README.txt

README
BJCree font family
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Canadian Syllabics fonts for the Algonquian family of languages.

The BJCree typeface was originally designed in conjunction with the Naskapi community in the 1990s.  When it was subsequently re-encoded for Unicode, coverage was extended for all the Cree (and Ojibwa) languages. Thus all the Algonquian language family languages that use Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics are covered by the BJCree glyph inventory. That is, Plains Cree [crk], Woods Cree [cwd], Swampy Cree [csw], Moose Cree [crm], East Cree Southern [crj], East Cree Northern [crl], Naskapi [nsk], Severn Ojibwe (Oji-Cree) [ojs], and Northwestern Ojibwe [ojb].

The family provides both Regular and Bold weights, and includes a basic Latin set of characters.

The Latin glyphs are based loosely on C059 (New Century Schoolbook) from (URW)++, released under the SIL Open Font License version 1.1.

# Status

The fonts are currently in transition from a previous source format to a UFO-based workflow, and will be re-released under the SIL OFL (https://scripts.sil.org/OFL).

Since it's still in flux, please don't make derivatives at this stage.


# Documentation

For copyright and licensing - including any Reserved Font Names - see [OFL.txt](OFL.txt).

For practical information about using, modifying and redistributing this font see [OFL-FAQ.txt](OFL-FAQ.txt).

For more details about this project, including changelog and acknowledgements see [FONTLOG.txt](FONTLOG.txt).