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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.

zhaawano
Jun 9, 20236 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."

zhaawano
Jun 6, 20231 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 .

zhaawano
Jun 5, 20233 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.

zhaawano
Jun 4, 20232 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.

zhaawano
Jun 4, 20231 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.

zhaawano
May 30, 202313 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.

zhaawano
May 15, 202320 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.

zhaawano
May 7, 20235 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.

zhaawano
Apr 17, 20234 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.

zhaawano
Apr 10, 202313 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...

zhaawano
Apr 2, 20233 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.

zhaawano
Mar 30, 20237 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.

zhaawano
Mar 28, 20231 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 18: Mother Earth and the Dance of the Spring Equinox
A celebration of Spring through art and ceremony.

zhaawano
Mar 20, 20237 min read


Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 38: A Song for Moses
A song in memory of Moses Amik (1960 - 2017).

zhaawano
Feb 21, 20231 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.

zhaawano
Feb 17, 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")

zhaawano
Feb 16, 20234 min read


Stories and Teachings from the Earth, part 11: Wenabozho and the Meaning of Aadizooke
A musing about Wenabozho and the literal meaning of the Ojibwe Anishinaabe word for "traditional storytelling."

zhaawano
Feb 11, 20231 min read


Star Stories, part 28: To Fly With the Sky Bison
The ancient Anishinaabe knowledge of how our clans and the Jiisakaan/Shaking Tent ceremony originated in the Star World...

zhaawano
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Teachings of the Eagle Feather, part 37: Ojibwe Terms of Endearment
Ojibwe terms of endearment expressing a man's love to a woman: gi-zaagi'in ("I love you") and niinimoshenh ("my sweetheart").

zhaawano
Feb 1, 20238 min read
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