INNU READ-ALONGS (IN DEVELOPMENT)
These books were revised, recorded, and adapted as read-alongs for this website between 2022 and 2023 as part of the Innu Language Project at Memorial University, in collaboration with the Algonquian Dictionaries and Language Resources Project at Carleton University, and the NRC’s Indigenous Languages Technology Project.
We encourage you to use these stories for educational purposes, but we ask that you not reproduce them without permission. A full list of credits will be available soon.
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Circle Books – Early Primary ReadersEarly primary readers in the Sheshatshiu and Mushuau dialects of Innu, adapted from the Circle ESL language arts program for northern children. Innu (print) versions were published by Mamu Tshishkutamashutau in collaboration with the Innu Language Project in 2015 and 2018. |
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Circle Books – Later Primary ReadersLater primary readers in the Sheshatshiu and Mushuau dialects of Innu, adapted from the Circle ESL language arts program for northern children. Innu (print) versions were published by Mamu Tshishkutamashutau in collaboration with the Innu Language Project in 2015 and 2018. |
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The Adventures of UapikunUpper elementary or junior high children’s books in Innu (Sheshatshiu and Mushuau dialects) that tell the adventures of a young Innu girl in Labrador. |
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Kindergarten Social Studies BooksA set of 11 readers with photos of community members engaged in a range of activities, with focus on identity, roots, and place |
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Writing Workshop BooksOriginal children’s books, written by Innu Teachers and Classroom Assistants during workshops held in Natuashish and Sheshatshiu between 2008 and 2010 |
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Innu Translations of Naskapi BooksSheshatshiu and Mushuau translations of Naskapi stories, legends, and a book of photos and terms for traditional Naskapi crafts |