Introduction
I Legends and Narratives: Swampy Cree
SIMEON SCOTT
tante ka-ohciwakopane nistam-ininiwak
Where the first people came from
2 SIMEON SCOTT
mawaci-oskac e-takosinowakopane ininiwak ota askihk
The arrival of people here on earth at the very beginning
3 SIMEON SCOTT
cahkapes ka-isi-nakwatat pisimwa
How Chahkabesh snared the sun
4 SIMEON SCOTT
cahkapes ka-ki-kohcipanihikot misi-kinosewa
Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
5 SIMEON SCOTT
cahkapes nesta maka maskwak
Chahkabesh and the bears
6 SIMEON SCOTT
cahkapes ka-ki-ocipitikot tipiski-pisimwa
Chahkabesh is drawn up by the moon
7 SIMEON SCOTT
wisakecahk e-atanohkasot ka-ki-niskipotenik omeniw askiniw
The legend of Weesakechahk and the flood
8 SIMEON SCOTT
wisakecahk ka-itacimikisot nesta pinesiwak ka-papamihnacik
Weesakechahk and the birds who flew south
9 SIMEON SCOTT
atanohkan weskac, peyak kise-'iniw e-itatanohkasot okosisa ayas ka-isinihkason'ci
The legend of Ayas
10 SIMEON SCOTT
mistakanas ka-ki-nipikopane, eko maka ka-ki-waniskakopane
Mistaganash who is supposed to have died and then to have risen
11 SIMEON SCOTT
memisos ka-mitehkekopane
Memishoosh the conjuror
12 SIMEON SCOTT
wihtikowak
The windigoes
13 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
cahkapes ka-natokaminat mistamiskwa
Chahkabesh reaches for the giant beaver
14 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
cahkapes nesta maka mistapeskwewak
Chahkabesh and the giant women
15 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
cahkapes ka-nakwatakopane pisimwa
Chahkabesh snares the sun
16 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
cahkapes ka-ki-kohcipanihikot mistamesa
Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
17 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
cahkapes ka-ocipitikot pisimwa
Chahkabesh is drawn up by the moon
18 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
wisakecahk ka-pimiwatekopane onikamowiniwat
Weesakechahk carries around his song bag
19 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
wisakecahk ka-wayesihakopane maskwa
Weesakechahk tricks the bear
20 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
wisakecahk wehwewa ka-wici-pimihnamakopane
Weesakechahk flies south with the waveys
21 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
n§.pew ka-ki-kitamokokopane waposwa
The man who was devoured by rabbits
22 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
napew ka-ki-m~omikot sakimewa
The man who was bitten by mosquitoes
23 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
napew ka-ki-wepiskatat kona
The man who kicked away the snow
24 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
tipacimowin awahkanak ohci
About animals kept as pets
25 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
nikik e-itacimikosit
A story about an otter
26 XAVIER SUTHERLAND
oko wina okasakaskiwesiwak
About hawks
II Legends and Narratives: Kashechewan Cree
27 ISAIAH SUTHERLAND
wisakecahk ka-wayesihakopane maskwa
Weesakechahk tricks the bear
28 ISAIAH SUTHERLAND
wisakecahk e-osihat ke-kakike-pimatisinici ililiwa
Weesakechahk creates an immortal
29 ISAIAH SUTHERLAND
cahkapes ka-kohcipalihikot mistamesa
Chahkabesh is swallowed by the giant fish
30 JOHN WYNNE
tante ka-ohci-wihcikatekopane cipayi-sipiy
How Ghost River got its name
31 JOHN WYNNE
niso ililiwak e-nakiskawacik wapaskwa
Two men meet a polar bear
32 JOHN WYNNE
e-pasikwatahk kiwetinohk
A northern blizzard
33 JOHN WYNNE
atimwak e-kotaskatitocik
A dog-team race
34 JOEL LINKLATER
e-'natawimoswaniwahk kwetipawahikani-sipihk
Moose-hunting on the Kwetabohigan River
35 JOEL LINKLATER
e-ahkwatahkwacit mos' -wayanihk
Stuck frozen in a moose-hide
36 JOEL LINKLATER
ayakwamisitotaw mos!
