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Wisakedjak (Wìsakedjàk in Algonquin, Wīsacaklesss(w) in Cree and Wiisagejaak in Oji-cree) is the Crane Manitou found in northern Algonquian and Dene storytelling, similar to the trickster Nanabozho in Ojibwa aadizookaanan (sacred stories), Inktonme in Assiniboine lore, and Coyote or Raven from many different tribes [citation needed].
Edward Ahenakew (June 11, 1885–July 12, 1961) was a Canadian Cree Anglican clergyman and author who was known for preserving and transcribing many stories and myths local to the Indigenous people's of Western Canada. [1] [2]
Ahtahkakoop (pictured bottom left) with chiefs of the Carlton and Qu'Appelle region. Ahtahkakoop (Cree: Atāhkakohp, "Starblanket")(c. 1816 – 1896) was a Head Chief of the Plains Cree and presided over the House Cree (Wāskahikaniwiyiniwak) division of the Plains Cree people of northern Saskatchewan, who led his people through the transition from hunter and warrior to farmer, and from ...
The stories were first recorded by Silas Tertius Rand and then by Charles Godfrey Leland in the 19th century. [1] In his role as creator, Glooscap is similar to that of the Ojibwa Nanabozho and the Cree Wisakedjak. There are variations to the legend of Glooscap as each tribe of the Wabanaki adapted the legend to their own region.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
Howard Alan Norman (born 1949), is an American writer and educator. Most of his short stories and novels are set in Canada's Maritime Provinces.He has written several translations of Algonquin, Cree, and Inuit folklore.
'Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story,' premieres Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8/7c on Lifetime Woman Who Endured 4 Years of Captivity and Torture in Garage Speaks Out, as Harrowing Ordeal Becomes a ...
A woman has gone viral for her reaction to her surprise proposal. For American-Cambodian swimmer Apsara Sakbun, 2024 was full of rings. She spent her summer representing Cambodia at the 2024 Paris ...