Bkejwanong Dbaajmowinan/Stories of Where the Waters Divide

ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsOjibwe: Fiero Spelling SystemMkadebineshii-kwe: Jennie Blackbird gii-dbaajma / Stories told by Jennie BlackbirdGaa-zhichgewaadWhat they didShirley Rose zhinkaazaHer name is Shirley RoseGii-bi-gzhaadaawsad nshiimenhWhen my little sister babysatGdabmiwdoonaawaa maanda nishnaabemwinYou all are carrying this languageBemgiizhgookwe: Joanne Day gii-dbaajma / Stories told by Joanne DayGii-waabmaad noos pa’iinsanWhen my dad saw little peopleMii sa go iidig ‘gonda’It’s probably “them”Mii ow zhaagnaashag maampii waa-bi-yaajigThe white people will be hereDoopinibiikwe: Linda George gii-dbaajma / Stories told by Linda GeorgeGaa-baamsewaad dibikak giw kwewagWhen those women walked around at nightGii-ni-zegzi-sh go gewii wiya gii-gwiishkshimgoon oodiShe got scared too when someone whistled at her over thereNoodin: Eric Isaac gii-dbaajma / Stories told by Eric IsaacJiiwegaanh dbaajmowinJiiwegaanh storyGii-zhaayaanh Residential SchoolWhen I went to Residential SchoolNmishoomis miinwaa NookmisGrandfather and grandmotherGaa mna-minik zhoonyaa gii-miijgaazsiiwagThey weren’t given enough moneyGaa-zhitoowaadWhat they madeNaawkwe-giizhgo-kwe: Reta Sands gii-dbaajma / Stories told by Reta SandsEyaawiyaanhWho I amGaa-zhi-gokbinaaganikewaad mewnzhaHow they made baskets long agoGaa-webi-gkinoomaageyaanhWhen I started teachingBwaajgeng MkadekengThe dream fastMkoons: Ira White gii-dbaajmo / Stories told by Ira White Sr.Bzhikoog miinwaa BezhigoogzhiigCows and horsesWenda go gii-boozmowagThey spoke very fluentlyBezhgoogzhiigHorsesChi-gnebigoogBig snackesNgii-bbaa-niige goI went around trappingGii-nokiiyaanh Chi-mookmaankiingWhen I worked in the United StatesMaatookii enweyingSharing our languageKaangaadese: Edwin Taylor gii-dbaajma / Republished story told by Edwin TaylorGaa-zhi-dgoshnoomgak MshkikiinHow the medicines came into beingGlossaryAbout the Contributors