Glecia Bear or Nêhiyaw (April 29, 1912 in

Green Lake, Saskatchewan Green Lake is a northern village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its residents are predominantly Métis people. Green Lake is located northeast of Meadow Lake, and northwest of Big River. It lies in the southern boreal forest, and takes its name from ...

– September 1998,

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) was a Saskatchewan-born

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elder and a traditional tale teller. Her stories were recorded and translated by

Freda Ahenakew Freda Ahenakew (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. She was a sister-in-la ...

. She was the first female chief of the

Works

In ''Kthkominawak otbcimowiniwbwa'', Glecia Bear tells her life story as a Cree woman. In ''Wanisinwak iskwesisak : awasisasinahikanis'', Glecia Bear recalls being lost in the forest with her little sister when they were eleven and eight years old.

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* At Viquipèdia {{DEFAULTSORT:Bear, Glecia 1912 births 1998 deaths Cree people Cree-language writers First Nations women writers First Nations women in politics Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan Canadian children's writers Canadian storytellers Women storytellers 20th-century Canadian women writers 20th-century First Nations writers Women indigenous leaders in Canada