Nbwaachwedaa

We've both been there - teaching Nishnaabemwin while still learning it ourselves. In this episode, we unpack the L2 teacher experience. When there aren't enough fluent speakers, learners often become ...

4 Huhti 1h 23min

"Mii Maanda Enendamaang" or "This is what we're thinking." Co-hosts Mskwaankwad and Jess share their thoughts on the landscape of Anishnaabemwin language reclamation currently. Thoughtful at times, an...

17 Marras 20251h 8min

Aanii miinwaa! Gegpii naa ngii-bi-pskaabiimi! Hi again! We have finally come back. Hosts Mskwaankwad and Miigwanaabiikwe (Jess) catch you all up on the last 2 years we have been away. It's nice to be ...

28 Huhti 20251h 16min

"How a person is known that will be a good Nishnaabe speaker." From the vaults of the year 2023, hosts Miigwanaabiikwe and Mskwaankwad talk about signs of a successful language learner. Stay tuned for...

14 Tammi 202558min

We're back and we have some catching up to do! This time we are diving in to the mailbag to answer your listener letters. Today's episode title, Maajiibiignan ("maw jee beeg nun") means "letters." You...

6 Heinä 20231h 21min

Pretendians. Race shifting. We hear about these stories in the news where individuals with tenuous or untrue claims to Indigeneity have taken positions of power or prestige reserved for Indigenous peo...

22 Maalis 20231h 17min

Ezhi-giizhweying ("eh-zhi geezh weh ying"), or how we speak, is one way we have decided to translate dialect. Although Anishinaabemowin is understood amongst different speakers across the territory, w...

7 Tammi 20231h 33min