Isúh Áníi/As Grandmother Said

Dit’óní Didlishí Dr. Bruce Starlight is a respected Language and Knowledge Keeper of the Tsuut’ina Nation. Since 1972, he has been involved in Tsuut’ina language education, research and reclamation initiatives at Tsuut’ina Nation, and is a recognized leader in the documentation, promotion, and revitalization of Dene languages.  Christopher Cox is an Associate Professor in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies at Carleton University, where his work focuses on language documentation and revitalization. He was previously a Trudeau Foundation Scholar.

• ForewordIntroductionAcknowledgments1. Diyí Ts’ínìsk’a Nináts’inìstł’úní K’àsì – Xàlítsa-tsii ùwà Tásk’òyí-tsiiHow the Earth Was Created – The Old Man and the Muskrat2. Tsúut’ínà Ásch’áyídátł’í K’àsì – Tú-chu Nóghàts’ádìłí ÌsílaHow the Tsuut’ina Separated – Crossing the Lake 3. Xaní-tii Tú-chuBuffalo Lake4. Tsúut’ínà Ásch’áyídátł’í K’àsì – Tłích’á Dósa Ítłíts’íyíídátł’í (Tłìk’í)How the Tsuut’ina Separated – The War Over a Dog (Part One) Tsúut’ínà Ásch’áyídátł’í K’àsì – Tłích’á Dósa Ítłíts’íyíídátł’í (Akíyí)How the Tsuut’ina Separated – The War Over a Dog (Part Two)5. Ninàghá Tsitł’á: Ts’ìká Wúnit’ósì Guminánìstití (Tłìk’í)Willie Little Bear: The Woman Who Went Back North (Part One) Ninàghá Tsitł’á: Ts’ìká Wúnit’ósì Guminánìstití (Akíyí)Willie Little Bear: The Woman Who Went Back North (Part Two) 6. Tsúut’ínà Goòjí Tonídátł’í K’àsìHow the Tsuut’ina Met the Blackfoot 7. Tsúut’ínà Dìtł’ìshàTsuut’ina Societies8. Tsúut’ínà Kùwa-gutii Oghàtł’oʔí K’àsìHow the Tsuut’ina Came to Have the Teepee 9. Tsúut’ínà Túwúł Oghàtł’oʔí K’àsìHow the Tsuut’ina Came to Have the Beaver Bundle Tsuut’ina-English Glossary

“Dr. Bruce Starlight teaches readers an endangered language with fewer than 20 speakers while simultaneously preserving histories and ceremonies through story.”—Saskatchewan Book Awards Educational Publishing Award Juror Citation