Akawe Niwii-tibaajim / First of All, I’m Telling a Story Mystery Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

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was born in Shawanaga

are stories of childhood food memories of Residential School Survivors

Akawe Niwii-tibaajim / First of All, I’m Telling a Story Mystery Navajo NationThrough the Aanjibimaadizing Project, an initiative of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, sixteen first speakers have teamed with linguists, teachers, and Ojibwe language experts to create this new literature for Ojibwe language learners. Conceived and presented only in Ojibwe, the stories reflect a rare authenticity as they convey cultural values, increase vocabulary, and reinforce identity. Akawe Niwii tibaajim (First of All, I'm Telling a Story) was