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Cree taleteller and chief From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glecia Bear or Nêhiyaw (April 29, 1912 in Green Lake, Saskatchewan – September 1998, Flying Dust First Nation[1]) was a Saskatchewan-born[2] Cree elder and a traditional tale teller.[3] Her stories were recorded and translated by Freda Ahenakew.
Glecia Bear | |
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Nêhiyaw | |
Cree leader | |
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Born | April 29, 1912 Green Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Died | September 1998 (aged 85–86) Flying Dust First Nation, Canada |
She was the first female chief of the Flying Dust First Nation.[1]
In Kthkominawak otbcimowiniwbwa, Glecia Bear tells her life story as a Cree woman.[4][5] In Wanisinwak iskwesisak : awasisasinahikanis, Glecia Bear recalls being lost in the forest with her little sister when they were eleven and eight years old.[6]
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