Ahenakew, Freda, 1932-2011
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- Affiliation Start: 1976
- Affiliation End: 1981
- Organization: Saskatchewan Survival School
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- Affiliation Start: 1985
- Affiliation End: 1989
- Organization: Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute
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Cree (North American people)
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Ahtahkakoop (First Nation)
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Cree language
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found: Kiskinahamawâkan-âcimowinisa, 1986:t.p. (Freda Ahenakew) Can CIP (Ahenakew, Freda, 1932- )
found: Wind speaker, June 2011:p. 22 (Freda Ahenakew; d. Apr. 8, 2011 at Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan; Cree scholar and elder)
found: LAC internal file, September 17, 2020(access point: Ahenakew, Freda, 1932-; variant: Ahenakew, Irene Freda, 1932-; born February 11, 1932; Canadian; full name Irene Freda Ahenakew; Canadian author and academic of Cree descent; considered a leader in Indigenous language preservation and literary heritage preservation in Canada)
found: Wikipedia, November 20, 2023(Freda Ahenakew CM SOM (February 11, 1932 - April 8, 2011) was a Canadian author and academic of Cree descent. Ahenakew was considered a leader in Indigenous language preservation and literary heritage preservation in Canada. Born in Ahtahkakoop, Saskatchewan. In 1979, she obtained her Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan while teaching Cree language. Between 1976 and 1981, she found employment teaching at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College, the Lac La Ronge Band, and the Saskatchewan Survival School (now the Joe Duquette High School) in Saskatoon. In 1984, she received a Master of Arts in Cree linguistics from the University of Manitoba. From 1983 to 1985, she was an assistant professor in the Native Studies department of University of Saskatchewan. She was the director of the Saskatchewan Indian Languages Institute from 1985 until 1989. After leading the institute, she was a professor in Native studies at the University of Manitoba until her 1996 retirement) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freda_Ahenakew
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1988-02-24: new
2023-11-21: revised
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