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zhaawano
Jun 28, 20233 min read
The Way of the Heartbeat, part 14: Wenabozho and the Painted Drum
How the Universe was born and Wenabozho, through the sacred drum, empowered the entire world with the earth's heartbeat.
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zhaawano
Jun 15, 202313 min read
Stories & Teachings from the Earth, part 13: Wenabozho and the Teaching of the Thunder Mountain Loon
How Wenabozho met a loon at Thunder Mountain and brought the Anishinaabeg language
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zhaawano
Jun 11, 20232 min read
What's Your Doodem, part 8: The Story of the Fisher and Marten clans
A teaching about the Anishinaabe Marten and Fisher clans , illustrated by a set of gold-and-silver clan wedding rings.
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zhaawano
Jun 9, 20236 min read
Spirit of the Seasons, part 9: When the Heart Berry Moon Speaks
Tales of my Grandmother: How Ode'imin brought the People Medicine and can still be seen in the Full Heartberry Moon.
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zhaawano
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Reawakening of the Medicine People, part 5: "If Only Our Eyes Saw Spirit"
"If Only Our Eyes Saw Spirit How Different Would We View the World."
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zhaawano
Jun 5, 20233 min read
What's Your Doodem, part 7: Indoodem, The Breast From Which I Draw
The literal and spiritual meaning of Odoodem - the Ojibwe Anishinaabe word for clan - and its declensions and conjugations .
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zhaawano
Jun 4, 20232 min read
Spirit of the Seasons, part 8: Welcome, Strawberry Moon!
Welcome, Strawberry Moon! An Anishinaabe observation on the Full Moon and the Summer Solstice in the month of June.
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zhaawano
Jun 4, 20231 min read
The Way of the Heartbeat, part 13: Walk with Courage
A pictorial teaching how to walk with the burden of trauma and abuse.
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zhaawano
May 30, 202313 min read
Love Stories from the Land of Many Lakes, part 19: Wenabozho and His Grandmother's Hair
An Ojibwe teaching about the hair of Wenabozho's Grandmother.
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zhaawano
May 15, 202320 min read
Dance of the 13 Moons: An Introduction to the Lunar Calendar of the Anishinaabe Peoples
Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 13: An introduction to the Lunar Calendar of the Anishinaabeg Peoples.
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zhaawano
May 7, 20235 min read
The Way of the Heartbeat, part 12: Maskawiziiwin and the Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness: The key to breaking the cycle of grief and trauma of the Turtle Island holocaust.
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zhaawano
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 5: The Gift of the Heart
A letter to a friend: The Gift of the Heart - and how to cope with it.
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zhaawano
Apr 10, 202312 min read
Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 12: Dreaming of the Bagwajiwininiwag
Stories of the Bagwajiwininiwag, the Magic Little People of the Wilderness.
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zhaawano
Apr 2, 20233 min read
Spirit of the Seasons, part 7: Return of the Wiindigoo
A musing about the modern-day Wiindigoo and how they propagate and maintain the online call-out culture...
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zhaawano
Mar 30, 20234 min read
Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 14: About Polarization and the Medicine of Respect
A contemplation about the new wiindigoo called Polarization and the medicine of Respect.
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zhaawano
Mar 28, 20231 min read
The Way of the Heartbeat, part 11: Put On Your Makizinan
Put on Your Makizinan, a poem about remembering and honoring the spirit of our ancestral traditions.
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zhaawano
Mar 20, 20236 min read
Spirit of the Seasons, part 7: Mother Earth and the Dance of the Spring Equinox
A celebration of Spring through art and ceremony.
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zhaawano
Feb 21, 20231 min read
Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 38: A Song for Moses
A song in memory of Moses Amik (1960 - 2017).
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zhaawano
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Star Stories, part 31: The Story of the Morning Star and the Evening Star
The aadizookaan (sacred story) of the Morning Star and the Evening Star and the eternal duel between Dawn and Evening.
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zhaawano
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Star Stories, part 29: The Creation of the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon
The Creation Story of the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon told through a .zirconium wedding ring set titled Gizhewaadiziwin ("Loving Kindness")
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