Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 28 - "New Rice, Manoominike and Northern Lights"

Staci L Drouillard — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:45:04 -0500

Episode 28 is with Nancy Jones, elder from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations. She shares cultural teachings in Ojibwemowin and English about "new" rice and the wild rice harvest. She also talks about Northern Lights, and traditional ways of thinking about the aurora.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 27 - Ogimaawigwanebiik "Medicine, Howling Dogs and Thunderbirds"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:49:46 -0500

For this next episode our conversation continues with Ogimaawigwanebiik–Nancy Jones, from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations. She shares her understanding of traditions and teachings related to preparing medicines, pipe offerings and some of the things we can learn from our animal teachers. Stories include the reason dogs howl, when certain animals visit and teachings about Thunderbirds.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 26 – Ogimaawigwanebiik "Women’s Teachings and Being a Drum Keeper"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:35:55 -0500

Episode 26 is a conversation with Ogimaawigwanebiik, Nancy Jones. A renowned elder and Ojbwemowin first speaker from Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Ogimaawigwanebiik shares teachings about being a drum keeper, pow wow traditions and women’s teachings. Includes a bonus story about hunting for different types of wild game and winter life in the bush, on the trapline.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 25 - "Ogimaawigwanebiik on animal signs and respect for animals"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:28:37 -0500

Episode 25 is a question and answer session with Ogimaawigwanebiik, Nancy Jones. A renowned elder and Ojbwemowin first speaker, Ogimaawigwanebiik answers questions about everyday life at Nigigoonsiminikaaning Nation in Northwestern Ontario. Topics include children, significant colors, animal signs related to someone’s passing and teachings about teasing animals and giving thanks.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 24 - "Maajigwaneyaash on the Lac la Croix Ponies"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:19:43 -0500

In this bi-lingual Ojibwe language program Erik Redix talks with Maajigwaneyaash, Dr. Gordon Jourdain, who shares the fate of the Lac la Croix ponies and tells the story of his father’s horse logging operation. We also get a lesson about physics words as well as Dr. Jourdain’s thoughts on language preservation.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 23 – Maajigwaneyaash "fall hunting and the history of Quetico Park"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:16:18 -0500

Maajigwaneyaash–Dr. Gordon Jourdain, grew up at Lac La Croix First Nations and is a first speaker of Ojibwemowin. In this episode Maajigwaneyaash speaks with Erik Redix about the Anishinaabe history of what is now Quetico Provincial Park and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He also talks about going hunting for bine–partridge, when he was a young boy at Lac La Croix.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak – Episode 22 with Obizaan and Chato Gonzales "gichichagonan–the spirit within"

Staci L Drouillard — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:06:39 -0500

Hosted by Erik Redix, Grand Portage Ojibwe Language Coordinator, Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a bilingual program featuring first speakers telling stories in Ojibwemowin and English. Erik’s guests for Episode 22 are Obizaan–Lee Staples, a Mille Lacs elder and his assistant Chato Gonzales. Obizaan shares teachings about gichichagonan–the spirit within, and why going to ceremony and learning and speaking Ojibwemowin is so important for Anishinaabe people.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 21 – "Respect for all Living Things with Obizaan and Chato Gonzales"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:47:49 -0600

In Episode 21 program host Erik Redix recently visited with Obizaan–Lee Staples, a Mille Lacs elder and monolingual/first speaker of Anishinaabemowin. In this episode Obizaan’s apprentice Chato Gonzales translates what Obizaan has to say about teaching respect for all things–our elders, the animals, trees, the water–and how he believes that these cultural beliefs about teaching and learning respect relate to the National problem of gun violence and mass shootings.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a partnership between the Grand Portage Ojibwe and WTIP Community Radio.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 20 - "Ojibwe Humor & the Origin of Names"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:41:22 -0600

