“moon loves frog” ZJC (2007)
The space to be at peace with oneself comes in different forms. Today I am happily studying my amphibians. Omakakii is the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) word for frog. I am not yet at a point where I can construct anything more than baby-talk sentences (and I have my doubts […]
Baa, baa, black sheep,
have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
three bags full.
One for the master.
One for the dame.
And one for the little boy
who lives down the lane.
My Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) studies have been going a bit slow of late. I had a wonderful opportunity at attending a language class run by the renowned author […]
“anishinaabeg girls, lake of the woods, 1912″ ZJC (2007)
First, let me just say I am not Ojibwe or from any of the aboriginal cultures of the Americas; I am not a self-proclaimed “expert” on anything; and will not try to spin anyone’s history to fit my own personal ideas. The idea of this post […]
“mishipizhiw” ZJC (2007)
While I was up at Sault Ste. Marie I discovered the art work of Anny Hubbard, a traditional artist working with birch bark cutouts. It was from her I discovered the water spirit of Lake Superior, Michii Biijou.
Actually, there are lots of different spelling of the water spirit’s name. This […]