Halito, Boozoo, relatives! We are excited to announce our inaugural Oakland University Credit Union sponsored Native American Heritage Month slate of events! All events are free and open to the public, so invite your friends. Thursday November 2, 2023 5:30-6:30pm “Seed Stories: “Native Seed Stories in Michigan: Food Sovereignty from the Ground Up” panel. FeaturingContinue reading “NAHM 2023”
Author Archives: Megan Peiser
Land Blessing & Community Assessment
Gidinawemaaganinaanig Endazhigiyang came to the inter-tribal Indigenous community of Southeast Michigan after over two-hundred years in settler colonial possession. The land had been cleared by the university and then backfilled with soil from other sites of construction around campus. Situated behind a parking lot, but nestled against the Western Biological Preserve, the land had beenContinue reading “Land Blessing & Community Assessment”
Acknowledging the Land: Our First Step
We call this land that abuts Oakland University’s Biological Preserve by her name in Anishinaabemowin: Gidinawemaaganinaanig Endazhigiyang (All Our Relations: The Place Where We All Grow). We practice the syllables and feel her cadence in our mouths as a kindling of intimacy. This is how our relationship began: Acknowledging the land is a common practiceContinue reading “Acknowledging the Land: Our First Step”
Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang 