Wiijiwaaganag: More Than Brothers

Wiijiwaaganag: More Than BrothersNiizh Eshkanag is a member of the first generation of Anishinaabe children required to attend a U. S. government boarding school schools infamously intended to "kill the Indian and save the man," or forcibly assimilate Native students into white culture. At the Yardley Indian Boarding School in northern Minnesota, far from his family, Niizh Eshkanag endures abuse from the school staff and is punished for speaking his native language. After his family

Miikwan and Dez are best friends

Gidjie is an Anishinaabe girl who lives near the shore of Lake Superior

she has worked with her uncle to present their family's precious collection

The personal stories—the wisdom they share—will teach all readers about sustainable living—the interdependence of beings

a grand discussion of what has been already written about Anishinabe use of plants

The structure and nature of the Ojibwe language is discussed

as well as oral histories from the Spirit Lake Dakhóta Nation

Summoning spiritual and natural lore

I gave my Antelope Woman her wise wildness

Things become even more intense when an unexpected houseguest starts crashing in her living room: a brother she didn't even know was alive

surprising charts

whether as bystanders or upstanders