By Anton Treuer
ISBN-10: 0873514041
ISBN-13: 9780873514040
A language consists of a people's thoughts, whether or not they are stated as person recollections, as communal heritage, or as funny stories. This choice of tales from Anishinaabe elders bargains a historical past of a humans whilst that it seeks to maintain the language of that folks. in response to interviews Treuer performed with ten elders this anthol-ogy offers the elders' tales transcribed in Ojibwe with English translation on dealing with pages. those tales include a wealth of data, together with oral histories of the Anishinaabe humans and private recollections, academic stories, and funny anecdotes. Treuer's translations of those tales look after the audio system' personalities, permitting their voices to emerge from the web page. Treuer introduces every one speaker, supplying a quick biography and noting very important info relating dialect or topics; he then permits the tales to talk for themselves. This dual-language textual content will turn out instructive for these drawn to Ojibwe language and tradition, whereas the tales themselves supply the present of a residing language and the historical past of a humans.
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Example text
Nishiimeyidogwen, gego inaabikegon Giga-mamiskoshkiinzhigwem Yo weh heh heh Yo weh heh heh [5] Mii aangodinong giishkigwebinaad iniw zhiishiiban, “kwenk,” inwewan giiwenh. ” Nagamo, giishkigwebinaad. ” [6] Miish a’aw zhingibiz gaa-izhi-dooskaabamaad aaniin ezhichiged. Awenesh ingiw gaa-kiishkigwebinaawaad iniw zhiishiiban? Mii gaa-izhi-biibaagimaad zhiishiiban, “Hey zhiishiibidog! Gidishkwamigonaan Wenabozho. ” Aabita-zaagiziba’idiwaad ingiw zhiishiibag. Mii go giiwenh iniw zhingibizan gaa-waagaawinid omadaabiiba’igoon ini-daangishkawaad.
Mii i’iw gaa-tazhiikang anishinaabe, gii-onji-maajiishkaad, gii-onji-bimaadizid. Mii gaa-onji-tazhiikang. [2] Miinawaa wa’aw noongom dewe’igan omaa ayaabaji’aajin anishinaabe, imaa Misi-zaaga’eganiing izhinikaadeg, mii imaa gii-pagidinaad a’aw sa meyagwed anishinaabe ji-onji-maajiishkaanid anishinaaben neyaab imaa ji-onji-bagidinamawaad. Mii dash imaa gaa-onji-maajiishkaad a’aw dewe’igan. Akina anooj omaa wendaabang akeyaa; mii imaa gii-pimibaagid gii-inindwaa dewe’iganag. Geyaabi noongom aanind a’aw anishinaabe ominjimendaan i’iw isa gaa-miinigod manidoon ji-onji-bimaadizid, ji-onji-maajiishkaad.
The base of speakers was surely in decline, but the Big Drum Ceremonials and Medicine Dance have continued to be practiced. Today, those ceremonies are experiencing revitalization as numerous young Ojibwe people attempt to regain contact with ancient history and culture. In many ways Ojibwe tradition lives on, although fluency in Ojibwe is a requirement for anyone telling funeral legends or conducting a Medicine Dance. Ojibwe culture is intact, but it is affixed by very thin threads. The waxing power of tribal governments and the upsurge of interest in traditional culture has sparked new hope for the language in recent years.
Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories (Native Voices) by Anton Treuer
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