Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories PDF
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Living Our Language Native peoples telling their stories, writing their history The Everlasting Sky: Voices of the Anishinabe People Gerald Vizenor Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales and Oral Histories Anton Treuer, editor While the Locust Slept: A Memoir Peter Razor Living Our Language Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories Edited by ANTON TREUER MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESS Native Voices Native peoples telling their stories, writing their history To embody the principles set forth by the series, all Native Voices books are emblazoned with a bird glyph adapted from the Jeffers Petroglyph site in southern Minnesota. The rock art there represents one of the first recorded voices of Native Americans in the Upper Midwest. This symbol stands as a reminder of the enduring presence of Native Voices on the American landscape. Publication of Native Voices is supported in part by a grant from The St. Paul Companies. © 2001 by the Minnesota Historical Society. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, write to the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. www.mnhs.org/mhspress The Minnesota Historical Society Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence for Printed Library materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984 International Standard Book Number 0-87351-403-3 (cloth) 0-87351-404-1 (paper) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Living our Language : Ojibwe tales and oral histories / edited by Anton Treuer. p. cm. — (Native voices) ISBN 0-87351-403-3 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-87351-404-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) Ebook ISBN: 978-0-87351-680-8 1. Ojibwa Indians—History. 2. Ojibwa Indians—Folklore. 3. Ojibwa Indians—Social life and customs. 4. Ojibwa language—Texts. I. Treuer, Anton. II. Series. E99.C6 L535 2001 977′.004973—dc21 00-067562 Picture credits Archie Mosay (1991) and Anton Treuer (2000), photos © Greg Gent; Jim Clark (2001) and Melvin Eagle (2001), photos by Anton Treuer; Joe Auginaush (1974), photo courtesy of Gertrude Auginaush; Collins Oakgrove (1996), photo by Minnie Oakgrove; Emma Fisher (1992), Scott Headbird (1992), and Porky White (2000), photos by Aaron Fairbanks; Susan Jackson (2000), photo by Beth Collins, courtesy of Leech Lake Heritage Sites; Hartley White (1985), photo by Terri LaDuke, courtesy of Di-Bah-Ji-Mon Newspaper Living Our Language Map Introduction: We’re Not Losing Our Language Inaandagokaag Balsam Lake (St. Croix) ARCHIE MOSAY Gaa-tazhi-ondaadiziyaang Where We Were Born Mii Gaa-pi-izhichigewaad Mewinzha What They Did Long Ago Wenabozho Gaa-Kiishkigwebinaad Zhiishiiban When Wenabozho Decapitated the Ducks Wayeshkad Gaa-waabamag Aadamoobii The First Time I Saw an Automobile Nitamising Gaa-waabamag Makadewiiyaas The First Time I Saw a Black Man Nandawaaboozwe Makadewiiyaas The Makadewiiyaas Goes Rabbit Hunting Waabooz Gaa-piindashkwaanind The Stuffed Rabbit Gaa-amwaawaad Animoonsan When They Ate Puppies Gaa-pazhiba’wid Niijanishinaabe When I Was Stabbed by My Fellow Indian Apane Anishinaabe Ogaganoonaan Manidoon The Indian Always Talks to the Spirit Mii Sa Iw That’s It Misi-zaaga’igan Mille Lacs JIM CLARK Dibaakonigewinini Miinawaa Anishinaabe The Judge and the Indian Mawinzowin Berry Picking Ayaabadak Ishkode The Use of Fire Inday My Horse Gibaakwa’igan Dazhi-anishinaabeg The Dam Indians Baa Baa Makade-maanishtaanish Baa Baa Black Sheep Gaazhagens Miinawaa Naazhaabii’igan The Cat and the Fiddle Jiigbiig Nenaandago-ziibiing On the Bank of the Tamarack River Ikwabin Sit Elsewhere Gidinwewininaan Our Language Mawadishiwewin Visiting Gaa-ina’oonind Anishinaabe How Indian People Were Gifted MELVIN EAGLE Gimishoomisinaan Our Grandfather Zhimaaganish Ezhinikaazod The One Called Zhimaaganish Gekendaasojig The Learned Ones Dewe’igan Meshkawiziid The Power of the Drum Nandawenjigewin Gechitwaawendaagwak The Sacred Art of Hunting Wenji-ganawendamang Gidakiiminaan Why We Take Care of Our Earth Gaa-nandawaabamag Waabooz My Rabbit Quest Gii-ina’oonind Anishinaabe The Indian Was Gifted Inwewin Meshkawiziimagak The Power of Language Dibendaagoziwin Belonging Bizindamowin Miinawaa Gaagiigidowin Listening and Speaking Gaa-waababiganikaag White Earth JOE AUGINAUSH Gaawiin Giwanitoosiimin Gidinwewininaan We’re Not Losing Our Language Gaa-jiikajiwegamaag Ingii-tazhi-ondaadiz Wiigiwaaming I Was Born in a Wiigiwaam at Gaa-jiikajiwegamaag Gii-pakitejii’iged Wenabozho When Wenabozho Played Baseball Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga’igan Red Lake COLLINS OAKGROVE Zhaawanoowinini Indizhinikaaz My Name Is Zhaawanoowinini Bijiinag Anishinaabe Gaa-waabamaad Chimookomaanan The First Time an Indian Saw the White Man Wenji-nibwaakaad Nenabozho Why Nenabozho Is So Smart Bebaamosed Miinawaa Gawigoshko’iweshiinh Bebaamosed and Gawigoshko’iweshiinh Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Leech Lake EMMA FISHER Gii-agaashiinyiyaan When I Was Little Indayag My Dogs Gii-kinjiba’iweyaan When I Ran Away Gii-kikinoo’amaagoziyaan When I Went to School Indinawemaaganag My Relatives SCOTT HEADBIRD Waawaabiganoojiish That Old Mouse SUSAN JACKSON Chi-achaabaan Naanaagadawendamaan When I Think About Chi-achaabaan Aabadak Waaboozoo-nagwaaganeyaab Using a Rabbit Snare Wire HARTLEY WHITE Onizhishin o’ow Bimaadiziwin This Is a Good Way of Life Ishkwaakiiwan The Apocalypse PORKY WHITE Gegwe-dakamigishkang Gaagiigido Gegwe-dakamigishkang Speaks Gaagoons Indigoo I’m Called Porky Dibiki-giizisong On the Moon Niibaa-giizhig Niibaa-giizhig Ogii-izhinaazhishkawaan Bwaanan They Chased Off the Sioux Aabaji’ Gidasemaa Use Your Tobacco Glossary Suggestions for Further Reading
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