aanii kina wiya! hello everyone! I’ve recently been commissioned to write a poem for a dear friend and sister, Dr. Kristin Dowell, who teaches at Florida State University. Kristin is a visual anthropologist whose work continues to support and collaborate with Indigenous filmmakers in Canada and United States. Kristin has been working on a book…
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Anishnaabe writer and blogger. I'm interested in evolution, philosophy, photography, Indigenous thought. Beader, walker, cyclist, recyclist.
Check out my collection of poetry:
wild rice dreams by BookLand Press, Toronto, 2013
booklandpress.com/aboriginal-books/
jingles speak to the healing
aanii kina wiya! hello everyone! sharing this poem that i was commissioned to write for ‘Zaagi’idiwin: Silent, Unquestionable Act of Love’ an exhition by Leanna Marshal at Wilfred Laurier University
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napowrimo twenty twenty-one
where were you when the world turned upside down…
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north star – november 3rd – kingston, on
aaniin kina wiya! hello everyone! Last year, three of my poems were transformed into choral music by Mark Sirett. Next week, there will be a concert in Kingston, Ontario. If you’re in the area, swing by as it will be an incredible audible experience. When I heard the choirs last year in London, Ontario during…
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choral music anyone?
Last year, I had three of my poems commissioned by Western University’s Gloria Gassi as part of the Canadian 150 celebration. This arrangement by Mark Sirett went on to win an award, Outstanding Choral Composition award at the Choral Canada 2018 National Choral Awards. So that’s pretty cool! Here’s the recording of the choral arrangement…
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learning new (old) techniques
Back in 2018, I travelled with my family to a nishnaabemowin language camp on the Grand Traverse Odawa & Ojibway community located near Peshawbetown, Michigan. As we travelled across the border from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario into Michigan on the International Bridge, it was quite awesome to travel over two great lakes, Superior and Michigan.…
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