Onigamiising : seasons of an Ojibwe year

Summary: "Long before the land at the western tip of Lake Superior came to be known as Duluth, it was known to the Ojibwe as Onigamiising, "the place of the small portage." There, the Ojibwe lived in keeping with the seasons, moving among different camps for hunting and fishing, cultivating and gathering, and harvesting wild rice and maple sugar. Linda LeGarde Grover accompanies us through this cycle of the season in Onigamiising, one year in a lifelong journey on the path to Mino Bimaadiziwin: the living of a good life."--Inside book cover.

Record details

ISBN: 1517903440
ISBN: 9781517903442
Physical Description: xiii, 201 pages ; 21 cm
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Publisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Ziigwan, spring. Spring is finally upon us -- When the sky sings -- Minikwe niibish, the leaf we drink -- Onishishin: it's all pretty, it's all good -- Curtains, calico, and creative living -- A wedding shower and a four-year-old girl -- Sewing Ojibwe ribbon skirts in onigamiising -- The Ojibwe word for moccasin is -- Reservations, homelands, and extended family ties -- To catch a baby's dream -- "What's a hanky for?" -- Our heart and future -- Summer is coming to onigamiising -- Niibin, summer. Chickens, eggs, and stories -- The summer of our favorite toy -- Weeds and wildflowers -- Terry and Rachel enter the landscape of Nanaboozhoo -- The stone tomahawk -- An impromptu reunion -- Shii-waaboo -- Life lessons from my Dad and Jim Thorpe -- Buckskin ladies, ribbon dress girls -- Aniin miinik ish tiktik? Berry time! -- The girl cousins throw a party -- Tea with scones and stories -- The gift that grows out of the water -- When we cook manoomin -- Ready for dinner -- Dagwaagin, fall. Old traditions for a new school year -- The mystery of Indian corn -- To speak Ojibwemowin -- Going out to eat -- How much of an Indian are you? -- We honor Native veterans -- When grandmother went to school -- Falling to Thanksgiving -- Cradleboards and portable babies -- Memory, creative living, and fun crocheting from rags -- Migwechiwendam: to think thankfully -- Biboon, winter. Nanaboozhoo and Nokomis -- Coal, clinkers, and staying warm -- Trying to make lugalette like my grandmother -- Snow shoveling, chocolate, and a pretty kitchen -- Storytelling seasons -- A soldier on leave -- Cold feet and new beginnings -- A rabbit skin baby blanket -- The gift and privilege of parenting -- A cousin gets in touch with a cousin -- Henry meets Santa Claus -- Toot-cair -- Memories rose like fabric-scented steam -- Cheeseburgers for breakfast -- The exiles -- The elders of winter and the youth of spring.

Awards Note:

NEMBA (Northeastern Minnesota Book Award) Winner, 2017 - Memoir.

Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction, 2018.