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Nehiyawewin (Nêhiyawêwin)

"Nehiyawewin" is an alternate name for the Cree language. It literally means "Indian language" in Plains Cree.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Nehiyawewin language and tribe:

Cree language
Cree history
Crees
Algonquian language family
Eastern Woodland Native American tribes
Canadian Native tribes

Here are links to other Internet resources about Nehiyawewin:
Nêhiyawêwin language and culture
Nehiyawewin: NWT Cree Language Program

And here are a few good books about Nehiyawewin:
Cree, Language of the Plains: Nehiyawewin
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow
To Please The Caribou
Algonquian Spirit

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