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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


Teachings From the Tree of Life, part 17: There Is Nothing Wrong With You
A teaching from the Tree of Life: We always have the opportunity to choose how to respond to how others see and treat us.

zhaawano
Sep 19, 20232 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 16: It's the Way You Are Treating Yourself
The way you’re treating yourself is the key to feeling better about yourself.

zhaawano
Sep 12, 20232 min read


Star stories, part 34: Dance of the Orange Blue Supermoon
The story of a rare meeting of two celestial beings, between Our Grandmother the Moon and Saturn, the ringed garden planet.

zhaawano
Aug 30, 20233 min read


Star Stories, part 33: When Waakwi-Aki Dances Backward in the Sky
The story of the retrograde motion of the planet Uranus, called "Waakwi Aki" by the Anishinaabeg Peoples.

zhaawano
Aug 28, 20231 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 2: "The Hawk and the Owls: A Vision of Healing"
A Hawk and Owl teaching about how to choose a different tree branch that leads us toward healing the hearts of the hurting.

zhaawano
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life: Why the Owl Brings Healing
When the Owl calls, we know we are ready to walk the healing path.

zhaawano
Aug 26, 20231 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 3: "The Purpose of Life"
Two Tree of Life Teachings, moral lessons that have powerful healing benefits for everyone who is willing to listen and learn.

zhaawano
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Teachings from the Tree of Life, part 1: Looking into the Healing Mirror
The importance of ceremony. To heal a traumatized mind, a sense of belonging has to be established through ceremony and language.

zhaawano
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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