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In the News (Thu 12 Nov 09)

  
  CAFTA: Recolonizing Central America
Anishinaabeg in the region have long contended that paddy rice stands are contaminating the natural lake stands.
The Anishinaabeg assert that it is past time for universities to start recognizing the responsibility that goes along with their academic freedom.
The Anishinaabeg community remains hopeful that the University of Minnesota will bring ethics into its relationships with indigenous people and others in the new millennium, to stop the destructive patterns of research, and work towards a positive future for all children.
multinationalmonitor.org /mm2004/04012004/april04corp4.html   (2150 words)

  
 Anthropology Review Database
The conservative Anishinaabeg are described in terms of opposites; subsistence horticulturists or gatherers/hunters, located in the eastern part of White Earth, suitable to a comfortable exploitation of the seasonal round, using only sporadic wage employment and public schools, both as the seasonal industry allowed for.
As Meyer points out, this reservation-wide division between metis and Anishinaabeg allowed the former to indulge in the market-economy of the US, provide consumer items and loans for reservation residents, and act as cultural brokers for the conservatives who were thus buffered to pursue their traditional lifestyle best suited to them and their environment.
Developing from the fur trade, a pattern was established that considered the Anishinaabeg as purveyors of environmental resources which the metis, in their position of nominally straddling both cultures, then sold on the Euroamerican market.
wings.buffalo.edu /ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=27   (2053 words)

  
 NARA - NHPRC - Annotation
John Tanner's narrative of the 30 years he lived with the Anishinaabeg-the Ojibwe and the Odawa (or Ottawa) of the Great Lakes region-was recorded in the summer of 1827 on Mackinac Island, where Tanner was working as an Indian interpreter.
In the face of the invasion of the Ohio Valley-Great Lakes region, the Anishinaabeg sought ways to defend themselves and preserve their way of life.
The Anishinaabeg who journeyed to the west did not escape the disruptive changes at work on the continent.
archives.gov /nhprc/annotation/june-2002/john-tanner-narrative.html?...   (1960 words)

  
 Council for Responsible Genetics
The heart of the Anishinaabeg culture and traditions lies in the geographical center of biodiversity for wild rice.
The Anishinaabeg culture believes the intrinsic identity of wild rice is such that it holds within it a spirit given by the Creator to the Anishinaabeg for their sustenance, both spiritual and traditional.
To respond to these threats the Anishinaabeg are organizing to educate their community and to stop the bio-piracy and bio-colonialization of their culture.
www.gene-watch.org /genewatch/articles/15-4wildrice.html   (1412 words)

  
 Naasaab Izhi-anishinaabebii'igeng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Anishinaabeg iwe izhibii'igewag, imaa Thunder Bay gaa-gii-izhi-ando-gikino'amawindwaa ji-nitaa-anishinaabebii' igewaad gaye ji-nitaa-gikino' amaagewaad anishinaabemowin.
Miinaawag dash zhooniyaa anishinaabeg owe gaa-gagwe gojitoo waad, gaye ji-ozhibii'amowaad ge-aabajitoowaad gikino'amaagewaad odizhigiizhwewi niwaan gikino'amaadiiwigamigong, gaa-ishkwaa-mikamowaad naasaab izhibii'igewin.
Gii-andomaawag dash anishinaabeg Ojibwe Saulteaux Chippewa zhigwa Algonquin gaa-izhinikaanindizowaad ji-biizhaawaad imaa maawaji’idiwining Toronto niibininig.
www.first-ojibwe.net /translations/weshki-ayaad/naasaab_both.html   (12889 words)

  
 All Our Relations
Anishinaabeg teachings recognize this time of change for the people of the Seventh Fire as both a reality and an opportunity.
According to these prophecies, Anishinaabeg people retrace their steps to find what was left by the trail.
Anishinaabeg elder Eddie Benton Benai, from the Lac Courte Orielles reservation in Wisconsin, is a teacher of the Anishinaabeg Midewiwin society.
www.awakenedwoman.com /winona_passage.htm   (558 words)

