Continue readingThat Elder told us, “If you let them name that mountain in another language, and you don’t know the name of that mountain in your own language, then they’ve already taken it from you, because you no longer know that mountain in your language.”
Chief duncan Michano Jr.
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Last week, Thelma Nabigon and John Paul Montano recorded some Biigtigong-dialect phrases which we hope are useful to you when you’re out in the bush or when you’re talking about specific Biigtigong places.
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This month’s Phrase Page contains recordings from Proddy Goodchild of the 13 Biigtigong moons that make up one year. Louis Goodchild and John Paul Montano also contributed recordings.
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This week, Cecil Twance and John Paul Montano teamed up by phone to audio record some everyday sayings and common words, all in Biigtigong’s dialect.
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Chief-and-Council discuss the ongoing community efforts to reconstruct and revitalize our Biigtigong dialect of the Nishnaabe language.
Elder Stan Bouchie, at the start of the Biigtigong Language Project (Moose Camp 2013), speaking about our Nishnaabe language and identity, and about hard work and commitment.
Dan Goodchild exemplified leadership. He understood the importance of taking an active role in the well-being of our community...
Lawrence Desmoulin was a celebrated storyteller. He freely shared the meanings and teachings embedded in our Nishnaabe way of life through the telling and retelling of our sacred stories...
Moses Fisher was a strong advocate for, and practioner of, our Nishnaabe spiritual ways. In the face of calculated assaults on our Nishnaabe way of living, Moses continued to practice our traditional ways...
Much of Moses Starr's life was spent on the water. He had a profound respect for, and intimate knowledge of, Gchigam (Lake Superior) and the waterways in our Biigtigong territory...
Mike Goodchild was known to have a wonderful sense of humor. He especially enjoyed pulling pranks...
Ernest Otis was known to have a wonderful sense of humor. He especially enjoyed pulling pranks...
Louis Goodchild was a visionary and a man of action. The hundreds of hours he spent documenting his life story was done for his family and for the "rest of the Indians to come"...