Mar 7, 2023
[image description: satellite images of the 9 planets of the solar system, starting from Mercury and ending with Neptune. Each planet is labelled with Cree syllabics and the Cree planet name. end image description.]
ᑖᐢᑕᐲᐘᑖᕽ / tâstapîwatâhk: Mercury / “fast star”
ᐚᐸᓇᑖᕽ / wâpanatâhk: Venus / “dawn star”
ᐅᑳᐑᒫᐘᐢᑭᐩ / okâwîmâwaskiy: Mother Earth
ᒥᐦᑿᑖᕽ / mihkwatâhk: Mars / “red star”
ᒪᓯᓈᓱᐘᑖᕽ / masinâsowatâhk: Jupiter / “colored star”
ᐚᐏᔦᔦᑭᓇᑖᕽ / wâwiyêyêkinatâhk: Saturn / “wrapped around star”
ᓰᐲᐘᑖᕽ / sîpîwatâhk: Uranus / “river star”
ᔩᑿᐢᑿᓇᑖᕽ / yîkwaskwanatâhk: Neptune / “cloudy star”