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The Seven Grandfathers are teachings about living the Anishinaabe minobimaadiziwin—our good way of life—through love, humility, respect, honesty, bravery, wisdom, and truth.
A blanket party is when a guy does something bad to a woman and her female cousins take him into the woods, rolled in a blanket, and beat the moowin out of him.
When you love someone, but don’t like parts of them, it complicates your memories of them when they’re gone.
Auntie told me once that a girl needs at least one grown man in her life who sees her worth as inherent. Values her just as she is, not dependent upon her appearance or accomplishments.
If the community were an ill or injured person, the FBI would cut out the infection or reset the bones. Amputate if necessary. Problem solved. I’m the only person looking at the whole person, not just the wound.
Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.
I’m reminded that our Elders are our greatest resource, embodying our culture and community. Their stories connect us to our language, medicines, land, clans, songs, and traditions. They are a bridge between the Before and the Now, guiding those of us who will carry on in the Future.
