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Caribou Teachings assist Cree realize the importance of Caribou in their history, as well as the influence they have on Cree identity and culture.

ᐁᑏ ᐹᔖᑭᒥᔥᑯᒻ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᐅᓂᒋᐦᐄᒄᐦ, ᑌᐃᕕᑦ ᐹᔖᑭᒥᔥᑯᒻ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑌᐃᓰ ᐦᐋᐅᔅ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ᙮ ᑯᐧᑖᔥᒡ ᐃᐦᑎᔑᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᔥᐦ ᓯᒥᔨᓐ ᔅᑏᕕᓐ ᐧᒑᓐ ᐋᓃ (ᓂᒥ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᐤᐦ ᔖᔥ) ᑭᔮᐦ ᐧᒫᓖ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒫᒃ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᑦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᑯᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐱᒥᓈᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᑦ ᐹᑎᔥ ᒫᒃ ᓂᔮᓈᓈᐤ ᑳ ᐄᑐᐱᐳᐧᓈᓯᑦ ᐃᔮᒄ ᑳᐦ ᐲᐦᒋᒑᑦ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᓈᐅᐧᐃᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᒫᒃ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ᙮ ᑏᐧᐋᐦᒡ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᑳᐦ ᐧᐃᔨᐧᐄᑦ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ᙮

ᐧᐹᐲ ᐹᔖᑭᒥᔥᑯᒻ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᓵᒥᔨᓪ ᐹᔖᑭᒥᔥᑯᒻ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄ, ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐅᐦᒋᔨᐤᐦ ᐧᑳᑭᔅ ᐋᔨᐦᑖᔨᐦᒡ᙮ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ ᐯᕐᔅᑭᓐᐦ ᐋᔨᐦᑖᔨᒡ ᐄᑖᐦᒑ ᒌ ᐅᐦᒋᔨᐤᐦ᙮ ᒨᔥ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᐊᔥᒄ ᐋ ᒌᐦ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᔨᒡᐦ ᑖᐱᔥᑯᓐ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄᐦ᙮ ᓂᒧᐧᐃ ᒫᒃ ᓂᐦᑖ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐲᐦᒋᒑᐤ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ᙮ ᒥᒄ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᐊᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐅᐦᐱᒋᓈᑭᓂᐧᐃᑦ, ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐧᐃᓂᔨᐤ ᐋᔨᐦᑎᑯᓂᔨᒡ ᐋᑯᑎᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐦᐅᑦ᙮ ᐋᐦ ᔑᔥᒋᐧᑳᐧᐋᒋᐧᐃᐦᒡ ᐄᔑᓂᐦᑳᑖᔨᐤ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᒡ, ᓈᑖᐦ ᐅᔑᑖᐦ ᐅᒋᐧᑳᒋᑳᓈᓂᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐲᓯᐧᒫᐦᑖᐦᒡ ᐅᐱᒥᔥᑳᐤ ᐋᔑᓂᐦᑳᑖᔨᒡ᙮

Beaded hood and traditional wear are an important part of Cree culture. Cree women would wear beaded hoods for ceremonial purposes, and traditional clothing was created by married woman to keep families warm.

ᐁᒥᓖ ᒫᕠᔫ ᓵᒻ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᒉᐃᓐ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐧᓛᕆᓐᔅ ᒫᕠᔫ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᑰ᙮ ᒫᐃᓈ ᑖᐹᔨᐦᑎᒃ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᐊᐅᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑯᒻᐦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒥᓂᔥᑎᑭᐦᒡ ᐋᔥᒄ ᐋᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᓂᐧᐃᐧᐃᔨᒡ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᑖᐅᒋᓈᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᐤ, ᐅᐦᑯᒻ ᐋᔪᐧᐃᑯᓐᐦ ᑳ ᐅᑎᓂᑯᑦ ᒌ ᐄᑖᑭᓂᐆ᙮ ᐋᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᓂᐦᑳᓱᑦ ᓵᒋᓃᐱᓄᐦᐧᑳᐤ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᐋᔪᐧᐃᑯᓐᐦ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐅᐦᑯᒻᐦ ᑳ ᐄᔑᓂᐦᑳᑎᑯᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐅᓈᐹᒻᐦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐲᓯᐧᒫᐦᑖᒡ ᑳᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᒡ ᐧᐄᔨ ᐅᑖᐦ ᓅᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᓂᐦᑖᐅᒋᓈᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒫᒃ ᑳ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᑦ ᐧᐹᐃᔥᑎᐦᒑᐦᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐅᐦᑯᒻᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᒧᔓᒻᐦ ᓵᒥᓯᓐ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐁᒫ ᓂᑳᐴ ᐋᐦ ᐄᔨᐦᑖᔨᒡᐦ᙮

