Cree Language and Culture Program Resources

In these resources, learners watch Elder Mathew Nanooch skin a beaver and listen to trapping stories from Knowledge Keepers Archie Ribbonleg and Jimmy Tallcree. Then, they share what they’ve learned about the history of trapping in LRRCN by creating a piece of media to teach others.

In these resources, learners watch Knowledge Keeper Chester Ribbonleg demonstrate and explain how to slice elk backstrap, dry and preserve elk meat, and make and use a smoke rack. Then learners compare the nutritional benefits of various animals hunted near Little Red River.

In these resources, learners are introduced to how to set up a campsite. It shares the story My Brother Sets Up His Camp, written and illustrated by Knowledge Keeper Chester Ribbonleg.

In these resources, learners listen as Knowledge Keepers Archie Ribbonleg and Jimmy Tallcree share their knowledge of fur-bearing animals. Then, learners name and identify fur-bearing animals in Woodland Cree, their habitat, food sources, tracks, and behaviours.