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Cree Medical Dictionary: A Handbook for Health Care Providers
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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 (publisher); Adelaide Anderson; Genny Kakekespan; Priscilla Kakekespan (Consultants).
Others Involved
Pat Ningewance-Nadeau, Larry Beardy, Greg Spence (language specialists); Agnes Ningewance, Bella Panacheese, Lucie Strang, Mathias Suganaqueb (Ojibwe Elders); Adelaide Anderson, Genny Kakekaspan, Priscilla Kakekaspan (Cree Elders); Clara Beardy, Emily Gregg, Joan Kakegamic, Margaret Lawson, Ruby Morris, Jerry Sawanas, Joan Winter, Amela Sturgeon (Oji-Cree Elders); unnamed interpreters; Renee Southwind (project coordinator); Barb Linkewich, Helen Cromarty (assistance); Patricia Ningewance Nadeau (coordinator); Don Ningewance (illustrator); Reimer Communications (formatting); Arden Ogg; Lisa Poulin (proofreading); Aboriginal Health Transition Fund via Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Local Health Integration Network, Sweetgrass First Nations Language Council Inc. (funding); Miriam Johnston, Bob Bruyere (support); SLMHC Elders Council (support, guidance).
Publishing Information
This dictionary was published in 2011 by the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
How People are Cited
Contributors are cited under Acknowledgements in the frontmatter. Elders and language speakers who participated in the project are cited by name in the Introduction.
How Information is Cited
Speakers and Elders are cited in the Introduction. No other sources are cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary come from speakers and Elders who participated in a series of workshops held in 2010 at Sioux Lookout.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The physical book is available through select libraries. The digital book is open access on the Sioux Lookout / Meno Ya Win Health Centre website
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Cree.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary. Based on where the speakers are from, most of the entries are likely in Swampy Cree.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, mono-directional word list containing medical-related content.
How are Entries Organised
The bulk of the entries are contained in the Medical Dictionary, which is organised alphabetically by English. Entries include the English headword followed by the Cree equivalent. No other information is included in entries. This section is followed by three topical word lists: Numbers, Place Names, and Some Trees. Preceding the Numbers section is a diagram of a wheelchair with the parts labelled in English and Cree. Numbers is organised numerically, while Place Names and Some Trees are listed in no particular order. Entries in these sections contain the English headword followed by the Cree equivalent.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Included in the Introduction to the Cree Medical Dictionary under How To Use This Book |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Medical illustrations and diagrams included in some entries |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This resource was part of a project done in collaboration with Cree, Ojibwe, and Oji-Cree individuals. There were two other resources simultaneously published: an Ojibwe medical dictionary and an Oji-Cree medical dictionary. Syllabics were purposefully not added to this Cree dictionary to manage the size of the book.
External Links
Reference on WorldCat: https://search.worldcat.org/title/835569524
View the dictionary open access on the Sioux Lookout / Meno Ya Win Health Centre website: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_cree.pdf
View the Ojibwe Medical Dictionary here: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_ojibwe.pdf
View the Oji-Cree Medical Dictionary here: https://www.slmhc.on.ca/assets/files/traditional-healing/medical_dictionary_ojicree.pdf