Uses of Seal Skin and Fat is often used for medicinal purposes on wounded skin or in cooking meals with oil since it is a nutritious source of high in protein and low in fat.

ᒥᕌᔮ ᐧᐹᐱᔥ ᓯᐱᔫ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒫᒃ ᕚᕐᑦ ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᑦ᙮ ᓂᔮᓈᓈᒥᑎᓂᐤ ᓃᔓᔖᑉ ᐃᐦᑎᐦᑐᐱᐳᐧᓈᓯᐤ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄᐦ, ᐧᒑᕐᒡ ᐧᐹᐱᔥ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓀᓖ ᒥᓐᕆᒃ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ᙮ ᑳ ᐹᒋ ᐊᐧᐋᔑᔒᐧᐃᑦ ᓂᒧᐃ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᒨᔥ ᒌᐦ ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓈᐅᔥ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᓂᑎᐦᑯᐧᐃᓂᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ᙮ ᐊᐧᒫᔮᐦ ᒫᒃ ᑳ ᐅᓈᐹᒥᑦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ ᑭᔨᐧᐹᐦ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ, ᒨᔥ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐧᐃ᙮ ᐋᔪᐧᐃᒃ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑳ ᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᓈᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᑦ᙮ ᓈᔥᑖᐧᐹᐦ ᒌᐦ ᒥᐧᔮᔨᐦᑎᒥᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᐋᐦᒋᒄᐦ ᐋ ᓂᐱᐦᐋᔨᒡᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᐱᔑᔑᒄ ᑳ ᐅᐦᑖᒋᐦᐅᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓂᑑᐦᐅᐊᔅᒌᐦᒡ ᐋ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᒡ᙮

ᓈᓐᓰ ᓯᐱᔫ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᑳ ᐅᓈᐹᒥᑦ ᔅᓅᐧᐹᐃ ᑳ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄᐦ᙮ ᐁᑎᐧᐋᕐᑦ ᓯᐱᔫ ᒌᐦ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᑖᐃᓈ ᕉᐱᕐᑦ ᒌᐦ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ᙮ ᒌ ᐹᔨᑯᐱᐳᐧᓈᓯᐤ ᑳᐦ ᐧᐋᐦᒋ ᐃᐦᑖᔨᒡᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄᐦ᙮ ᐊᔮᐦ ᓗᐧᐄᓵ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐁᑉᕆᐦᐋᒻ ᐯᓐᒋᒥᓐ ᑳ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ᙮ ᒦᓐ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᑦ ᓂᑎᐦᑯᐧᐃᓂᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᐹᔨᑯᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᐋ ᒌᐦ ᐋᐦᑯᓯᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮ ᑳ ᐊᑎ ᓃᐱᓂᔨᒡ ᑳᐦ ᐲᒋᒑᑦ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓭᓐᑦ ᕕᓕᐱᔅ ᑳ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᑖᔨᒡ ᐋᑯᑎᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᑦ᙮ ᓃᔮᓈᓈᐤ ᑎᐦᑐᐱᐳᓐᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᐤ ᒦᓐ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐃᐦᑖᑦ ᒨᔅ ᕚᒃᑎᕇ ᓃᔓᐱᐳᓐᐦ᙮ ᐊᓂᔮ ᒫᒃ ᑳᐦ ᐧᐃᔨᐧᐄᑦ ᒋᔅᑯᑎᒫᑑᑭᒥᑯᐦᒡ, ᑏᐧᐋᐦᒡ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐅᔅᑖᔅᐦ ᕕᕃᑏᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᒋᒑ᙮

The Legend of Chikaapaash is a sacred Cree story passed down through the Elders from generation to generation through oral literature and the legend of how Chikaapaash was known for being a Cree hero.

