Sunday, August 4, 2013

Ojibwe: "Woman of the Sound Rushing through the Stars"

Fascinating information about Ojibwe history & language

Preserving & teaching the language efforts of University of Michigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaDcg5-K1Oo

Jane Johnstone Schoolcraft, aka Bamewawagezhikaquay, or "Woman of the Sound Rushing through the Stars," biography: http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/jane-johnston-schoolcraft-ojibwa/?fb_action_ids=10201142028625845&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

mp3 of one of her poems being sung in Ojibwe: http://www.umich.edu/~ojibwe/songs/nindinendam.html



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