  
 Its getting worse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, with the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources, initiated a program this summer to deal with the problems associated with unmarked commercial nets.
Haines said the program was initiated in response to concerns raised by tourist operators in the area worried about the potential safety issues of guests running into the unmarked nets, but the markers are also a benefit to the fishermen themselves.
Haines said buyers are required by law to have a receipt when purchasing fish as all the receipts are collected from both the fishermen and the buyers to monitor the annual harvest numbers to ensure the quotas are not exceeded.
justfishontario.com /_disc9/00000050.htm   (497 words)

  
 Whole Earth: The Wild Rice Moon
As the Anishinaabeg Ojibwe tell the story, Nanaboozhoo, the cultural hero of the Anishinaabeg, was introduced to wild rice by fortune, and by a duck.
In the earliest of historic teachings of Anishinaabeg, there is a reference to wild rice as the food which grows upon the water; the food the ancestors were told to find so they would know when to end their migration to the West.
The Finedays, like many other Anishinaabeg Ojibwe from White Earth (and other reservations in the region), continue to rice in order to feed their families, to buy school clothes and fix cars, and to get ready for the ever-returning winter.
www.wholeearthmag.com /ArticleBin/303.html   (1581 words)

  
 Threat to Wild Rice
Research language in international treaties, conventions, and declarations that are supportive of the rights of the Anishinaabeg to protect their collective rights.
The Anishinaabeg territories are the center of origin for natural diverse original strains of wild rice.
Wild rice is an essential part of Anishinaabeg sustenance and survival, and its integrity is threatened by corporate control.
www.sacredearth.com /ethnobotany/news/WildRice.html   (1039 words)

  
 Honor the Earth: Initiatives: Sacred Site Protection: What's New: Spirit Mountain: Mt. Sinai of the Ojibwe
The Anishinaabeg traveled, it is said to Kichi Kabekong, now known as Niagara Falls, from there, we continued through the lakes, thousands of miles to the Detroit River, to Manitoulin Island, on to Baa waa ting, now known as Saulte Ste.
This past summer, the migration route was retraced by our Anishinaabeg people, thousands of miles traveled by foot, boat and car, to remember this long journey of our people, and to remind all who live here that these great lakes need to be cared for, as they are the source of life of this region.
In l850, the Anishinaabeg of Sandy Lake perished after the federal government delayed allocating their food supplies as guaranteed by the treaty of l837.
honorearth.org /initiatives/sacredsites/whatsnew/spiritmountain.html   (1251 words)

  
 Stop the Patenting of Wild Rice, Feb. 2002
The Anishinaabeg-- tribes and First Nations in the Great Lakes states and provinces of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Quebec-- have started a dialogue on how to protect the native, genetically unmodified biodiversity of wild rice as a cultural resource.
We, the undersigned advocate that the Anishinaabeg have the inherent right and responsibility to protect wild rice for future generations which is imbedded in the protection of their sovereignty and treaty rights.
We, the undersigned advocate and uphold the Anishinaabeg territories as the center of origin of natural diverse stands of wild rice and recognize that wild rice is central and sacred to the heart and spirit of the Anishinaabeg and other indigenous peoples.
www.alphacdc.com /treaty/wild_rice   (2966 words)

  
 The E. F. Schumacher Society • Publications
For Winona LaDuke it is a living heritage, the beleaguered but surviving belief system and chosen way of life of her people, the Mississippi band of Anishinaabeg of the White Earth Reservation in Northern Minnesota.
Anishinaabeg is our name for ourselves in our own language; it means "people." We are called Ojibways in Canada and Chippewas in the United States.
She serves as a founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, whose mission is to regain the Anishinaabeg people's original lands from federal, state, and county governments.
www.schumachersociety.org /publications/laduke_93.html   (7628 words)

