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Teachings from the Language Tree, part 8: The Fire in the Ojibwe Language
A teaching about Anishinaabemowin, The Ojibwe Language That Is Deeply Rooted in the Earth.

zhaawano
Oct 16 min read


Reflections of the Great Lakes, part 5: The Spirit of Manoomin
An illustrated tribute to Anishinaabe manoomin, the wild rice, which matures and is gathered by the Anishinaabe Peoples during Manoominike Giizis (The Moon of manoomin harvest; the months of August/September).

zhaawano
Sep 1516 min read


Teachings from the Language Tree, part 6: The Connection Between the Rattle and Spring - And Beyond
The role of the ceremonial rattle in Anishinaabe and Ininew cultures, as well as closely related terms that relate to springtime.

zhaawano
May 2810 min read


Reflections of the Great Lakes, part 21: Naawagaamigaabawi'ikwe and the Gift From the Great Lake
The story of how the Anishinaabeg came to possess miskwaabik, the sacred ore known as copper.

zhaawano
Apr 268 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth: A Tribute to Those Who Weave Us All Together
An illustrated tribute to the Women of our Turtle Island Nations: "Those Who Weave Us All Together"

zhaawano
Apr 186 min read


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

zhaawano
Apr 164 min read


Teachings From the Language Tree, part 4: When Our Eyes Still Saw Spirit
How the impact of Christianity on our language has changed our perspective as Indigenous peoples.

zhaawano
Nov 27, 202513 min read


Teachings from the Language Tree, part 4: The Fluid Nature of Our Language
The Ojibwe language features a fluid concept involving two types of animacy in its words and grammar, called 'bimaadizi' and 'bimaadad.'

zhaawano
Nov 3, 202513 min read


Teachings From the Language Tree, part 3: Understanding Ojibwe Verb Classification Techniques for Language Learners
Understanding why Ojibwe doodamowi-ikidowinan (verbs) and their associated nouns and pronouns are grammatically categorized into two animacy types.

zhaawano
Sep 11, 202517 min read
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