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Great-grandson to pahpâstêw, ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn teaches ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ nêhiyawewin (Plains Cree) at University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills. He taught ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ nêhiyawewin at The Centre for Race and Culture in Edmonton for many years and at The University of Alberta. He is also a ceremony person and lodge keeper.
In ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ to remind each and one other, nêhiyaw educator ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn uses the spirit marker writing system as a foundation for teaching ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ nêhiyawewin. The spirit marker writing system holds forty-four spirit markers and fourteen minor spirit markers. Some people call that system the star chart. Each spirit marker holds a law. These laws are meant to guide us in ways that support us in life. They are meant to guide us in ways of living well with the elements: fire, land, water, and air. The spirit markers remind us that these elements form the foundations of all relationships on earth