  
 Debi Williamson--Walking The Path   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Their ways, to be passed on from generation to generation, would ensure the humanness of human beings.
It must be fun, because he made the Anishinaabeg fun loving people, teasing each other as a medium of communication.
But most of all, it must be subtle, because the Anishinaabeg are honed in such a way as to dislike and distrust extreme directness, reckless decisions and brash behavior except in the young men who are still learning from their Elders.
www.hu.mtu.edu /~dawillia/dw/path01.htm   (173 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When the Anishinaabeg were living somewhere near the Great Salt Water of the East seven prophets came to the people and instructed them if they did not move they would be destroyed; thus the great migration of the Anishinaabeg began.
We are living a prophecy fulfilled.” Anishinaabeg comprehend manoomin as spiritual entity, which is used in ceremony as well as for food and trade.
In their eyes the Anishinaabe were wasting the land because they were not stripping it of natural resources and using it for western-style agriculture. This dismissal of the Anishinaabe ways of understanding land and resource management as “primitive” is remarkably similar to the discounting of Anishinaabe ways of understanding manoomin.
www.coafes.umn.edu /academic/wild-conf.doc   (2734 words)

  
 wild rice moon by Winona LaDuke
The Finedays, like many other Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) in the region, rice to feed their families, to buy school clothes and fix cars, and to get ready for the ever-returning winter.
But the wild rice harvest is also a cultural tradition that ties the community to other generations and to all that is essentially Anishinaabeg.
In the earliest teachings of Anishinaabeg history, wild rice was known as “the food that grows upon the water.” The ancestors were told that when they found it, they would know when to end their migration to the west.
www.futurenet.org /article.asp?id=348   (1369 words)

  
 Save Wild Rice -Culture and History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
  The wild rice harvest of the Anishinaabeg not only feeds the body; it feeds the soul, continuing a tradition that is generations old for these people of the lakes and rivers of the north.
Indeed, that knowledge is contained within the oral history of the Anishinaabeg.
  In the earliest of teachings of Anishinaabeg history, there is a reference to wild rice, known as the food which grows upon the water, the food, the ancestors were told to find, then we would know when to end our migration to the west.
savewildrice.com /?active_page_id=31   (1386 words)

  
 ICT [2002/08/06]  Gego anjitooken manoomin, "Don't change the rice"
The Anishinaabeg are also rising to the surface: this spring, an international coalition to protect wild rice was launched, citing the University of Minnesota, and international genetic pirates as the adversaries in what promises to be a long and pitched battle.
Additionally, some Anishinaabeg are asking why so much money is spent for 50 paddy rice producers, while there are at least 50,000 Anishinaabeg in the state, and no research is done on their behalf?
For the past year and a half, Joe LaGarde and other Anishinaabeg have asked the University of Minnesota to release information as to the amount of money spent on paddy rice research, the nature of the research, the origins of the money and other relevant and critical information.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1028638942   (930 words)

  
 NA125 - Course Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Trace movement of Anishinaabeg from East Coast to current locations and be introduced to repatriation.
Explore the governmental and societal structure of the Anishinaabeg community.
Explore Anishinaabeg interaction with the British and other Americans in their quest for alliance.
www.bmcc.org /nish/courses/NA125A/course.html   (269 words)

  
 Central Michigan Life - Exhibit ‘challenges’ stereotypes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
“There is a focus on seeing Anishinaabeg as actors in history and shifting away from stereotypes,” said Benjamin Ramirez-shkwegnaabi, assistant professor of history.
Anishinaabeg, which means “original people,” is what Chippewas call themselves.
“American Indian diplomacy, or Anishinaabeg diplomacy, is actually a very dynamic process that changes over the years with treaty-making with the U.S. and responding to different demands for land, timber and resources,” he said.
www.cm-life.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/03/03/4045664ead896   (526 words)

  
 Boreal Brewers
Archaeological records indicate harvesting of wild rice by the Anishinaabeg (also called Ojibwa) Indians of the Great Lakes region as far back as 2,500 years ago.
For the Anishinaabeg, wild rice is considered a gift from god.
It is done in a fanning mill or as simply as tossing the grain into the air with a blanket.
www.borealbrewers.org /articles/ricebeer.html   (2133 words)