Maajigwaneyaash–Dr. Gordon Jourdain talks with Erik Redix about humor and laughter as a part of storytelling, going to sugarbush with his mom at Lac La Croix and the Ojibwe name for Lac La Croix which is Negwaakwaan zaaga’iganing. He also explains the Ojibwe origins of the name Atikokan, a town in Ontario, Canada.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a partnership between the Grand Portage Ojibwe and WTIP Community Radio.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak – Episode 19 – "The Spiritual Power of Women with guest Nancy Jones"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:36:28 -0600

Erik Redix talks with Nancy Jones, Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations elder and language teacher. She talks about the spiritual power of women, finding Eagle feathers and why the Cedar tree is significant for Ojibwe families.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is produced by WTIP Community Radio, in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 18 - "Netting Whitefish, Preparing for Winter & Nature Signs"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:30:22 -0600

In Episode 18, Erik Redix talks with Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations elder and first speaker Nancy Jones. She shares stories about netting whitefish, weaving and caring for nets, and traditional ways of storing food for the winter. She also talks about how winter nights are an important part of teaching and learning about the night sky and predicting the weather, based on animal sounds and other observations.

WTIP's Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is produced in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 17 - "Morpheme Teachings and Language Learning Tools"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:22:01 -0600

In Episode 17 we are joined by professor and author Anton Treuer, Ojibwe Language Instructor at Bemidji State University. He and Erik Redix talk about the various tools available to language learners, introduces us to the structure of morphemes (root words) in Ojibwemowin and gives the definitive answer to the question, “Is Ojibwe the most difficult language to learn in the world?”

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a production of WTIP, and is produced in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 16 - "The State of Ojibwe Language Revitalization with guest Anton Treuer"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:16:33 -0600

What is the current state of Ojibwe Language revitalization? In Episode 16 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, host Erik Redix discusses this question with Bemidji State University Ojibwe Language Professor Anton Treuer. He shares some examples of how the Ojibwe language conveys a uniquely descriptive world view and leaves us pondering the role that language revitalization plays in defining who we are as Ojibwe people.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a production of WTIP, and is produced in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 15 - "Seasonal Traditions & Preparing for Winter"

WTIP North Shore Community Radio — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:07:47 -0600

For Episode 15, we’re once again joined by Maajigwaneyaash, Dr. Gordon Jourdain. In this episode Dr. Jourdain talks about seasonal traditions like harvesting manoomin and maple sap, and gathering firewood, in preparation for biboon–winter.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is produced by WTIP Community Radio, in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 14 - "Walking From Lac La Croix to Fort Francis"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:59:45 -0600

In Episode 14 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, we welcome Maajigwaneyaash, Dr. Gordon Jourdain. He shares the story of how his great-great grandfather walked from Lac La Croix First Nations to Fort Francis, Ontario to trade furs. Maajigwaneyaash also shares the great importance of Thunder Bay to Ojibwe speaking Anishinaabe people.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a partnership between the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and WTIP.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 13 - "Dreaming Names & Speaking Ojibwe Every Day"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:55:20 -0600

Karen Drift is a Nett Lake elder and first language speaker of Ojibwemowin. She talks to program host Erik Redix about the Ojibwe naming ceremony and the role that dreams and visions play in giving a baby an Ojibwe name. She also speaks about the importance of learning and speaking the Ojibwe language all throughout one’s life–from childhood to the end of a person’s life.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a production of WTIP, and is produced in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 12 - "Manoominike, the Manoomin Harvest"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:41:44 -0600

Manoominike daa! Let’s go ricing! In this segment, Erik speaks with Nett Lake elder Karen Drift and her grandson Perry, about the ricing tradition. She shares stories about ricing at Nett Lake when she was a girl, the Ojibwe words and phrases for this annual tradition and talks about the role of dreams in predicting the rice harvest in the fall.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is supported by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 11 - "Karen Drift on Teaching and Language Revitalization"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:33:16 -0600

We continue our conversation with Karen Drift, elder from Nett Lake and life-long Ojibwe language teacher and learner. In this episode she explains the many ways of teaching the language, shares some family history about her grandmother Rose Beargrease and explains why efforts toward language preservation and revitalization are so important.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a production of WTIP, and is produced in partnership with the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 10 - "Karen Drift Shares Winter Stories"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:25:50 -0600

