March 29, 2024
boozhoo hello gakina awiya everyone,
ndizhinikaaz I am called jud sojourn. nindoonjibaa I am from dejope madison miskwasing wisconsin. dibishkoo similar to ogiiminakiisiid a refugee niswi-ishkodeng in three fires homeland nindaaw I am. nigagwe-ganawaabandan I try to look after it anishinaabemowin the anishinaabe language omaa here besho nearby makadegiishkaabikaang the black rock cliffs.
niwii-dazhinaadan I would like to speak about gidinawemaaganidog all of our relations gaye and manidoowin the way of the spirit. ahaaw alright, inakeyaa first of all niwii-bagidin I would like to put down bangi a little bit asemaa tobacco akiing on the ground. ahaaw alright noongoom maajiitaadaa let’s begin. gakina awiya everyone omaa here bimaadiziwag they live besho nearby gichi-gaming the big water. nibi water miziwe everywhere dash then gaye also naangodinong from time to time animikiikaa storms gaye and gichi-digowag great waves. gigikigendaaamin we all know it dash then nibi-manidoo the mystery of the water. weweni
careful dash then bimaadiziying it is that we live. apane always inendan I think of it manidoowin the way of the mystery miziwe everywhere. ogikdendaanaawaa they know it gakina all awesiiyag animals miinawaa also iinzan it seems. gakina awiya everyone gidinawendizomin we are related to one another in some way mii so iidog it seems. indawaa therefore weweni careful e-gagwe-bimaadiziying that we all try to live. giishpin if gakina all
gidinawemaaganidog those that must be our relatives mino-bimaadiziwaad that they live well, dash then gaye also nimino-bimaadizimin we live well. giishpin if wiiji’iweng someone helps out da-mino-bimaadizi s/he will live well mii so iidog it seems ako usually. gichi-aya’aag elders apane always gaa-ikidowag they say giishpin if mino-doodawamang we treat another well, gegoo some awesii animal ganabaj maybe gegoo some mitig tree, gaye also miinawaa again gimino-bimaadizimin we will live a good life. aho good for now
Author: Jud Sojourn ᒑᒼ ᓱᒍᓐ
Assistant Professor
Center for Native American Studies
Northern Michigan University
Categories: Center for Native American Studies , Native American Heritage Month