This is so interesting … what does this theory say about the Métis/Half-breed cultures who speak Cree-Michif, French Michif and who used to speak Bungee I wonder? Sapir-Whorf hypothesis noun 1. the theory that human languages determine the structure of the real...
One of our great families, the Arcand Family about 1941 in Mattes, Saskatchewan area. Seated are parents Jean Baptiste (holding Eugene)and Helene L-R grandson Arcule, sons, George, Roger, Wilfred (holding Lillian) Victor (father of the great fiddler Jean-Baptiste...
What is Michif? Michif is a mixed language (NOT a creole) that combines Cree and Métis French, which is itself a dialect of Canadian French. There is some additional borrowing from English and languages such as Ojibwe and Assiniboine. Michif itself is a bit of an...
