Documentation:RelLex/Cree Medical Dictionary
Cree Medical Dictionary
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Language Name
Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi.
Alternate Language Names
Cree, Naskapi, Montagnais, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, Nēhiyawēwin.
Region
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Northwest Territories, Canada.
Who
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre; Adelaide Anderson; Genny Kakekespan; Priscilla Kakekespan (Consultants).
Others Involved
Patricia Ningewance Nadeau (Coordinator); Don Ningewance (Illustrator); Reimer Communications (Formatting); Arden Ogg; Lisa Poulin (Proofreading); Miriam Johnston, Senior Specialist, Provincial Programs Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for her support and encouragement to this project; Bob Bruyere, Coordinator for the Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board for his political acumen and assisting the project to ‘get going’; the SLMHC Elders Council for their support by passing a resolution to have a medical dictionary developed and their guidance throughout the project; the language specialists team that worked tirelessly on developing the dictionary: Pat Ningewance-Nadeau, Larry Beardy, Greg Spence; the community language specialists who came to Sioux Lookout to participate in the workshops and provided their knowledge and expertise to this project; and also our internal interpreters for providing their wisdom and experiences. We also want to give recognition to Barb Linkewich, Vice-President of Health Services and Helen Cromarty, Special Advisor on First Nations Health who provided guidance and direction to Renee Southwind, Project Coodinator; and Renee, for her dedication to the project.
Publishing Information
Published 2011 by Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
How People are Cited
Not cited.
How Information is Cited
Not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers, consultants.
Tools and Framework used
Text.
Access
Open.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Cree.
Dialects Included
Type of Dictionary
Wordlist; Medical dictionary with information on botany and place names.
How are Entries Organised
Alphabetically by English.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Very good resource. In collaboration with Ojibwe and Oji-Cree individuals; syllabics were purposefully not added to manage size of the book