Île-à-la-Crosse
Photo: Courtesy of the Northern Village of Île-à-la-Crosse
Michif
Île-à-la-Crosse si aykwawnima kaw-kihkawnawkwahk aen Michif alawntour avek ay-shouhkawstayw michiminitouwina ish la tayr pi li tawn’d kayawsh katakoowin ishi li pwel mayshkoutoonikaywin. Ooma en pchit vil outisikow soon nom ouschi ou kours li zhoo’d plot a la game ishpee kaw-ihtakow daw la plaes. Ooma Michif la lawngaezh nakwun ishpee wiput 1800’s pi si mawnuww ashtaywa La prayree awn Cree pi li piyee L’Anwglay pi L’Kenayaen. Peekishwawchiikawtayw ouschi iyikouhk en mil di moond. (Awkihtawshoowin 2021)
English
Île-à-la-Crosse is a vibrant Métis community with strong ties to the land and is historically connected to the fur trade. This village gets its name from the marathon lacrosse games once held in the area. The Michif language, which emerged in the early 1800s is a blend of Plains Cree and regional French dialects. It is spoken at home by around 1,000 people. (Census 2021)
Related links
- Indigenous Place Names
- Stories from the Land: Indigenous Place Names in Canada
- International Decade of Indigenous Languages (Canadian Heritage)
- Indigenous languages spoken at home (Statistics Canada)
- Geographic Names Program (Government of Saskatchewan)
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