Jean Okimāsis
Cree linguist
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Dr. Jean L. Okimāsis (born Jean Lillian Littlechief)[1] is a Cree linguist who has worked on teaching and documenting the Plains Cree language.
1938 (age 87–88)
Dr. Jean Okimāsis | |
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| Pronunciation | (/ˈdʒiːn oʊˈɡɪˌmɑːsɪs/) |
| Born | Jean Lillian Littlechief 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Alma mater | University of Regina |
| Spouse | Arok Wolvengrey |
Career
In 1982, Okimāsis started work on Cree language programs at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated college (now the First Nations University of Canada). She published a textbook, workbook, and teaching grammar of the Cree language called Cree, Language of the Plains,[1] which is publicly available under a Creative commons license.[2]
Okimāsis has been instrumental in developing and promoting the use of the standard Roman orthography for writing the Cree language.[3] In 2008, she cowrote How to Spell it in Cree (The Standard Roman Orthography) with Arok Wolvengrey.
Recognition
See also
- Arok Wolvengrey
- Solomon Ratt
