Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories

Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through StoriesFor the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of knowledge. They are bagijiganan, offerings of the possibilities within Anishinaabeg life. Existing along a broad narrative spectrum, from aadizookaanag (traditional or sacred narratives) to dibaajimowinan (histories and news)as well as everything in betweenstorytelling is one of the central practices and methods of

always a teacher and an utterly fearless activist

wild turkey

a complex marriage

the Great Lakes

the same eyes

she feels lonely and out of place

Hogan takes us on a spiritual quest borne out of the deep past and offers a more hopeful future as she seeks new visions and lights ancient fires

and unmistakably urgent addition to the continually burgeoning canon of Native poetry

Claire Hartley and her fifteen-year-old son Aiden have nearly been torn apart by abusive boyfriends and an unjust world when a friend sends them to the Wolfchild ranch

alcoholism

and an environmental activity identifying animals and birds of the Northwest Coast

Black Snake is the story of four leaders—LaDonna Allard