George Kanipitetew

Nêhiyawak Elder, Onion Lake Cree Nation

Interview Summary
Start Time	End Time	Topic
00:15	12:54	How were people selected to be Chief in the past before the treaties? qualities/gifts in Chiefs women’s role in decision-making preparing young for leadership
12:55	26:27	How did things start to change after treaties? Cree understanding of what treaties meant money, finance officer Farm Agent, Indian Agent (manager) treaty payments
26:28	35:27	What was life like when you were young? How did you learn? What were you taught? helping, humility, respect ceremonies leaders today
35:28	38:41	What would you say to young people who become leaders? What is going to help them, the leaders who are following the ceremonies? Sacred Pipe and sweetgrass holding onto the land prayer
38:42	42:11	How did things change for women since the treaties? Women’s Society roles of women and grandmothers watching over the children
42:12	48:46	How did people take care of their children long ago? How did people get things like food, blankets? the buffalo provided everything for them to survive – food, clothes, shelter, tools harvesting from the land preparing to have enough for winter changes in diet today
48:47	51:46	How do you understand the treaty right to education?
51:47	55:50	What do you want to say to young people about the future, to think about when it comes to leadership? Sacred Pipe, tobacco, cloth, ceremonies women’s prayers, women’s gift of bringing life into this world language – “Come home to it and learn it”