ᑭᓕᕕᕐᑦ ᐯᕐᔅᑭᓐ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᐧᐄᒋᔖᓂᔥᐦ ᐧᒫᑏ ᐁᒫ ᐦᐋᕇ ᐧᐃᓃ ᑌᐃᕕᑦ ᒣᕇ ᐁᒥᓖ ᑭᔮᐦ ᒉᐃᓃ᙮ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᑯᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᐧᕌᐱᕐᑦ ᐯᕐᔅᑭᓐ ᒌᐦ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐅᐧᐋᐤᐦ ᑭᔮᐦ ᓯᕚᔮ ᒫᒌᔅ ᒌᐦ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ ᐅᑳᐅᐧᐋᐤᐦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐧᐄᓂᐹᑯᐦᒡ ᒌᐦ ᐅᐦᒌᒋᒑᓂᐦᐄ ᐄᑖᐦᒑ ᐊᓂᔮᐦ ᐅᑳᐅᐧᐋᐤᐦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᑦ ᒫᐅᓈᓂᒌᔑᐦᒡ, ᐧᐃᒌᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓃᐦᑖᐦᒡ ᐋ ᔮᔮᐧᐋᔮᔨᒡ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐄᔨᔨᐅᐧᐃᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᑳᐦ ᐊᑎ ᐄᔨᐦᑖᔮᐦᒡ ᑳ ᐹᔓᒡ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᐱᔑᑭᒦᔑᔥ ᑳᐦ ᐄᔑᓂᐦᑳᑖᔨᒡ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᓂᐦᑖᐅᒋᓈᑭᓂᐅᐧᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᓄᐦᒋᒦᐦᒡ᙮

Snowshoe Making, Tools and Safety are all activities that must be followed to successfully carve snowshoes, which may then be used for hunting or transportation by walking with them.

ᐋᐱᕆᐦᐋᒻ ᐧᑳᑭᔅ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓲ᙮ ᐲᑎᕐ ᐧᑳᑭᔅ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᐦᑖᐧᐄ᙮ ᓲᓱᓐ ᓄᑖᒋᐧᑳᓐ ᒌ ᐄᓯᓂᐦᑳᓱᔨᐤᐦ ᐅᑳᐧᐄ ᒌᐦ ᐧᐋᐱᒫᑯᔥᑑᔅᐧᑳᐆ᙮ ᐊᓐᑖᐦ ᓃᔓ ᑳ ᐄᒋᔥᑖᒡ ᐊᔅᒌ ᐋᐦ ᒥᐦᒑᑭᐱᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᒋᔮᐧᐋᔥᑎᒄ ᐋᐦ ᐧᐃᔨᐧᐋᒡ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐱᒫᑎᓰᑦ᙮ ᐊᓂᑖᐦ ᒫᒃ ᐊᓐ ᓵᑭᐦᐄᑭᓐ ᐅᔅᒋᓂᑯᐲᐦᒡ ᐊᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᐅᐦᒋ ᐅᐦᐱᒋᓂᑭᐧᐃᑦ ᐅᓃᒋᐦᐄᒄᐦ ᐋᐦ ᒌᐦ ᐧᐄᒋᒫᑦ᙮ ᐋᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᒌᔑᐦ ᐋᐦᑐᒑᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᒫᓐᐦ ᐊᑯᑖᐦ ᑳ ᒌ ᐃᐦᑎᑯᐦᒡ ᒑᐧᑳᓐ ᒑ ᒦᒋᓈᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᓐ ᐅᑎᐦ ᓂᒫᔅ ᐋᔨᐦᑖᑦ ᓂᓈᐦᑭᐤ ᐋᐦ ᐄᓯᓈᑯᓯᑦ᙮ ᓂᔮᓈᓈᐤ ᒫᒃ ᒌᐦ ᐄᑎᐦᔑᔨᐧᐃᒡ ᐅᐧᐃᒋᔖᓂᔑᔑᒡ ᐊᓂᑎᐦ ᐋᐦ ᐹᔨᑯᑖᐅᓯᔮᐦᒡ ᒉᐃᒥᔅ ᑌᐃᕕᑦ ᕕᓕᑉ ᒣᕇ ᐃᓛᐃᒑ ᓀᑏ ᐋᓃ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐋᐅᒄ ᐧᐄᐦ ᑲᐧᐋᔑᔒᐅᔑᒡ᙮