The following Plains Cree language teaching and learning materials are recommended.  Where possible, links to online availability or access will be provided.

• Okimāsis, Jean.  nēhiyawēwin, paskwāwi-pīkiskwēwin / Cree: Language of the Plains.  2021.

  Okimāsis, Jean.  nēhiyawēwin, paskwāwi-pīkiskwēwin / Cree: Language of the Plains, Language Lab Workbook.  2022.

  • These resources are available from both the publisher and through U of R Open Textbooks as an open source text, the latter including downloadable audio files.
  • The main textbook consists of 33 chapters presenting topics in Cree language structure (with appendices includes verb charts and vocabulary glossaries, and you can purchase the textbook here: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/C/Cree-Language-of-the-Plains2
  • The lab workbook consists of the transcript of 20 audio lesson sessions which can also be downloaded separately.  You can purchase the lab workbook here: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/N/nehiyawewin-paskwawi-pikiskwewin-Cree-Language-of-the-Plains-Language-Lab-Workbook
  • You can download the textbook here: https://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/8401/Cree%20Language%20of%20the%20Plains%20PDF.pdf
  • You can download the workbook here: https://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/8401/Cree%20Language%20of%20the%20Plains%20Workbook%20PDF.pdf
  • You can access the audio files here: https://soundcloud.com/user-632843730/sets/cree-language-of-the-plains  or here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-632843730/tracks or download them directly from here: https://ourspace.uregina.ca/handle/10294/8401

• Ratt, Solomon.  mâci-nêhiyawêwin / Beginning Cree.  Regina: University of Regina Press, 2016.

  • This resource is available from the publisher, the University of Regina Press, at this link: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/M/maci-nehiyawewin-Beginning-Cree
  • This resource consists of eight large chapters providing an introduction to learning the Plains Cree language, complete with a vocabulary appendix.
  • It can be used at the high school or University level, and provides sufficient material for two 3-credit courses. 
  • It is currently in use for introductory Cree courses, CREE 100 and CREE 101, at First Nations University of Canada, and other institutions which teach Cree.

• Ratt, Solomon.  âhkami-nêhiyawêtân / Let’s Keep Speaking Cree.  Regina: University of Regina Press, 2022.

  • This resource is available from the publisher, the University of Regina Press, at this link: https://uofrpress.ca/Books/A/ahkami-nehiyawetan
  • This 317-page resource consists of ten large chapters providing continued instruction to learning the Plains Cree language, complete with exercises, an exercise key and a glossary.
  • It can be used at the high school or University level, and provides sufficient material for two 3-credit courses. 
  • It is currently in use for introductory Cree courses, CREE 202 and CREE 203, at First Nations University of Canada, and other institutions which teach Cree.

• Ahenakew, Freda.  Cree Language Structures: A Cree Approach.  Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc., 1987.

  • This resource appears to be out of print currently.
  • This is the published form of Dr. Freda Ahenakew’s Master’s Thesis and a companion to her first text collection, wâskahikaniwiyiniw-âcimowina / Stories of the House People (see Stories and Texts for a full reference).