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Blackfoot Stories of Old (First Nations Language Readers)
Lena Russell
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Description for Blackfoot Stories of Old (First Nations Language Readers)
Paperback. The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. Illustrator(s): Singer, William. Editor(s): Russell, Lena; Genee, Inge. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. In contract with other Algonquian languages, such as Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Blackfoot is not usually written in syllabics, so these stories are presented in the Blackfoot language using the Roman alphabet, together with the English translation. The spelling system is based on the conventions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and should be transparent for native speakers of Blackfoot as well as ... Read more
The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. In contract with other Algonquian languages, such as Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Blackfoot is not usually written in syllabics, so these stories are presented in the Blackfoot language using the Roman alphabet, together with the English translation. The spelling system is based on the conventions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and should be transparent for native speakers of Blackfoot as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889773189
SKU
V9780889773189
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Ref
99-2
About Lena Russell
A fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai reserve in Southern Alberta, Lena Russell's Blackfoot name is Ikkináinihki 'Gentle Singer.' The author of thirteen resource books, she helped develop the Blackfoot language curriculum and taught it for over 50 years.
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