In Episode 10 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, Erik Redix speaks with Nett Lake elder Karen Drift, who shares late-winter Naniboujou stories about how birds chose their colors long ago, how the snake and the frog showed the Anishinaabe people where to find medicine to treat Poison Ivy and how the Red Willow got its name.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a partnership between the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and WTIP Community Radio. The series is funded in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 9 - "Babies and the Naming Ceremony"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:21:38 -0600

In Episode 9 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, Dr. Gordon Jourdain talks with Erik about preparing for the arrival of a new baby and the cultural significance of the naming ceremony. Pictured is Maajigwaneyaash, Dr. Gordon Jourdain.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 8 - "Color Names and Building Houses"

Staci Drouillard — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:15:17 -0600

In Episode 8 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Maajigwaneyaash–Dr. Gordon Jourdain explores the Ojibwe words for colors, remembers cold winters and deep snow at Lac La Croix and shares in Ojibwemowin and English how he learned the art of building houses

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 7 - "Winter Moons and Telling Time"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:54:52 -0600

In Episode 7 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, Maajigwaneyaash--Dr. Gordon Jourdain, speaks about his role at the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School at Lac Courte Oreilles, and about the different Ojibwe words for December and January, including a story about the traditional ways of keeping time based on the cycles of the moon.

This bilingual program airs monthly and is a partnership between the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and WTIP Community Radio.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 6 - "Maajigwaneyaash on the Dichotomy of Thought"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:30:12 -0600

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak is a bilingual program that features Ojibwe first speakers telling stories in Ojibwemowin and English. In Episode 6, Maajigwaneyaash--Dr. Gordon Jourdain, discusses the importance of raptors in Ojibwe culture and what he calls “the dichotomy of thought.” Hosted by Erik Redix, the series is a partnership between the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and WTIP North Shore Radio.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Ep. 5 - "Respect for Communities & Importance of Asemaa"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:58:17 -0600

In Episode 5 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, host Erik Redix speaks with Maajigwaneyaash--Dr. Gordon Jourdain, about community differences and similarities and the traditional use of asemaa, known as tobacco, and how the word along with the cultural tradition of offering asemaa doesn’t translate directly into the English language.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 4 - "Martina Wigwas Shares Life Stories in Ojibwemowin and English"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:49:00 -0600

In Episode 4 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak host Erik Redix continues his conversation with Cook County School Ojibwe Language teacher Martina Wigwas, who is from Gull Bay First Nations, Ontario. In this segment she shares day-to-day life stories in English and Ojibwemowin, and discusses how views on disciplining children differ for those raised with a traditional, Ojibwe world view. Martina also talks about the various stages of life, and the lessons present in each level of experience.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 3 - "Ojibwe Language Teacher Martina Wigwas"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:31:41 -0600

In Episode 3 of Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak, host Erik Redix talks with Ojibwe Language teacher Martina Wigwas, who is from Gull Bay First Nations, Ontario. Martina talks about her holistic approach to teaching, incorporating language lessons that are relevant to Ojibwe traditional skills, family life and cultural traditions.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 2 - "Lac LaCroix Anishinaabeg and Quetico Park"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:23:54 -0600

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 2-- Host Erik Redix continues his conversation with Maajiigwaneyaash – Dr. Gordon Jourdain. He shares his family's connection to relatives in Grand Portage and relates the history of the once vital Anishinaabe village that was located at the center of what is now Quetico Park. Maajigwaneyaash also discusses the spiritual significance of Ojibwemowin–the Ojibwe language.

Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 1 - "The Act of Listening"

Staci Drouillard — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:09:51 -0600

Welcome to Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak Episode 1, with host Erik Redix. In this inaugural episode, Language Specialist Maajigwaneyaash--Dr. Gordon Jourdain--shares the linguistic origin of “Anishinaabe Bizindamoo Makak,” and relates it to the importance of radio communications when he was growing up at Lac La Croix First Nations. He then gives the deeper meaning of bizindaw–the act of listening. Miigwech for tuning in!