Overview

Bkejwanong means 'where the waters part', but the waters of St. Clair River are not a point of separation. The same waters that sustain life on and around Bkejwanong - formerly known as Walpole Island, Ontario - flow down into Chippewas of the Thames, the community to which author Monty McGahey II belongs. While there are no living fluent speakers of Anishinaabemowin in this community, McGahey has fostered relationships with fluent speakers from nearby Bkejwanong. Bkejwanong Dbaajmowinan is a collection of stories from these elders, who understand the vital importance of passing on the language to future generations in order to preserve the eloved language and legacy of the community. Like the waters of St. Clair River, the relationships between language speakers and learners have continued to nourish Anishinaabe communities in Bkejwanong and Chippewas of the Thames, particularly in language revitalization. With English translations, this resource is essential for Anishinaabemowin learners, teachers, linguists, and historians.

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This book is a wonderful addition to the slowly expanding corpus of Anishinaabemowin literature. -MARY ANN NAOKWEGIJIG-CORBIERE (Wiikwemkoo-niniikwe/native of Wiikwemkoong, Ontario), associate professor, University of Sudbury, and coeditor of the Nishnaabemwin Web Dictionary

This book is a wonderful addition to the slowly expanding corpus of Anishinaabemowin literature. --MARY ANN NAOKWEGIJIG-CORBIERE (Wiikwemkoo-niniikwe/native of Wiikwemkoong, Ontario), associate professor, University of Sudbury, and coeditor of the Nishnaabemwin Web Dictionary

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Monty McGahey II is of Anishinaabe and Oneida descent and was raised in Chippewas of the Thames, where he currently works in language revitalization. He is a second-language speaker of Anishinaabemowin and holds a master’s of professional education in Indigenous educational leadership from Western University in London, Ontario.

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