Aadsookaanan reconstruction - first community meeting - March 15, 2017

Reclaiming Our Sacred Stories

March 16, 2017
aadsookaanan

For the past month, you’ve probably seen lots of flyers posted in the Band office and around Biigtigong inviting community members to take part in a very hope-filled Biigtigong Aadsookaanan… [Read more]

Phrase Pages: Biigtigong’s 13 Moons from Proddy Goodchild

February 18, 2017
audio Nishnaabemwin phrase page

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. In addition to… [Read more]

Phrase Pages: Everyday Sayings from Cecil Twance

January 18, 2017
audio Nishnaabemwin phrase page

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. In addition to hearing their… [Read more]

Honouring verb chart contributors at community hall

Honouring Our Verb Chart Contributors

December 6, 2016
Nishnaabemwin reconstruction video

On December 5, 2016, the Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Chief and Council honoured the 19 individuals who contributed to the reconstruction of our Biigtigong dialect verb charts. (You can learn more about… [Read more]

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You can browse a list of people who are working on the Biigtigong Language Project.

Chief-and-Council discuss the ongoing community efforts to reconstruct and revitalize our Biigtigong dialect of the Nishnaabe language.

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how we say 'Biigtigong'?
how we say some aadsookaan-related words?
how we say Hattie Cove?
how we say mouth of the Pic River?
how we say The Pic River?

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 held the position of our Chief in 1940. As a leader, he served the whole community and understood the importance of relationships...

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"...