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.
Visit the Exhibit
DATE
From: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
To: Monday, February 24, 2025
WHERE
Buffalo Nations Museum
1 Birch Avenue, T1L 1A8 Banff , Alberta
See map: Google Maps
Previous locations
| Watrous Manitou Beach Heritage Centre | Watrous, Saskatchewan | October 2024 |
| Musée Héritage Museum | St. Albert, Alberta | October 2023 to February 2024 |
| Archives & Visitor Information Centre, Millet & District Museum | Millet, Alberta | August to September 2023 |
| Lacombe Memorial Centre | Lacombe, Alberta | July 2023 |
| Museum on the Boyne | Alliston, Ontario | May to July 2023 |
| Fort Heritage Precinct | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | July to August 2022 |
| Assiniboia & District Museum | Assiniboia, Saskatchewan | June to July 2022 |
| Weyburn Art Gallery, Credit Union Spark Centre | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | April to May 2022 |
| Centre of Excellence, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | November to December 2021 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | September to October 2021 |
| National Exhibition Centre, Timmins Museum | Timmins, Ontario | April to June 2021 |
| Lloydminster Cultural and Science Centre | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan | July to September 2020 |
| International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019: Perspectives Conference, Purdue University | Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | October to November 2019 |
| Canadian Language Museum, Glendon Campus, York University | Toronto, Ontario | November to December 2019 |
| Fort Vermillion Community Library | Fort Vermillion, Alberta | September 2019 |
| Erin Meadows Library, Mississauga Library | Mississauga, Ontario | June 2019 |
| Meadowvale Library, Mississauga Library | Mississauga, Ontario | June 2019 |
| Salon du livre de Hearst, Université de Hearst | Hearst, Ontario | May 2019 |
| Northern District Library, Toronto Public Library | Toronto, Ontario | October 2019 |
| Mount Dennis Library, Toronto Public Library | Toronto, Ontario | October 2019 |
| Université de Hearst | Hearst, Ontario | April 2019 |
| Mamawmatawa Holistic Education Centre, Constance Lake First Nation | Constance Lake, Ontario | April 2019 |
| Kapuskasing Campus, Université de Hearst | Kapuskasing, Ontario | March to April 2019 |
| Timmins Campus, Université de Hearst | Timmins, Ontario | February to March 2019 |
| Indigenous Services & Initiatives Office, Timmins Campus, Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology | South Porcupine, Ontario | February 2019 |
| Kishay Pisim Mamawihitowan – Great Moon Gathering 2019, Timmins Campus, Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology | South Porcupine, Ontario | February 2019 |
| Survivors Gathering 2018, Woodland Cultural Centre | Brantford, Ontario | September 2018 |
| Barbara Frum Library, Toronto Public Library | Toronto, Ontario | September 2018 |
| Seneca College | Toronto, Ontario | June 2018 |
| McGill University | Montréal, Québec | May 2018 |
| Le Pavilion Samuel-Bronfman, La Bibliothèque des lettres et sciences humaines, Université de Montréal | Montréal, Québec | October to November 2017 |
| World Indigenous People’s Conference on Education, Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Toronto, Ontario | July 2017 |
| Miles Nadal JCC | Toronto, Ontario | June to July 2017 |
| Regina Campus Library, First Nations University of Canada | Regina, Saskatchewan | March to April 2017 |
| University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | March 2017 |
| Maria A. Shchuka Library, Toronto Public Library | Toronto, Ontario | February 2017 |
| Stauffer Library Foyer, Queen’s University | Kingston, Ontario | November 2016 |
| Workshop on Structure and Constituency in Languages of the Americas, Université du Québec à Montréal | Montreal, Québec | April 2016 |
| Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | February to March 2016 |
| Arbutus Gallery, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Toronto, Ontario | September to October 2016 |
| 47th Algonquian Conference, James W. Burns Executive Education Centre | Winnipeg, Manitoba | October 2015 |
| Moose Cree Complex | Moose Factory, Ontario | August 2015 |
| Aboriginal Pavilion, PanAm Games 2015 | Toronto, Ontario | July 2015 |
| Centre for Aboriginal Languages, North Borden Building, University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | June 2015 |
| Fauteux Atrium 371, University of Ottawa | Ottawa, Ontario | May to June 2015 |
| Wilson Hall Lounge, New College, University of Toronto | Toronto, Ontario | March 2015 |
Explore the exhibit
Click on the panels to see them on full screen
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