Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People

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"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is a radio series by WTIP North Shore Community Radio, exploring the many facets of Ojibwe life. As part of the series you will hear the words and stories of Anishinaabe people, including artists, poets, doctors, scientists, elders and children.

"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is an original series produced by Staci Lola Drouillard. Staci is a descendent of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who lives in her hometown of Grand Marais, Minnesota. Music for the series is by Minnesota Ojibwe artist, Keith Secola.

"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is a radio series that explores the many facets of Ojibwe life. As part of the series you will hear the words and stories of Anishinaabe people, including artists, poets, doctors, scientists, elders and children.


54 Pieces

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Anishinaabe Way: Butch Deschampe
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Portrait of Butch and his son, Joe D., in their fishing boat. Mural by David Gilsvik. , Credit: Beth Drost, National Park Service
Grand Portage Band member Butch Deschampe comes from a long line of fishermen, including his Grandfather Joe and his father Sam Deschampe. In this ...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 3
Anishinaabe Way: Josephine Zimmerman
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Mrs. Josephine Zimmerman and Alice LaPlante, at Chippewa City
Josephine Zimmerman was the first person confirmed in the Chippewa Church, more formally known as St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. In a letter s...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3
Anishinaabe Way: Dorothy Dora Whipple
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Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Dorothy Dora Whipple, Credit: Wendy Makoons Geniusz
"Chi-mewinzha" means "A Long Time Ago" in the Ojibwe language. It's also the title of a book of bilingual Ojibwe stories by Leech Lake elder Doroth...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 07:49
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Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 1
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: April McCormick
In Part I of the six part series, "The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, in the Words and Experiences of Anishinaabe People," we are introduced to Pro...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 2
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Sonny Meyers
Article 11 of the Treaty of 1854 provides for the retained rights to hunting, fishing and gathering of resources in lands ceded by Anishinaabe trib...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 3
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Chairwoman Karen Diver
Karen Diver has been the Tribal Chair of the Fond du Lac Reservation since 2007. She was recently named Special Assistant to the President for Nati...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 2
Nevada Littlewolf on RAIL
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Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Nevada Littlewolf
Nevada Littlewolf is the Executive Director and a founding member of RAIL: Rural & American Indigenous Leadership. RAIL is a non-profit organizatio...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 4
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Bryan Bainbridge, Credit: Red Cliff Reservation
The Inherent Right of Sovereignty Part IV examines the sometimes complicated relationship that area tribes have with regard to environmental regula...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2
Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 5
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
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April McCormick works in the Land Trust office on the Grand Portage reservation. She defines the various types of land ownership at Grand Portage, ...

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabe Way: Author Linda LeGarde Grover
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Linda LeGarde Grover, Credit: University of Minnesota Press
The Road Back to Sweetgrass" (U of MN Press 2016) is the second novel by Duluth author Linda LeGarde Grover. Set in northern Minnesota, this story ...

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabe Way: Jonathan Thunder
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Jonathan Thunder, Credit: Jonathan Thunder
Jonathan Thunder is a painter and digital media artist who was born on the Red Lake Reservation, raised in the Twin Cities, and currently resides i...

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  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabe Way: The Inherent Right of Sovereignty, Part 6
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
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Tribal governance, like tribal sovereignty is a dynamic process. In this segment, Grand Portage community leader April McCormick, former Fond du La...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabe Way: "Those Who Belong" with author Jill Doerfler
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
Caption: Jill Doerfler, Credit: Jill Doerfler
The book "Those Who Belong: Identity, Family, Blood, and Citizenship among the White Earth Anishinaabeg" by UMD Professor Jill Doerfler, recently w...

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  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 08:08
  • Purchases: 1
Maajigwaneyaash: Name Origins of Lac la Croix and Going to Sugarbush
From: WTIP
Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
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Maajigwaneyaash-Dr. Gordon Jourdain, tells the origin of the Ojibwe name for Lac la Croix, his home community. He also shares a story about early s...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 07:34