In reply to Emo.
The James Bay Cree of northern Quebec (Eeyou Istchee) are ten communities (if you count Washaw Sibi). They have been politically united since the 70s when they began fighting against the huge dam that Quebec was going to impose on them without the hint of consultation. Because of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), the James Bay Cree have a centralised Cree School Board (along with many other centralised and Cree run entities) which are better equipped and funded to produced Cree language materials than many other Cree communities in Canada. As well, Cree language use and retention is very high in Eeyou Istchee, with most James Bay Cree being fluent in their language. The entire Annual Assembly takes place in Cree, and most meetings are monolingual settings as well.
Rupert’s House is the old name for Waskaganish (Little House). The materials you list are indeed quite old. However there are many Cree language publications (print and audio) available through the Cree School Board, the Cree Board of Health and so on. The dialect is about as far away from Plains Cree as you can get, however and not much use to those pursuing Plains Cree. Unfortunately.
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