Nêhiyawêwin Masinahiķan: Michif*/Cree Dictionary is a comprehensive resource, featuring thousands of words in the “Northern” or “Ile-à-la Crosse” Michif language. This language consists of a northern Plains Cree base (“Y” dialect) with some French nouns. It is spoken mainly in northwestern Saskatchewan in the following communities: Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Canoe Narrows, Cole Bay, Dillon, Green Lake, Ile-à-la Crosse (Sakitawak), Jans Bay, Patuanak, Pinehouse, and Turnor Lake. Ile-à-la Crosse Michif is the only Michif language that is taught in a school system. It remains a living language in a region that has a very vibrant and unique Métis culture.