Kiyam / / poems by Naomi McIlwraith.
Through poems that move between the two languages, McIlwraith explores the beauty of the intersection between nêhiyawêwin, the Plains Cree language, and English, âkayâsîmowin. Written to honour her father’s facility in nêhiyawêwin and her mother’s beauty and generosity as an inheritor of Cree, Ojibw...
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| Superior document: | Mingling Voices, |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edmonton, [Alberta] : : AU Press,, 2012. ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mingling voices.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (179 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
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| Summary: | Through poems that move between the two languages, McIlwraith explores the beauty of the intersection between nêhiyawêwin, the Plains Cree language, and English, âkayâsîmowin. Written to honour her father’s facility in nêhiyawêwin and her mother’s beauty and generosity as an inheritor of Cree, Ojibwe, Scottish, and English, kiyâm articulates a powerful yearning for family, history, peace, and love. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1926836715 1280687126 9786613664068 1926836707 |
| ISSN: | 1917-9413 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | poems by Naomi McIlwraith. |