Ininímotán

Thank you to the St John’s Public Library (City of Winnipeg) for sharing their beautiful space for this initiative. Additional partners include Zoongizi Ode Inc, Government of Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation Secretariat, Government of Manitoba Indigenous Excellence & Colleen Omand our language teacher. Special gratitude to those who created the resource we are using and sharing “Ininímotán: Becoming A Successful Cree Eavesdropper”

a swampy cree, n-dialect language table where we meet once a week with language learners of all ages to share and speak Ininew with one another!

Week 1: Intro, lesson 1 & pinesis

Week 2: Lesson 2 & cree names

Week 3: Lesson 3 & field trip

Week 4: Lesson 4

Week 5: Lesson 5 & art activity

Week 6: Lesson 6 vocabulary & exercises

Week 7: Lesson 7

2025 resources

Week 1: Intros, lessons 1 & 2

Week 2: Lesson 3 & extra vocabulary

Week 3: Lesson 4, Lesson 5, Asiniy & Wahkotowin

Week 4, 5 & 6: Lesson 6 vocabulary & exercises

Week 7, 8 & 9: Lesson 7, syllabics & Field Trip

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