working with administration – Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang

Gidinawemaaganinaanig Endazhigiyang

The unveiling of the Land Acknowledgement on campus, and the gift of Land back to the Indigenous community.

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”