Mii gosha go omaa gakina gegoo owe gii-pimi-minigoowiziyang gakina gegoo.

It is here that we were blessed with everything we would need for life.

 

"Giishpin ganawendaman gidinawewininaan,

giga-ganawenimig aw aadizookaan gaa-ganawendang Anishinaabemowin,

If you take care of the language, the spirit keeper of the language will take care of you." - 2005 Tobasanakwut Kinew  

 

“We are not losing our language,

the language is losing us”- Anton Treur   

 

“Education is the key to the future” - Gilbert Smith.  

 

 

This work is compiled by Brian and Jason. It is not the intention to make you a fluent speaker, but to have a better understanding of the Anishinaabe language. It is one who wants to learn who will receive the language.

 

 

Brian

Boozhoo, Kedaadibibinens nindigoo. Wazhashk nindoodem. Nagaajawanang nindoonjii. As an Anishinaabe speaking person I introduce myself in my first language. My my spirit name, which I am named after the hummingbird. I belong to the Muskrat Clan, which is a family based system used by the Anishinaabe people.

My English name is Brian. I live in a small town of Fort Frances which is located in the Treaty # 3 territory. I am proud to know how to speak in my language. Had experience in teaching grades one through eight, High School, College and University. I really enjoy teaching the language. Niminwendaan gii gikinoo'amaageyaan anishinaabemowin, niminwaabamaag abinoonjiiyag adash inge gichi a-aya'aag ji-ninitaa anishinaabemowaad. It has been my intent to give back what was given to me, which is the language and along with the culture of the Anishinaabe people.

 

 

 

Jason

Boozhoo nindinawemaaganag, memashkiwegaabow indigoo, bizhiw nindoodem, nigigoonsiminikaaning nindoonjii Jason niin nindizhinikaaz zhaaganaashiimong.  I call us all relatives because we all came from our Mother Earth.  I come from the lynx clan, and I am from nigigoonsiminikaaning.  My English name is Jason.  I chose to teach the Anishinaabe language because I noticed at very young age, that we are not speaking our language and if nothing is done about it, soon we will lose all that we are.  One saying that sticks with me ever since I was 12 years old is, "If we lose our language, we will no longer be Anishinaabe people; we will become descendants of Anishinaabe people".  I hope that this site becomes useful to anyone interested in learning the language.


 
  

Writing has just came along in the 30 + years.  Although Anishinaabe language has always been an oral language, writing it, seems to becoming more and more popular.  It makes sense to start writing the language since more of our elder are passing into the spirit world, taking their extensive vocabulary and

knowledge with them. 

 

 

 
 
 
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