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Stories from the Land of Crane and Turtle, Part 4: Wenabozho and the Magic Bow
How the magic bow of the Dinetah warrior came in Wenabozho’s possession and how he lost it again - and created the Milky Way along the way.

zhaawano
Jul 17, 20234 min read


Spirit of the Seasons, part 10: Wenabozho and the Gift of the Blueberries
Tonight another full moon rises, indicating the start of what some of us call Miini-giizis: "Blueberry Moon."

zhaawano
Jul 3, 20231 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.

zhaawano
Jun 28, 20233 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

zhaawano
Jun 15, 202313 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.

zhaawano
Jun 11, 20232 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.

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 5, 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, 202321 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
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