Beware of the moose!
37 JOEL LINKLATER
e-wanisininaniwahk nohcimihk
Lost in the bush
38 JOEL LINKLATER
e-ki-kiwe-miskahk ka-ki-wanitaspan opaskisikan
Retrieval of a lost rifle
39 SILAS WESLEY
sawanohk e-isi-apatisinaniwahk
A job outside
40 HANNAH WYNNE
peyakwa weskac
The old days
41 GABRIEL KIOKEE & JOEL LINKLATER
ayamihitowin [I]
A conversation [I]
42 GABRIEL KIOKEE & JOEL LINKLATER
ayamihitowin [II]
A conversation [II]
43 GABRIEL KIOKEE & TWO FAMILY GUESTS
ayamihitowin [Ill]
A conversation [III]
III Legends and Narratives: Moose Cree
ANDREW FARIES
nistam ka-papalik ka-pimihlamakahk mosoniwi-ministikohk
The first airplane comes to Moose Factory
45 GILBERT FARIES
wacask wehci-isinakwanilik osow
How the muskrat got his long, tapered tail
46 GILBERT FARIES
acicamos wehci-mihkwacapit
Why the squirrel has red eyes
47 GILBERT FARIES
mwakwa wehc'-isinakwaniliki osita
Why the loon's feet are near the tail
48 GILBERT FARIES
maskwa wehci-tahkwaliwet
Why the bear has a short tail
49 GILBERT FARIES
weskac mosoniwi-ministikohk
The old days at Moose Factory
50 SOPHIE GUNNER
e-osihakaniwit moso-wayan
Tanning moose-hide
51 SOPHIE GUNNER
askiy ka-apacihtaniwahk e-tahkopitawasonaniwahk
The preparation of moss for babies' diapers
52 SOPHIE GUNNER
e-osihakaniwit wapos'-wayan
Making rabbit-skin blankets
53 SOPHIE GUNNER
e-osihtaniwahk askimaniyapiy
Making babiche for snow-shoes
54 SOPHIE GUNNER
atihkamek owahkona e-kisisomihci
A favourite dish from whitefish roe
55 SOPHIE GUNNER
wisahkwecahk nesta maka pilesiwak, nesta wehci-omikiwicik mistikwak
Weesahkwechahk and the birds, and why the trees have scabs
56 SOPHIE GUNNER
cahkapes nesta maka mistapeskwewak
Chahkabesh and the giant women
57 SOPHIE GUNNER & JAMES GUNNER
ayamihitowinisis: n'tahikatekwe nestapiko eka?
Snatch of a conversation: to go up-river or not?
58 WILLIE FRENCHMAN
e-isilawinaniwahk e-oskinikinaniwahkipan
Stories of youthful exploits
59 WILLIE FRENCHMAN
weskac e-isi-pimatisinaniwahk
Life in the old days
60 WILLIE FRENCHMAN
e-nipahihcik ililiwak, e-mowihcik maka
People killed and eaten
61 WILLIE FRENCHMAN
kotakiya kekwana ka-ki-tocikatekwapan
More early activities
62 WILLIE FRENCHMAN
e-waskwayi-cimanihkaniwahk
Making birch bark canoes
63 HANNAH LOON
miscakalas ka-ki-nipikopane, eko maka ka-ki-waniskakopane
Mischagalash who is supposed to have died and then to have risen
64 HANNAH LOON
pakwacililiw
The Bushman
65 HANNAH LOON
mekwac e-awasisiwiyapan
Childhood memories
66 HANNAH LOON
e-masihitocik wiskacanis nesta maka wapikosis
A fight between a whiskey-jack and a mouse
67 HANNAH LOON & ELLEN MCLEOD
ayamihitowin
A conversation
68 JOHN CARPENTER
wehci-ki-siwakamihk winipek
Why the water in James Bay is salt
Appendices
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