"Dialectic" and "dialogic" are terms that can be used to describe the internal textual conflict and engagement between two cultures. Codeswitching is a linguistic strategy used by Native poets to emphasize the dialectic or dialogic cross-cultural interaction between the hegemonic Euro-American and First Nations cultures. This idea is well represented in the poetry of Gregory Scofield and Louise Halfe, Canadian Aboriginal authors who use Aboriginal languages within their poetry. The juxtaposition of both the English and Cree languages within their poetry is not only an example of linguistic code-switching, it is also a dualistic use of language that results in the dialectic separation of culture and knowledge and the creation of a dialogue between the hegemonic and Canadian Aboriginal cultures. In this article, the author takes a look at how codeswitching is used in the poetry of Scofield and Halfe. (Contains 39 notes.)