Promotion is not proficiency
If you're a language learner online, then you are no stranger to Word of the Day and its other iterations popping up in your feeds. Sharing tidbits of language online is great, but we also wonder, wha...
21 Aug 1h 4min
L2 Egkinoo'maagejig
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 Apr 1h 23min
Mii Maanda Enendamaang
"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 Nov 20251h 8min
Ezhi-gkenmind wiya ge-ntaa-nishnaabemod
"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 Jan 202558min
Maajiibiignan
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 Juli 20231h 21min
Enishnaabewikaazjig
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 Mars 20231h 17min
Ezhi-giizhweying
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 Jan 20231h 33min
