Cree: The People’s Language

This exhibit introduces viewers to Cree, the most widely spoken Canadian Aboriginal language. Six colourful panels present maps, photos, and information on topics including the syllabic writing system, word formation, animacy, and the future of Cree. There are also audio clips of Cree dialects from across Canada.

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Previous locations

Musée Héritage MuseumSt. Albert, AlbertaOctober 2023 to February 2024
Archives & Visitor Information Centre, Millet & District MuseumMillet, AlbertaAugust to September 2023
Lacombe Memorial CentreLacombe, AlbertaJuly 2023
Museum on the BoyneAlliston, OntarioMay to July 2023
Fort Heritage PrecinctFort Saskatchewan, AlbertaJuly to August 2022
Assiniboia & District MuseumAssiniboia, SaskatchewanJune to July 2022
Weyburn Art Gallery, Credit Union Spark CentreWeyburn, SaskatchewanApril to May 2022
Centre of Excellence, Glendon Campus, York UniversityToronto, OntarioNovember to December 2021
Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York UniversityToronto, OntarioSeptember to October 2021
National Exhibition Centre, Timmins MuseumTimmins, OntarioApril to June 2021
Lloydminster Cultural and Science CentreLloydminster, SaskatchewanJuly to September 2020
International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019: Perspectives Conference, Purdue UniversityFort Wayne, Indiana, USOctober to November 2019
Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York UniversityToronto, OntarioNovember to December 2019
Fort Vermillion Community LibraryFort Vermillion, AlbertaSeptember 2019
Erin Meadows Library, Mississauga LibraryMississauga, OntarioJune 2019
Meadowvale Library, Mississauga LibraryMississauga, OntarioJune 2019
Salon du livre de Hearst, Université de HearstHearst, OntarioMay 2019
Northern District Library, Toronto Public LibraryToronto, OntarioOctober 2019
Mount Dennis Library, Toronto Public LibraryToronto, OntarioOctober 2019
Université de HearstHearst, OntarioApril 2019
Mamawmatawa Holistic Education Centre, Constance Lake First NationConstance Lake, OntarioApril 2019
Kapuskasing Campus, Université de HearstKapuskasing, OntarioMarch to April 2019
Timmins Campus, Université de HearstTimmins, OntarioFebruary to March 2019
Indigenous Services & Initiatives Office, Timmins Campus, Northern College of Applied Arts and TechnologySouth Porcupine, OntarioFebruary 2019
Kishay Pisim Mamawihitowan – Great Moon Gathering 2019, Timmins Campus, Northern College of Applied Arts and TechnologySouth Porcupine, OntarioFebruary 2019
Survivors Gathering 2018, Woodland Cultural CentreBrantford, OntarioSeptember 2018
Barbara Frum Library, Toronto Public LibraryToronto, OntarioSeptember 2018
Seneca CollegeToronto, OntarioJune 2018
McGill UniversityMontréal, QuébecMay 2018
Le Pavilion Samuel-Bronfman, La Bibliothèque des lettres et sciences humaines, Université de MontréalMontréal, QuébecOctober to November 2017
World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education, Metro Toronto Convention CentreToronto, OntarioJuly 2017
Miles Nadal JCCToronto, OntarioJune to July 2017
Regina Campus Library, First Nations University of CanadaRegina, SaskatchewanMarch to April 2017
University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SaskatchewanMarch 2017
Maria A. Shchuka Library, Toronto Public LibraryToronto, OntarioFebruary 2017
Stauffer Library Foyer, Queen’s UniversityKingston, OntarioNovember 2016
Workshop on Structure and Constituency in Languages of the Americas, Université du Québec à MontréalMontreal, QuébecApril 2016
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BCFebruary to March 2016
Arbutus Gallery, Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityToronto, OntarioSeptember to
October 2016
47th Algonquian Conference, James W. Burns Executive Education CentreWinnipeg, ManitobaOctober 2015
Moose Cree ComplexMoose Factory, OntarioAugust 2015
Aboriginal Pavilion, PanAm Games 2015Toronto, OntarioJuly 2015
Centre for Aboriginal Languages,
North Borden Building, University of Toronto
Toronto, OntarioJune 2015
Fauteux Atrium 371, University of OttawaOttawa, OntarioMay to June 2015
Wilson Hall Lounge, New College, University of TorontoToronto, OntarioMarch 2015

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