Dan Cardinal is a Cree language teacher who has taught with many schools throughout Alberta including St. Josephs High School, Ben Calf Robe, Concordia University, CNFC, Red Deer College and Portage College . Dan also spent many years as the Vice President of the Metis Nation of Alberta. Dan continues to be a strong advocate for preserving the Cree language since the 1980's.

This weeks vocabulary

āsay – already, without delay

mīna – and

kitatamiskâtin – I greet you , ki (t) atamiskât in

namōya nantāw -I am not bad, I am fine

ninanāskomon ē-nitomiyan ōta kā – pē- piksweyan – I am grateful you invited me here to speak

tāpwē – it is true

nīsta mīna – me also

nimiywêyihtên – I am happy

āsay mīna – and , already

ê-wâpamitân – I am seeing you

nīsta – me a ...