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UMOjibwe

  1. New Tools, Old Rules. Learn about how traditional ecological knowledge can be applied to resource management today. facebook.com/pages/Noongwa-…
  2. Join K. David Harrison and Margaret Noori for a live chat on endangered language learning today at 3 pm. news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/201…
  3. G’zaagigo Miranda! Gego bigidnike aanji’igwaa! We love you Miranda! Don’t let them change you! nativenewsnetwork.com/menominee-seve…
  4. The full conference schedule for Anishinaabemowin Teg is now available to view or download at: anishinaabemowin-teg.org/conference/con…
  5. Thoughts about Belle Isle inspired by a recent article from University of Michigan professor, Tiya Miles: umich.edu/~ojibwe/commun…
  6. Anishinaabemowin for hand drumming with Miskwaasining Nagamoojig (Swamp Singers). umich.edu/~ojibwe/commun…
  7. Check out the new photos and sentences in "Where did Blue Go?" Feel free to order a shirt and send us your photo! umich.edu/~ojibwe/bluego…
  8. Herman & Madeline Wemigwans were at the UM this week and left some advice for students (in Anishinaabemowin + English). umich.edu/~ojibwe/lesson…
  9. "The Indian Schools: The Survivor's Story" film is now available online (4 week wait due to new production time) at: theindianschoolmovie.com
  10. Taaseong Ikidowinan (Halloween Words). Enjoy! umich.edu/~ojibwe/lesson…
  11. Check out this great event and the article that appeared in the Metro Times about the film. facebook.com/event.php?eid=…
  12. Check out the new Anishinaabemowin Teg site and some fun word translations they have posted. 2011.anishinaabemowin-teg.org/anishinaabemow…
  13. Join us at the University of Michigan Oct 20-23 for the 43rd Annual Algonquian Conference: 2011.algonquian.org
  14. Ke ganawaamdizan goya jibwa dibaakanad ezhi-bimosed. You have to look at yourself before you judge an other's way of walking.
  15. Check out our new lesson with text, audio, flashcards and more. This lesson features the artwork of Zoey Wood-Salomon. bit.ly/rlgUJf
  16. Baatiinwag baamaateshiinhsag. Lots of fireflies! And it is so much fun to say in Anishinaabemowin - "Baatiinwag baamaateshiinhsag"
  17. Summer makes us think of fireflies and how they light up the night. Check out a new poem, Fireflies, by Margaret Noori. bit.ly/Waawaateseg
  18. That means: "No matter what you accomplish, no matter how far you go in life, you are still you."
  19. "Minjiidig gwa eshi shkitmaane, minjiidig gwa piiche waasa eshaawne maadiziiwning, mii gwa giiyaabi yaawyin."
  20. We just added a photo of a student wearing her "Izhaadaa Giizhigowaande" shirt at the Great Wall of China! bit.ly/j9FbRJ