Key terms and concepts for exploring Nîhiyaw Tâpisinowin the Cree worldview

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dc.contributor.authorNapoleon, Art
dc.contributor.supervisorSaxon, Leslie Adele
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-24T19:07:06Z
dc.date.available2014-12-24T19:07:06Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-12-24
dc.degree.departmentProgram: Indigenous Educationen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThrough a review of literature and a qualitative inquiry of Cree language practitioners and knowledge keepers, this study explores traditional concepts related to Cree worldview specifically through the lens of nîhiyawîwin, the Cree language. Avoiding standard dictionary approaches to translations, it provides inside views and perspectives to provide broader translations of key terms related to Cree values and principles, Cree philosophy, Cree cosmology, Cree spirituality, and Cree ceremonialism. It argues the importance of providing connotative, denotative, implied meanings and etymology of key terms to broaden the understanding of nîhiyaw tâpisinowin and the need for an encyclopaedic approach to understanding these key terms. It explores the interrelatedness of nîhiyawîwin with nîhiyaw tâpisinowin and the need to recognize them both as part of a Cree holistic paradigm.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0290en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0515en_US
dc.description.proquestemailartnapoleon@yahoo.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5820
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCree worldviewen_US
dc.subjectCree languageen_US
dc.subjectCree spiritualityen_US
dc.subjectnîhiyawîwin language revitalizationen_US
dc.subjectCree cosmologyen_US
dc.titleKey terms and concepts for exploring Nîhiyaw Tâpisinowin the Cree worldviewen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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