Glecia Bear facts for kids

Glecia Bear or Nêhiyaw (April 29, 1912 in Green Lake, Saskatchewan - September 1998, Flying Dust First Nation) was a Saskatchewan-born Cree elder and a traditional tale teller. Her stories were recorded and translated by Freda Ahenakew.

She was the first female chief of the Flying Dust First Nation

Works

In Kthkominawak otbcimowiniwbwa, Glecia Bear tells her life story as a Cree woman. In Wanisinwak iskwesisak : awasisasinahikanis, Glecia Bear recalls being lost in the forest with her little sister when they were eleven and eight years old.

• Wanisinwak iskwesisak : awasisasinahikanis = Two little girls lost in the bush: a Cree story for children (1991)
• Kthkominawak otbcimowiniwbwa/Our grandmothers' lives, as told in their own words (1992)

• At Viquipèdia

See also

In Spanish: Glecia Bear para niños