Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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FOND DU LAC — After learning that law enforcement officials had discovered the body of a missing Floodwood woman on the Fond du Lac Reservation and – on top of that – that they suspected she was killed by a member of the Native Mob gang, Bettina Johnsen decided enough was enough. She decided it was time to fight back, in ways both modern and old-fashioned. She started a Facebook page “Take Back Our Rez” the same day – Thursday, Oct. 4 – and organized a march against violence for Monday. An image and words of Sitting Bull sit front and cen...
As Arne Vainio – aka the “Mad Scientist” – conducted various experiments with (mostly) everyday items, Alphonse Pitawanakwat translated his English words into Ojibwe. The 66-year-old fluent Ojibwe speaker was a first-time camper at the Nagaajiwanaang language camp in Sawyer, an event that started three years ago and has grown significantly each year. “It looks like our biggest year yet,” said Jim Northrup, who organizes the camp with his wife, Pat, and other volunteers. Jim Northrup, who hails from the same generation as the Canadian-bo...
