Daashkiga’an = Split wood
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Ingodwaak = 100
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Miskwaa Niigaan = Red Future
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Aniibiishaabookewinini-oodena = Chinatown
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(From Brendan Fairbanks' dissertation on discourse markers)
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Zhaaboobiibinige = S/he filters a liquid
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because the #Ojibwe used maple sugar or maple syrup as a seasoning, during the late spring they lived near maple sugar trees
Wiikwedong = A bay
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In traditional #Ojibwe culture, an individual lived in a band and was a member of a clan. Most people from the same clan shared a common ancestor on their father's side of the family. Some clans were matrilineal, and children were affiliated with their mother's clan.
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Bagizo = S/he swims
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Chiefs had official assistants, including messengers and orators. Civil chiefs could also summon the council of elders to request assistance. Councils of chiefs and elders from a number of bands met to discuss major decisions that would affect more than one band #Ojibwe
Atoobaan = Water tank, large container for liquid
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Zhiiwaagamiziganaaboo = Maple sap
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The School District of Bayfield serves Bayfield, Madeline Island, & the Red Cliff #Ojibwe Nation, of which 83% of students are tribal members.
The District is expanding #agriculture programming into middle & high school to support #foodsovereignty learning, #nutrition knowledge, and ag careers.
Bagidinise = S/he puts wood on the fire
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Why do we share an Ojibwe word every day?
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Tayaa = “Oh my goodness” (expression of surprise, alarm, or disgust)
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In this activity, students use spatial reasoning and Ojibwe terms like Ishpimiing (Up) and Niisi'I (Down) to navigate a syllabics chart and reveal secret words. Check out this free resource! #MathEd #Ojibwe #RobertsonProgram www.oise.utoronto.ca/robertson/le...
Ombigamizige = S/he boils maple sap
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In the mid-seventeenth century there were approximately 35,000 #Ojibwe in North America.
Webinige-giizis = March (The Discarding Moon)
Onaabani-giizis = March (The Crusted Snow Moon)
Bebookwaagime-giizis = March (The Broken Snowshoe Moon)
Aandego-giizis = March (The Crow Moon)
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Biiwaabikoke = S/he mines, produces metal
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Modern #Ojibwe live on reservations and in a variety of non-reservation areas, rural, suburban, and urban.
During the late 1960s some urban #Ojibwe in Minneapolis formed a Red Power Organization known as the American #Indian Movement (AIM)
During World War I, the #Ojibwe responded to the war effort by buying war bonds and donating money to the Red Cross.
Giziibiiga’igaazo = S/he is washed
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The #Ojibwe met non-Native Americans in the 1600s, possibly hearing about Europeans through the Huron people.
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