Gospel Selections: The First Book in Inuktitut Syllabics
The syllabic writing system invented for the Cree was first introduced to Inuit in 1855 by Rev. Edwin A. Watkins (1827–1907) at Fort George and Little Whale River on the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts, respectively. That same year at Fort George, Watkins prepared a small book of gospel selections i...
Published in: | Études/Inuit/Studies |
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Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA)
2022
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Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1096498ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1096498ar |