Join Cree-Dene music educator and composer Sherryl Sewepagaham as she shares her nêhiyawêwin (Cree language) compositions for unison, SA, SSA, and SATB choirs. This session introduces Cree language repertoire while exploring vocal pedagogy, resonance, sound production, pronunciation, instrumentation, and cultural elements of music composition through a resurgent, compositional lens. Sherryl will also address historical contexts of cultural appropriation and song theft by North American composers, offering insights into respectful engagement with Indigenous musical traditions and song makers. (*Note the use of the lower case 'n' of nêhiyawêwin in the session title. This is intentional as all choral pieces are written in Standard Roman Orthography and avoids the use of English capitalization and punctuation rules for any Cree spellings.)