Lenny Carpenter

Old Cree recordings inspire new podcast | CBC News Not able to understand old recordings of his grandfather's stories in Swampy Cree, Lenny Carpenter shares his language learning journey in his podcast, Apisheesh.

Meegwetch to CBC Indigenous for talking to us and featuring the podcast!
Just in time for Xmas. Happy holidays to those who celebrate
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Welcome to the Apisheesh Substack! Intro and plans for this platform

I started a Substack for the podcast! Subscribe to stay up to date on the latest episodes plus extra content
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Podcast chronicles journey to learn Cree, reconnect with grandfather’s voice 'I want to inspire other Indigenous people who may not know their language,' says Lenny Carpenter

A new article about the podcast was released over the weekend. The story covers how I discovered the recordings, came up with the name Apisheesh, how i select my guests, and my hopes for language revitalization. Thanks to TimminsToday for the story!
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Finding my mooshoom’s recordings Undated photo of my mooshoom (grandfather) Alfred Carpenter. My family visited my grandparents a lot when I was growing up in Moosonee. We’d go there on Satu…

Read my new blog about discovering my mooshoom's recordings, which ultimately lead to this podcast:
'I was struck when I read the following: “I appreciate Alfred Carpenter’s generosity in sharing a windigo story that was recorded and translated in 1984…”
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I was interviewed by CBC Sudbury about the podcast, where I talk about finding my mooshoom's recordings, the animal sounds in my episodes, my learning update, and my guests:
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Apisheesh: A Cree Learning Podcast Apisheesh is a monthly interview podcast where Omushkego (Swampy Cree) host Lenny Carpenter shares his journey to learn his Cree language through interviews with fl…

Wachiyek, see our website for links to episodes, bios, blog, Cree language resources and more: www.apisheeshpodcast.ca

Apisheesh: A Cree Learning Podcast Apisheesh is a monthly interview podcast where Omushkego (Swampy Cree) host Lenny Carpenter shares his journey to learn his Cree language through interviews with fl…

I started a podcast earlier this year to document my journey to learn Cree (n-dialect) after finding recordings of my late grandfather. Every episode I interview a guest and share my learning progress. Three episodes are out now! Find links here: www.apisheeshpodcast.ca