/Weesakechahk carries around his song bag
19 wîsakêcâhk kâ-wayêšihâkopanê maskwa/Weesakechahk tricks the bear
20 wisakêcâhk wêhwêwa kâ-wîci-pimihnâmâkopanê/Weesakechahk flies south with the waveys
21 nâpêw kâ-kî-kitamokokopanê wâpošwa/The man who was devoured by rabbits
22 nâpêw kâ-kî-mâkomikot sakimêwa/The man who was bitten by mosquitoes
23 nâpêw kâ-kî-wêpiškatât kôna/The man who kicked away the snow
24 tipâcimôwin awahkânak ohci/About animals kept as pets
25 nikik ê-itâcimikosit/A story about an otter
26 ôko wîna okâšakaskiwêsiwak/About hawks
II: Legends and Narratives: Kashechewan Cree
27 wîsakêcâhk kâ-wayêšihâkopanê maskwa/Weesakechahk tricks the bear
28 wîsakêcâhk ê-ošihât kê-kâkikê-pimâtisinici ililiwa/Weesakechahk creates an immortal
29 cahkâpêš kâ-kohcipalihikot mistamêsa/Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
30 tântê kâ-ohci-wîhcikâtêkopanê cîpayi-sîpiy/How Ghost River got its name
31 nîšo ililiwak ê-nakiškawâcik wâpaskwa/Two men meet a polar bear
32 ê-pâšikwâtahk kiwêtinohk/A northern blizzard
33 atimwak ê-kotaskâtitocik/A dog-team race
34 ê-'nâtawimôswâniwahk kwêtipawahikani-sîpîhk/Moose-hunting on the Kwetabohigan River
35 ê-âhkwatâhkwacit môs'-wayânihk/Stuck frozen in a moose-hide
36 ayâkwâmisîtotaw môs!/Beware of the moose!
37 ê-wanišininâniwahk nôhcimihk/Lost in the bush
38 ê-kî-kîwê-miskahk kâ-kî-wanitâspan opâskisikan/Retrieval of a lost rifle
39 šâwanohk e-iši-âpatisinâniwahk/A job outside
40 pêyakwâ wêskac/The old days
41 ayamihitowin [I]/A conversation [I]
42 ayamihitowin [II]/A conversation [II]
43 ayamihitowin [III]/A conversation [III]
III: Legends and Narratives: Moose Cree
44 nîštam kâ-pâpalik kâ-pimihlâmakahk môsonîwi-ministikohk/The first airplane comes to Moose Factory
45 wacask wêhci-išinâkwanilik osôw/How the muskrat got his long, tapered tail
46 acicamoš wêhci-mihkwâcapit/Why the squirrel has red eyes
47 mwâkwa wêhc'-îšinâkwaniliki osita/Why the loon's feet are near the tail
48 maskwa wêhci-tahkwâliwêt/Why the bear has a short tail
49 wêskac môsonîwi-ministikohk/The old days at Moose Factory
50 ê-ošihakaniwit môso-wayân/Tanning moose-hide
51 askiy kâ-âpacihtâniwahk ê-tahkopitâwasonâniwahk/The preparation of moss for babies' diapers
52 ê-ošihâkaniwit wâpoš'-wayân/Making rabbit-skin blankets
53 ê-ošihtaniwahk aškimaniyâpiy/Making babiche for snow-shoes
54 atihkamêk owâhkona ê-kîsisomihci/A favourite dish from whitefish roe
55 wîsahkwêcâhk nêsta mâka pilêsiwak, nêsta wêhci-omikîwicik mistikwak/Weesahkwechahk and the birds, and why the trees have scabs
56 cahkâpêš nêsta mâka mistâpêskwêwak/Chahkabesh and the giant women
57 ayamihitowinišiš: n'tahikâtêkwê nêstapiko êkâ?/Snatch of a conversation: to go up-river or not?
58 ê-išilawînâniwahk e-oškinîkinâniwahkipan/Stories of youthful exploits
59 wêskac ê-iši-pimâtisinâniwahk/Life in the old days
60 ê-nipahihcik ililiwak, ê-mowihcik mâka/People killed and eaten
61 kotakîya kêkwâna kâ-kî-tôcikâtêkwâpan/More early activities
62 ê-waškwayi-cîmânihkâniwahk/Making birch bark canoes
63 miscâkalâš kâ-kî-nipikopanê, êko mâka kâ-kî-waniškâkopanê/Mischagalash who is supposed to have died and then to have risen
64 pakwacililiw/The Bushman
65 mêkwâc ê-awâšišîwiyâpân/Childhood memories
66 ê-mâšihitocik wîskacâniš nêsta mâka wâpikošiš/A fight between a whiskey-jack and a mouse
67 ayamihitowin/A conversation
68 wêhci-kî-šîwâkamihk wînipêk/Why the water in James Bay is salt
Appendices
Editorial Conventions
Notes
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