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Article: Arok Wolvengrey, editor, Wawiyatacimowinisa: Funny Little Stories.(Book review)
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- Manitoba History
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- June 1, 2008
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Arok Wolvengrey, editor, Wawiyatacimowinisa: Funny Little Stories Regina: University of Regina Publications, 2007, 110 pages, ISBN 0889771855, $12.95 (paperback)
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An interesting feature of Cree literature is its division into numerous genres by the tellers. These divisions include kakeskihkemowina "counselling speeches," tipacimowina "historical narratives," atayohkewina" sacred stories." Among these genres, wawiyatacimowinisa "funny little stories" occupy a unique position; on the one hand, they constitute the backbone of Cree socializing, while, on the other hand, they occupy a peripheral position in the canon of Cree literature. ...