zhaawanoNov 18, 202117 minTeachings of the Eagle Feather, part 30: Vision of the Bald EagleHow a Two-Spirit Dakota woman had a vision that helped restoring peace with the Ojibwe People of the Rapids.
zhaawanoNov 8, 20213 minTeachings from the Tree of Life, part 4A letter to a friend, about overcoming loneliness and despair and the bends and rocks in the river. We're all in the same canoe.
zhaawanoOct 26, 20213 minTeachings of the Eagle Feather, part 29: Look Within Yourself for LoveEagle feather teaching of Love and Introspection. The Eagle teaches us to love the Great Mystery and ourselves before we can love others.
zhaawanoOct 15, 202134 minStar Stories, part 17: Jiingwan and the Blood StarThe story of how Jiingwan defeated the dreaded Wiindigoo in the Winter Bringer constellation and became a Name Giver of the children.
zhaawanoSep 30, 20217 minStar Stories, Part 16: The Wolf Above and the Wolf BelowHow Ma'iingan the Wolf in the Night Sky is mirrored on the Earth and in our sacred stories, both physically and spiritually.
zhaawanoSep 26, 20214 minStar Stories, part 14: Our Clans Among the Stars, Chapter 2Ojibwe star map: an illustrated list of the Anishinaabe constellations according to the four seasons.
zhaawanoSep 23, 20212 minStar Stories, part 15: They Go With Someone in a CanoeThe Ojibwe story of Aadawa'amoog -, the three star asterism in the constellation of Gaa-biboonikaan, the Bringer of Winter.
zhaawanoSep 8, 202126 minGiigidowag Mitigoog (The Trees Speak), part 2: Birth of the Bear Berry TreeThe story of the Mountain Ash and the founding of Baawiting, the Place of the Rapids (Sault Ste. Marie)
zhaawanoAug 17, 20212 minStories and Teachings from the Earth, part 6: Giiwedinong? Geget! A musing from the womb of a Manitoba sweat lodge
zhaawanoAug 4, 202113 minLove Stories from the Land of Many Lakes, part 8: North Star Woman and the Call of the Loon The contemporary traditional (sacred) story of a young woman who lives on the shore of a bay and falls in love with the voice of a young man
zhaawanoAug 2, 20212 minStar Stories, part 13: Just a ThoughtA musing about the stars possibly being the thoughts of Gichi-manidoo. If so, all we have to do is learn to read its thoughts...
zhaawanoJul 27, 20211 minStar Stories, part 12: A Love Poem for JaneA love poem for Jane Muskitta titled Jiingwanan (Shooting Stars)
zhaawanoJul 21, 20214 minStar Stories, part 11: How the Fisher Brought Summer to the NorthStoryteller Zhaawano tells the Sacred Ojibwe tale of the Fisher Star and his celestial spouse, the Little Fisher.
zhaawanoJul 19, 20215 minStar stories, part 10 : The Moose on Earth and in the SkyA teaching about the Moose on earth and in the night sky
zhaawanoJul 19, 202142 minStar Stories, part 9: Ojibwe Indigenous Star Map - An Artist's RenditionThe cosmic lodge seen through Indigenous Anishinaabe Eyes: a pictorial guide to the Ojibwe names of stars and clan-related constellations.
zhaawanoJul 19, 202146 minStar Stories, part 8: Our Clans Among the Stars, chapter 1Storyteller Zhaawano takes you on a magic trip to the star world, toward the constellations where the souls and clans of our ancestors rest.
zhaawanoJul 19, 20211 minEntering Rooms of Life (A Poem by Simone McLeod)A poem by Simone McLeod against the backdrop of the Residential/Boarding School policy to wipe out "the savage" in our children of long ago
zhaawanoJun 16, 20213 minThe Way of the Heartbeat, Part 7: The True Meaning of the Word DebwewinThe Way of the Heartbeat, part 7: the true meaning of the Ojibwe word Debwewin (Truth).
zhaawanoJun 2, 202122 minTeaching Stories, part 16: The Good Way of the WarriorWhat it means to be a warrior. A Teaching Story illustrated with artwork by Carl Ray, Simone McLeod, and Zhaawano Giizhik.
zhaawanoMar 17, 20217 minTeachings of the Eagle Feather, part 28: Path of the Sun DancerFollow the Path of the Sun Dancers. A teaching centered around two jewelry creations, about our most sacred ceremony, the Sun Dance.