#ojibwe
I met a family today, who grew up on a reservation, but knew nothing about our beliefs. They claimed they never listened to our aadizookaanan, that they didn’t believe in any of the manidoog, that their family had no debaajimojig and it makes me so sad. My culture is dying, lost on lips of our dead. Soon it’ll be gone, not even a memory for our descendants.
There’s been a lot of words said about Line 3, at the United States government, specifically in Minnesota at the Minnesota Government, which is all valid but what I’m not hearing, in our communities, among the tribes, is our anger at our own government because I am livid at the tribal councils who willingly sold our land again. Line 3 already exists in our reservations. This is not the first time they have exchanged what is not theirs for something so fucking trivial as money. I am used to the greed of the white men who run the rest of the world. It is not new, and I don’t have any expectations for how low they are willing to go. The shame I feel for my own people, now, is new. We are taught to look ahead 7 generations in everything we do. We are taught to preserve the Earth, that we are Her guardians. We were created to protect her and we are failing. I thought we were better. I thought that we had learned.
Hi dreamcatchers literally don’t exist historically in any culture other than Anishinaabe. No, your pagan ancestors didn’t make Anishinaabe dreamcatchers. Your white mom and grandma who make them & told you they’re part of “pagan culture” are culture vultures.
And while we’re at it, smudging is exclusive to Indigenous people too. No, your pagan ancestors didn’t smudge. They DEFINITELY didn’t use white sage. You’ve been lied to.
^^^ This being said, you can definitely still buy dreamcatchers from the Anishinaabe, and participate in the ceremonies. You are welcomed to learn, not to steal.
I want to create a blog list of Black, Indigenous & poc “witches” that practice cultural traditions. If you practice a culturally significant tradition/religion or have a culturally centered magical practice please reblog this with what your practice is.
If you’re non-Black, Indigenous or poc please boost via reblog!!! Thank you.
I am Ojibwa, and while my religion doesn’t have a name, I do study and integrate the study of my history into my craft.
WIIYAW-HER BODY (IN ANISHINAABEMOWIN)
- oshtigwaan- her head
- wiinizisan- her hairs
- odinimaangan- her shoulder
- onik- her arm
- odooskwan- her elbow
- oninj- her hand
- onoogan- her hip
- okaad- her leg
- ogidig- her knee
- ozid- her foot
Note: Most body part words in Anishinaabemowin are “inalienable.” This means you have to say HER head, MY head, YOUR head. You can’t simply say “a head” without specifying who it belongs to. This is what the o-orod-on most of the words refers to.
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The Air That Trees Breathe: Translating climate science into Ojibwe | International Institute for Sustainable Development
The Air That Trees Breathe: Translating climate science into Ojibwe
the Ojibwe translation of some of the terminologies we encountered was based on the function, the action, and the observer’s understanding associated with these terms.
For example, carbon dioxide in Ojibwe is mitigoo-inanaamowin, meaning “(the air that) the trees breathe.” You will find many more such neologisms created in the lesson plans.
2. comment rater un bon concept // how to fuck up #asibikaashi #inktober #octencre #ojibwe #dreamspider
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How Does Language Immersion Education Benefit Native Children? Wicoie Nandagikendan Dakota/Ojibwe Immersion school
The Jingle Dress Tradition
Gichigamii.
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community. My ancestral homeland. Woodlands on the shores of Lake Superior.
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Ziigwanagaka Nooden / Spring Wind (Left)
Wawateybiineseke / Northern Lights Thunderbird (Right)
Portraits of Traditional dancers at the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Woodland Powwow.
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Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Woodland Powwow 2015
My tribe’s powwow is held every year, in the woodlands right next to Gichigamii (Lake Superior).
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Honoring the Ogitchidaag
What I love most about the pow wow on my reservation is that we all gather deep into the woods. It is a beautiful woodland ceremony, on ancient sacred land.
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AKI EZHINAAGWAK -GEOGRAPHY (IN OJIBWE)
Note: there are some features on this map that either don’t have words in Ojibwe (because they are from a geography Ojibwe people historically weren’t familiar with) or because I don’t know them. I did not make this chart, unfortunately it was on reddit with no attribution. My apologies.
wajiw- mountain
misaakwam- iceberg
gakijiwan- it is a waterfall
gichi-mikwam- glacier
ishkodewadinaa- it is a volcano
ziibiins- stream
gichigami - sea
boodaajiwanibiise- it is a geyser
dootoogakimigaa - it is tundra
zaaga’igan- lake
bikwadinaa- it is a hill
basadinaa- it is a valley
waabishkiki- swamp
wiikwed- bay
waazh- cave
basakamigaa- it is a canyon
zaagiing- at the inlet
ziibi- river
desaabik- mesa
baatekamigaa- it is a desert
babiikwadaawangaa- there are sand dunes
neyaashi- point
jiigibiig- on the sohre
mashkode- prairie, plains
minisikaa- there is an archipelago
minis- island
aazhibik- cliff
mitigwaki- forest
aazhawaawangaa- it is an isthmus
mashkiig- marsh
ziibiikaajigan- canal
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Stewardship at Grand Portage National Monument
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the National Park Service work together at Grand Portage National Monument to support, interpret, and protect the lifeways of the Ojibwe people, including the preservation of historic landscape features of the Grand Portage trail.
The Grand Portage was a vital part of both American Indian and fur trade transportation routes because of the area’s geology, topography, natural resources, and strategic location between the upper Great Lakes and the interior of western Canada. Grand Portage National Monument is in the homeland of the Grand Portage Ojibwe. The Band has long been involved in stewardship of the Monument, where tribe members play a critical role in management, landscape maintenance, and historic preservation.
- Discover more about this agreement, ethnobotanical restoration, the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps – Indian Division during the 1930s, and the youth contributions of the Grand Portage Conservation Crew: Stewardship at Grand Portage National Monument
- Learn more about Grand Portage National Monument
Historic bridge at Grand Portage National Monument before work, date unknown (NPS).
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2022 plans!
I’m going to be redoing ‘Nindibaajimowin’, but there will be a title change… gotta figure that out still. But I have started the roughs for the new pages! So get ready for more of Lee, Trina and Nana this year! I’m very excited to use some new skills I’ve learned over the past couple years!
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“Whatever happens, happens.”
tumblr really killed that quality huh? Oh well.Native space cowboy and crew screenshot redraws! I even did the backgrounds on the first two ;w;
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The return of Nanaboozhoo!
I haven’t drawn my design of Nana in a long while, so I figured it was about time!
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FORGOT TO POST THIS HERE but look at my ojibwe pines family.
“No matter what changes, I’ll still be me. And I can be whoever I want to be.” -Amu Hinamori
Fun little warm up/chill doodle of various looks of Amu!
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