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Star Stories, part 48: Feeding the Star People
An illustrated reflection on Wicháhpi Wóyute, or Star Feeding, an age-old healing ritual designed to release grief..

zhaawano
15 hours ago4 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 33: Ninjichaag, the Spirit Within Me
Understanding ojichaag, the spirit within living beings, is crucial to comprehending the essence of both my art and life itself.

zhaawano
Apr 72 min read


What's Your Doodem, part 8: Birth of the Bear Clan
A teaching story about Makwa the Bear and Nooke the Bear Clan, highlighting their importance to the Peoples of the great Turtle Island.

zhaawano
Mar 3116 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 32: Is the Medicine Wheel a New Age Invention?
Is the Medicine Wheel a New Age Invention or has it always been rooted in Indigenous traditions?

zhaawano
Mar 2511 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 21: The Coming of the Spring Thunders
The close connection between the winter solstice and the beginning of spring in Ojibwe cosmology

zhaawano
Mar 213 min read


Artist's Inspirations, part 9: I'm an Artist, not a Traditionalist
Why Miskwaabik Animikii (Norval Morrisseau) is my primary artistic influence.

zhaawano
Mar 192 min read


Artist's Inspirations, part 10: What Drives My Inspiration as an Artist?
What drives my motivation as a non-profit artist and jewelry maker?

zhaawano
Feb 263 min read


The Way of the Heartbeat, part 22: Shake Your Rattle in a Good Way
Embrace your humanity by being like Ode'imin—someone with a generous heart. Shake your rattle in a good way, and only in that way.

zhaawano
Feb 135 min read


Star Stories, part 47: Moses Among the Shooting Stars
A song and a painting in loving memory of my late friend Moses Amik (1960-2017).

zhaawano
Feb 133 min read


Star Stories, part 46: The Children Who Walked Upon the Water
A haunting excerpt from the story "Jiingwan and the Blood Star"

zhaawano
Feb 65 min read


Star Stories, part 45: Wenabozho, Mighty Shapeshifter in the Night Sky
An Anishinaabe story of the Wenabozho Anang - the Wenabozho star constellation in the night sky.

zhaawano
Feb 37 min read


Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle, part 7: The Return of the Ice Cannibals
A timely Wiindigoo parable mirroring the intense recent events in the USA.

zhaawano
Jan 274 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 38: The Wiindigoo Has Always Been Here
A Wiindigoo parable about the emergence of Trump's autocracy and the demise of Democracy as we understand it.

zhaawano
Jan 254 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 37: When the Waters Are Calm and the Fog Rises
Why the rise of Donald Trump didn't appear out of thin air: an Anishinaabe Teaching.

zhaawano
Jan 246 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 31: Gifts of the Medicine Bear
The Spiritual and Medicinal Connection Between Makwa the Bear and Makomin, the Bearberry.

zhaawano
Jan 517 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 20: Why the New Lunar Cycle Begins Today
Why this evening's full supermoon marks the start of the lunar cycle and the new year for the Anishinaabe people.

zhaawano
Jan 314 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 31: The Timeless Nature of Indigenous Storytelling
Why traditional Indigenous storytelling does not have distinct separations or classifications.

zhaawano
Dec 29, 20253 min read


Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle, part 7: Wenabozho and the Spirit in the Rock
The tale of how Wenabozho attempted to steal the Thunder medicine from a powerful rock painter man at Continuous-Water Lake.

zhaawano
Dec 26, 202513 min read


Teachings of the Eagle Feather, Part 14: Dawn of the Three Fires
The story of the founding of the Three Fires Council, told against the backdrop of the historical migration journey of the Anishinaabe Peoples from the Dawn Land.

zhaawano
Dec 16, 202525 min read


The Way of the Heartbeat, part 21: The Ancient Fire of Brotherhood
The tale of the founding of the legendary Three Fires League of the Anishinaabe Peoples is told through a set of storytelling rings, titled Ishkoden ("Fires").

zhaawano
Dec 7, 202510 min read
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