The Gibagadinamaagoom project dedicates itself to preserving and revitalizing Anishinaabemowin ('the Anishinaabe language') and culture to empower future generations. The site features chi-aah ya agg ('wisdom keepers') telling stories and teaching about traditional codes of conduct. Constructed in close consultation with elders from the Leech Lake, White Earth, and Fond du Lac bands, the site utilizes digital technology to enable the Anishinaabeg to recount their own history, in their own language, and on their own cultural terms.

Gibagadinamaagoom
Gibagadinamaagoom
Gibagadinamaagoom

Gibagadinamaagoom

In Ojibwemowin ('the language of the Anishinaabe or Ojibwe people'), Gibagadinamaagoom means 'to bring to life, to sanction, and to give permission.' The mission of this educational website, therefore, is to sanction the authority of chi-ayy ya agg ('Ojibwe wisdom-keepers'), who give permission to share their wisdom and to bring to life the digital objects in this site through the powers of their storytelling.

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