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kikiskitotawânawak iskwêwak Lakes

Pronunciation Key Indigenous language
keesk-ki-see-toe-tao-wah-no-wack isk-way-wack Nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree)
Map location of kikiskitotawânawak-iskwêwak Lakes, SK

Map location of kikiskitotawânawak-iskwêwak Lakes, SK

Kikiskitotawânawak iskwêwak Lakes.

Source: Bruce Dawson, Government of Saskatchewan

Nêhiyawêwin (Cree)

Isi Nêhiyawêwin (Paskwâwinîmowin), kikiskitotawânawak iskwêwak itwêstamâtam "ni-kihcêymânanik iskewak." Ôma isiyihkâtêwin kistêyihcikâtêw Nêhiyaw iskwêwak ka-nipahicik ispîhk nôtinitohk 1800s. Ôhi Nêhiyawêwina mitoni iyikohk pîkskwacikâtêwa Nêhiyawêwina akâmi Kânata. (Akihtâsowin 2021).

English

In Nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree), kikiskitotawânawak iskwêwak translates to “we honour the women.” This name commemorates the Indigenous women killed in battle nearby in the 1800s. Cree languages are the most widely spoken Indigenous languages across Canada. (Census 2021)

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