LANGUAGE RELATED BLOGS

"Aginjibagwesi Nagamon" (Song of the American Goldfinch) - The Goldfinch, symbol of Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language).

Medweyaashid and the Birth of Language
Finding the Missing Link
When Our eyes Still Saw Spirit
Why Bears Never Speak Backward but Some Indians Do
The Truth of Decolonization - Why We Must Nurture Our Language Roots
Reflections on a Ceremonial Bundle and on the Nature of Our Language
How Do We Keep Our Language Real
The Empathic Nature of Ojibwe Language
A Word on Our Nisidotam Language Project, part 1
A Word on Our Nisidotam Language Project: The Sound Method of Turtle Mountain Ojibwe
Zaagi' - The Outward Nature of Love
Ojibwe Terms of Endearment
A Symbol of Love
The Cycle of Life
A Cradle Song
Wenabozho Tends the Fire
Who Was It Who Gave Us Our Language?
The Link Between Fire and Sound
Why We Must Learn to Remember the Old Language
Looking Through a Hole in the Sky
Life in the Bosom of the Earth
A Tribute to Our Medicine Women
The Endless Flexibility of the Ojibwe Language
Vocal Sounds, Gift of the Thunderbirds
Understanding Ojibwe Verb Classification Techniques for Language Learners
Omaa Nindaa: "I Live Here"
Why We Must Tap Into Our Spirit Memory
A Word About Grandparents and their Grandchildren
How the Smoking of the Pipe Brought Peace and Healing to the People of the Three Fires
The Ancient Fire of Brotherhood
A Tribute to Gichi-aya’aag, the Great Beings of the Earth
The Meaning of Aadizooke: To Explore the Essence of Life
A Tribute to Those Who Weave Us all Together
Feeding the Star People
Naawagaamigaabawi'ikwe and the Gift From the Great Lake
Migizi Naamid - The Eagle Dancer (a poem)
The Gift of the Ojibwe Language and Proper Ways to Introduce Yourself
Where Is It That You Dwell?
The Connection Between the Rattle and Spring - And Beyond