In northeastern America, there is a confederacy founded by the Great Law of Peace, or the Gayanashagowa. This brought together five (and later, a sixth) nations, who would be collectively known as the Haudenosaunee, or the People of the Long House. To English and French colonists, the confederacy would be known by several other names, … Continue reading The languages of the Haudenosaunee (Pt 1)
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Writing in North America — Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
In 1827, an English-Canadian missionary and linguist set foot onto Rice Lake, Ontario. By the turn of the 20th century, virtually all Cree speakers were literate in a new writing system. From the Nunavut Inuktitut languages in the north to Ojibwe and Cree in eastern Canada, this writing system certainly has made its mark, and … Continue reading Writing in North America — Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
