ANNOUNCEMENT

ᐧWaachiyaakw misiwaa.

Over the course of my appointment, I have heard from many sharing their thoughts and concerns about ways ensuring the preservation and practise of our language is held as a priority throughout Eeyou Istchee not only in our schools, but also in our homes, b and offices, businesses and organizations.

The level of visibility we give to our language plays a role in the way we communicate our own efforts to the Cree Nation by using more Cree whether in syllabics or roman -orthography. In doing so, we display the commitment we have in ensuring our language thrives in our territory.

Our second annual Iiyiyiuyimuwin Piisimw is coming up this March 2023 with much anticipation to see how the communities will celebrate and highlight the vitality and presence of our language. I am confident each community, business, and organization will participate and promote our Cree Language in ways that will offer hope and encouragement that we are prioritizing the survival of Iiyiyiuyimuwin.

Together with my team and ad-hoc committee, we are proud to share our vision statement for Cree Language as we keep working towards a common goal,. To nurture and maintain the continuous growth and vitality of our Cree language for all generations. We are humbled by this work, value the trust instilled to do this work and we always welcome your thoughts and ideas on ways to work together.

In closing, I encourage all to promote our language by using Cree syllabics in your email signatures, on your social media, and by sharing stories of people who have worked in Cree Language either past or present. Let’s showcase our language in all that we do this coming month to make a statement that our language is very much alive and will remain vibrant in the Cree Nation.

Aakutaah, thank you.

Niiyi Jamie Moses Commissioner of the Cree Language