  
 Anishinaabeg Symposium To Be Held at UW-Eau Claire
Anishinaabeg Symposium To Be Held at UW-Eau Claire
The Anishinaabeg of the Great Lakes Region Symposium on History, Culture and Contemporary Issues will be held Sept. 28-Oct. 1 on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus in Davies Center.
The event is open to the general public.
www.uwec.edu /newsbureau/release/past/1999/99-09/091699anish.html   (179 words)

  
 Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The White Earth Land Recovery Project is a reservation based non-profit that is working to protect wild rice, which is a sacred food for the Anishinaabeg and is integral to the biodiversity in this region.
Currently Wild Rice is under threat of continued genetic contamination from paddy rice, genetic alteration by University of Minnesota researchers, and patenting by California Corporation Norcal.
Winona LaDuke, is an Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg and is the mother of three children.
www.dakotacooks.com /spotlight_Winona.htm   (351 words)

  
 Minnesota Indians cite concerns about U wild rice research - The Minnesota Daily
Citing spiritual and scientific concerns, northern Minnesota Anishinaabeg Indians are demanding a greater role in the University’s wild rice research.
According to the story, the Creator told their eastern seaboard ancestors to migrate west until they reached the place where food grows on the water.
Phillip Larsen, senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, said the University has already met with the Anishinaabeg to discuss wild rice research.
www.mndaily.com /articles/2002/05/28/31817?print   (514 words)

  
 Duluth City Council Resolution - 02-0393R   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
WHEREAS, Spirit Mountain is the sixth resting place of the Anishinaabeg on their migration from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes region.
WHEREAS, Anishinaabeg are residents of the city of Duluth and this region; and
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution recognizes the religious and spiritual significance of Spirit Mountain to the Anishinaabeg and requests the Spirit Mountain authority to consider this in planning for the development of its premises.
www.ci.duluth.mn.us /city/council/resord02/02-0393r.htm   (212 words)

  
 Bois Fort/Nett Lake, Minnesota, Ojibwe Reservation
Later it was learned that the ministry had furnished Ratowski a $32,000 interest-free loan, and other financial aid at this time.
In 1975, the Water Control Board again flooded the Canadian Anishinaabeg rice beds.
A government development loan to the Man-O-Min cooperative had its interest raised from 8% to 11% arbitrarily at this time.
www.kstrom.net /isk/maps/mn/nettlake.htm   (1378 words)

  
 Boozhoo from the Anishinaabeg by Nanako Kaga is proudly published by Thornton Publishing
Boozhoo from the Anishinaabeg by Nanako Kaga is proudly published by Thornton Publishing
The Anishinaabeg (or 'the first people') celebrate all of our seasons in succession.
We remember our tradition that are passed down by our ancestors, and we live our lives with many of these traditions interwoven on a day-to-day basis.
www.bookstobelievein.com /BoozhoofromtheAnishinaabeg.php   (168 words)

  
 Profile: Denise Sweet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
During that time, I was also deeply involved in collecting oral narratives of the native people of Wisconsin, primarily the Anishinaabeg (aka "Chippewa" or "Ojibwe"), my master's thesis being the study of the secular stories of the Anishinaabeg trickster figure Wenebojo.
In my role as coordinator, I developed and implemented programming for and about Wisconsin Indians coincidentally, at a time when the state of Wisconsin was in tremendous upheaval over the exercise of treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in the ceded territories of the state by the Anishinaabeg.
I recall times of feeling utterly powerless against the demonstrations at the boat landings, fearful that my friends involved in the witness/advocacy efforts would be hurt by the pipebombs often discharged in the darkness.
www.uwm.edu /Dept/IRE/Kaleidoscope/Spring1997/profile.html   (918 words)

  
 Ojibwe News, The: TEC's and RBC's allowing Minnesota to violate Anishinaabeg's inherent@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ojibwe News, The: TEC's and RBC's allowing Minnesota to violate Anishinaabeg's inherent@ HighBeam Research
TEC's and RBC's allowing Minnesota to violate Anishinaabeg's inherent.
We, the people of the Anishinabe Nation, have a legal and valid constitution under federal law that authorizes a corporate board to manage our business affairs.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1P1:3634943&refid=ink_tptd_np   (174 words)

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