YXE nehiyaw opîkiskwewak (YXE Cree Speakers Society)
ka-pimâcihtâhk ekwa kamaskawisihtâhk isihtwâwin e-âpacihtâhk iyiniw pîkiskwewin ohci askiy.
Revitalizing and strengthening culture through the Indigenous language of the region.
2026 pimācīhitātān nēhiyawēwin
Planning is now underway for our 2026 national conference taking place September 28-29, 2026 at the Dakota Dunes Resort and Conference Centre.
Registering a Group?
Use the 2026 Registration Form on the Events page.
Interested in sponsoring our 2026 Conference?
See our 2026 Sponsorship Package on the Events page.
“mâtinamâketân itwewina” ohci Jerry Whitehead e-kî-masinahikehiht ohci 2024 pimâcihtâtân nehiyawewin mâmawipowin.
ohci otâpasinahikew
Jerry Whitehead misiwihte enistaweyihtahkosit otâpasinahikew ohci Peter Chapman First Nation.
âta mihetwâw pîtos e-itôtahk otatoskewinihk, ekiskeyihtakosit ohci otatoskewinihk, enistaweyihtahkosit ohci kâ-takahki-tâpasinahahk pwâtsimowina ekwa opwâtisimowa. Whitehead itwew e-kî-wîcihikot opeyakohewama katakahkeyihtahk tâpasinahikewin, e-kî-ohpikit ita owâhkômâkana e-tasîkamiyit pâkekinwa ekwa e-mîkisihkahcikeyit.
e-kî-kispinatamâsot Bachelor of Arts anita iyiniw tâpasinahikewin ohci Saskatchewan Indian Federated College ekwa Bachelor of Fine Arts ohci Nova Scotia College ekwa Design anita Halifax.
Anohc, Whitehead wîkiw ekwa atoskew British Columbia, mâka otakahki isihcikewin e-sihkiskâkot opeyakohewama, itsihtwâwin, ekwa nikotwâsik tipahamâtowina askiy. Whitehead otatoskewin e-wâpahcikâteyik kisiwihte kanâta ekwa e-asteyik mihcet ita kâ-wâpahtihiwehk tâpasinahikewina, asci Remai Modern.
“Let’s Spread the Words” by Jerry Whitehead was commissioned for the 2024 Keep the Language Alive Conference.
About the Artist
Jerry Whitehead is a nationally renowned artist from Peter Chapman First Nation.
Though he has practiced many different styles throughout his career, he is known for his vibrant depictions of powwows and powwow dancers. Whitehead credits his interest in art to his family, having grown up around creative relatives who worked with hides and did beadwork.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indian Art from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax.
Today, Whitehead lives and works in British Columbia, but his signature style is undoubtedly inspired by his family, culture, and Treaty Six Territory. Whitehead’s work has been shown across Canada and is held in numerous collections, including Remai Modern.
YXE nehiyaw opîkiskwewak mâmawinitowin
kohtôtamâhk (Our Purpose)
kakiskeyihtamihk isihcikewina, nitwâcihtâwin, âcimowina ekwa kotaka paminikewina kâkaskihtât kwayask ka-kiskinohapâtihiwet paswâwiyîmowin osihcikewin mekwâc.
· kakiskeyihtamihk kiskinwahamâkewina pehcinâway ohci pîkiskwewin osihcikewin itôtamowina.
· ka-masinahamihk kâ-itakohki itôtamowina ekota ohci kasihtoskamihk ekwa kakw…
sôniyâw kâmeki kîkway kâwîmâcipitamihk (Funding)
ispî 2021-22 YXE nehiyaw opîkiskwewak mâmawinitowin kîkîspinatamâsowak sôniyâw kawîcihihcik ohci Department of Canadian Heritage kâpacihiht nîswâskiy ohci:
· ka-wîtatoskemâcik kehcinâ enihtânehiyaweyit paskwâw nehiyaw pîkiskwewa e-âpacihtâcik e-wâsakâpihk mâmiskôtamâkewina kamâtinamâkecik kaskihowina anita nehiy
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natonikewin isko anohc (Research to Date)
e-kî-wâsakâpihk e-mâmiskohcikecik kâ-nihtâ-nehiyawecik (kisepîsim isko niskipîsim 2022)
· e-kî-mâmiskôcikehk River Cree Resort & Casino (maskekosihk Cree Nation) ekwa Dakota Dunes (Whitecap Dakota First Nation).
· e-kakwe-kîkiskeyihtamihk kiskinwahamâkewina e-kiskinohamâkehk kayâhte pîkiskwewin ka-atoskâtamihk itôtamowina ekw…