Monday, April 9, 2007

Surfing the Net on Ojibway Culture

As I sit here at 7 am with the sun rising (Easter Morning,, the morning of the rising Christ) I greet the morning and the day is so very beautiful. Noone on the streets. but the morning greets everyone the same.
But I am in front of the computer. Giving back.. Yes it is important to give back. (we receive and should appreciate it to the point of giving back)

So we will Surf on Ojibway culture. First... are there Museum on Ojibway culture. The net shows (first) Museum on Ojibway culture at 500-566 N. State street, St. Ignace, MI (Michigan) To know what this museum offers surf with me to Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper pensinsula. or visit the museum's webpage ( Image of Ojibway from webpage of Museum on Ojibwa Culture)

The Ojibway spreads across the Canadian landscape from Lake Ontario, north to James bay height in Ontario an dwest into Alberta and south into S. Dakota along the Lake Michigan. Here the Southwestern Ojibwa spreads west and has similar languages with the Blackfoot. So it is not suprising that Michigan should have a Museum on Ojibwa Culture. (the sun is so bright as I write this .. as if saying... "off the computer and go for a walk to greet the day")
Web surfing offers a choice of bed and breakfast locations. near the museum. And then there is the support..
"This summer, the Museum of Ojibwa Culture in downtown St. Ignace will come to life with cultural programs and workshops exploring drumming and dancing, story telling, traditional medicine and how to make Native drums, flutes, regalia and dreamcatchers." from the The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site which explains how St. Ignace Museum of Ojibwa Culture receives $25,000 tribal grant from the Chippewa.
And what is the internet if not to research and find out what you want to know... Do you want to learn to speak Ojibwa..
Boozhoo for Greetings or Aanii for Hello. ant then there is Aniish na? for How are you?
Of course we all know Migwetch (Thank you or Gi zah gin( I love you) or how do you greet some at the door. "Beindigain" for Come in ... These and many more from NativeTech,.org which is short for " Native American Technology" which offers links on Culture Arts History Language Books, News & Authors Anishinaabe People All of interest to the reader seeking information on the Ojibway culture. And each of us will find something interesting on surfing the web for ojibway culture.. As an example I find.
"Since European contact many spellings of "Ojibway" have occurred. Depending on how it sounded to the ears of French and English speaking people, it has been written as "Otchipwe," "Ojibewa," "Ojibwe," "Chippeway," or "Chippewa." Because I am from Canada, near Thunder Bay, I will use the "Ojibway" spelling which is common in that area."
I was of interestin this because my companion and I come from north of Thunder Bay... Well enough...time to go to bed... (I work nights).So dear friend, enjoy all the links... have fun surfing. and enjoy Ekandasowin (the Knowledge)

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