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Teachings From the Tree of Life, part 27: Finding the Missing Link
To find the missing link between ourselves and the world of our ancestors is to learn the language..

zhaawano
May 15, 20247 min read


Stories and Teachings From the Earth, part 15: Why Storytelling Is About Context
The importance of context: How contemporary Indigenous storytelling is embedded in the old storytelling traditions.

zhaawano
May 4, 20244 min read


Stories & Teachings From the Earth, part 14: We All Come From the Same Place
Ininewak (Cree) and Anishinaabeg are related Peoples as their ancestors lived together in the era of the last Ice age.

zhaawano
May 3, 20248 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 26: Our Role as Storytellers
The role of storytellers in helping to tackle and heal the widespread cognitive dissonance in the hearts & minds of Native people.

zhaawano
Apr 29, 20245 min read


Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle, part 6: Manidoowigwisimaa and the Return of the Fire Spirit
How a gifted Anishinaabe boy went to the Fire Mountain in the North to recover the Fire and free the Sun from his captivity.

zhaawano
Apr 23, 202431 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 25: Wenabozho Meets Jesus
Wenabozho meets Jesus and smokes the pipe with him.

zhaawano
Apr 5, 20246 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 24: The Link Between Fire and Sound
Onisiditaan, learning through listening: The key to understanding the Ojibwe Anishinaabe language

zhaawano
Mar 10, 20248 min read


Star Stories, part 37: Does My Storytelling Qualify as Science Fiction?
Does my Aadizookewin (Storytelling) qualify as Science Fiction or Science Fantasy?

zhaawano
Mar 8, 20244 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 23: We Have a Mind of Our Own, so Use It.
How do we, as we stumble along on the path of learning, cope with all the information about Indigenous-related topics that's out there?

zhaawano
Feb 24, 20244 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life: Why Bears Never Speak Backward but Some Indians Do
How the once so deep and rich structure of the Ojibwe language is hollowed out because of the textbook approach of modern grammar teachers.

zhaawano
Feb 24, 202422 min read


Reawakening of the Medicine People, part 6: Return of the Bearwalker
Origin of the Ojibwe Makwa Bimosewin - the Bearwalker Path of the Anishinaabeg Peoples.

zhaawano
Feb 21, 20246 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 21: How Do We Keep Our Language Real?
How bad is it to incorporate Western words and concepts into Indigenous languages?

zhaawano
Feb 12, 20247 min read


When Storytelling Becomes Transcendental: Understanding the Concept of Aadizookewin
What can be said about our storytelling, and who was the first known true storyteller of the Anishinaabeg?

zhaawano
Jan 24, 20245 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 10: Why We Celebrate the New Year in Winter
About the concept of Giiwekiibiiyaang (decolonization) and why the Anishinaabeg celebrate New Year in the winter.

zhaawano
Jan 12, 20248 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 20: Look for the Fire Within
A musing just before the end of the New Year: Look for the fire inside ourselves.

zhaawano
Dec 31, 20233 min read


Star Stories, part 36: When Oshkaabewis Travels the Wolf Trail
The story of how Oshkaabewis Gezhiibatood (planet Mercury) follows Ma'iingan Giizhig Miikana: the Wolf Sky Trail.

zhaawano
Dec 29, 20234 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 19: Shadow of a Warrior
How to cope with the adversity and pitfalls that most First Turtle Island peoples face in America. Devictimize!

zhaawano
Dec 28, 20236 min read


Star Stories, part 35: Why We Must Relearn Our Stories
Why We Must Relearn Our Stories - And Look Up, Not Down "The night sky is a fantastic sight, stars moving across the sky, twinkling and...

zhaawano
Nov 26, 20235 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 18: The Poison in Turtle Island Soil
A letter to a friend: How to cope with the madness in the area of calling out so called pretendians?

zhaawano
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 12: Mother Earth's Dream and the Birth of our Lunar Calendar
How Mother Earth got impregnated and had a dream that marked the birth of our lunar calendar.

zhaawano
Sep 25, 20237 min read
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