"Anooj Inaajimod"

"In this anthology of twenty-three charming and original stories, people get into and out of trouble, make and solve problems, and have funny and surprising adventures. The tellings range from hilarious personal reminiscences to legendary exploits, both modern and historical. Anooj Inaajimod (They Tell All Kinds of Things) is written for teachers, students, and Ojibwe language and culture enthusiasts ages ten and above"--


Description for Sales People:
Title is translated as He/She Tells All Kinds of Things. By Aanjibimaadizing, which means "changing lives," is a program of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Eighty nonfiction cultural stories and reminiscences, told in Ojibwemowin by elders of the Mille Lacs Band. Suitable for high school and general readers. 100 b&w illustrations. Editors include Anton Treuer and Michael Sullivan. Treuer is professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, and is the author of The Language Warrior's Manifesto and fourteen other books on Indigenous history and language. Sullivan is the resident linguist for the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School on the Lac Court Orielle Reservation. Contributor List: 1. Kimberly Anderson (Biidaabanikwe) 2. Aanakwadoons Aubid (Bizhiwens) 3. David Aubid (Niibaagaabaw) 4. Wesley Ballinger (Niiyo-giizhig) 5. John Benjamin (Waabishkigaabaw) 6. Melissa Boyd (Baabiitawi-giizhigookwe) 7. Shirley Boyd (Amikogaabawiikwe) 8. Dustin Burnette (Gimiwan) 9. John Daniel (Niigaanimad) 10. Frances Davis (Ozhaawashkogaabawiikwe) 11. Persia Erdrich (Netaa-niimid Aamoo-ikwe) 12. Lorena Garbow (Zhaagowaamigookwe) 13. Chato Gonzales (Ombishki-bines) 14. Miigis Gonzales (Niizhwaasanagookwe) 15. Rosie Gonzales (Waase-giizhigookwe) 16. Michelle Goose (Zhooniyaakwe) 17. Nicholas Hanson (Gegaayootayaash) 18. Bradley Harrington (Nazhike-awaasang) 19. Adrian Liberty (Naabekwa) 20. Jim Mitchell (Mashkodewinini) 21. Brenda Moose (Biidwewe-giizhigookwe) 22. Jada Montano (Ningaabi'anookwe) 23. Joseph Nayquonabe (Waabishki-bines) 24. John Nichols (Biidaanakwad) 25. Carol Nickaboine (Asiniiyokamigookwe) 26. Keller Paap (Waawaakeyaash) 27. Monique Paulson (Waase-giniwikwe) 28. Ralph Pewaush (Zaagajiw) 29. Steven Premo (Zhaawan) 30. William Premo (Gidagigwaneb) 31. Bette Sam (Indiikwe) 32. Elfreda Sam (Biidwewidamookwe) 33. Susan Shingobe (Bebaamaashiikwe) 34. Charles Smith (Nenaawi-giizhig) 35. Lee Staples (Obizaan) 36. Michael Sullivan (Migizi) 37. Jonathan Thunder (Manidoo-gwiiwizens) 38. Anton Treuer (Waagosh) 39. Madeline Treuer (Giizhigookwe)


Publisher Marketing:
Through 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 transmit cultural values, increase vocabulary, and reinforce identity. Anooj Inaajimod ( They Tell All Kinds of Things) was written for teachers, students, and Ojibwe language and culture enthusiasts ages ten and above. 
In this anthology of twenty-three charming and original stories, people get into and out of trouble, make and solve problems, and have funny and surprising adventures. The tellings range from hilarious personal reminiscences to legendary exploits, both modern and historical. From the true story of a family that adopted and raised a baby deer until nursing the fawn became too painful for its adoptive human mother to the story of a squirrel accidentally scampering onto the back of an owl and being taken for the ride of its life across Mille Lacs Lake, here you will find Ojibwe storytelling at its finest. Agindaasodaa (let's read)!

 
Contributor Bio:  Aanjibimaadizing
Aanjibimaadizing, which means "Changing Lives," is a program of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Contributor Bio:  Treuer, Anton
Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, is the author of The Language Warrior's Manifesto and fourteen other books on Indigenous history and language.

Contributor Bio:  Sullivan, Michael
Michael Sullivan Sr. is the resident linguist for the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation.

Contributor Bio:  Thunder, Jonathan
Jonathan Thunder, a member of the Red Lake Nation, is a multidisciplinary artist who works in canvas painting, animation, filmmaking, and 3D projection mapping.