Indigenous Languages Series: Cameron Robertson, Cree

Cameron Robertson is a strong Cree speaker who values all indigenous languages. His goals are to teach his culture's words and language through the human spirit of storytelling, through the approach of listening and learn.

"I truly have changed from a life of shambles. I am a recovering addict/alcoholic who has now a better grip on life. As a Cree storyteller, I have so much to tell and not enough to listen nor understand. So, greatly I want to teach my ininemowin (native language, Cree) proudly to whoever wants to learn my now dying language."

Although Cameron left his home of Norway House, Manitoba 36 years ago, he still goes back to visit. A writer and interpreter, Cameron tells of born languages and the importance of language to indigenous peoples.

This segment of the Indigenous Languages Series was filmed in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Situated on ancestral land on Treaty One territory.

The project is funded by the government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage and distributed with help from the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation and First Peoples Radio Inc.