Glecia Bear
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| Born | April 29, 1912 Green Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | September 1998 (aged 85–86) Flying Dust First Nation, Canada |
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Glecia BearorNêhiyaw (April 29, 1912 in Green Lake, Saskatchewan – September 1998, Flying Dust First Nation[1]) was a Saskatchewan-born[2] Cree elder and a traditional tale teller.[3] Her stories were recorded and translated by Freda Ahenakew.
She was the first female chief of the Flying Dust First Nation.[1]
InKthkominawak otbcimowiniwbwa, Glecia Bear tells her life story as a Cree woman.[4][5]InWanisinwak iskwesisak : awasisasinahikanis, Glecia Bear recalls being lost in the forest with her little sister when they were eleven and eight years old.[6]
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