WRITING CONTESTS and POETRY COMPETITIONS for Creative Writers, Poets and Non-Fiction Writers and Fiction Writers

WRITING CONTESTS and POETRY COMPETITIONS for Creative Writers, Poets and Non-Fiction Writers and Fiction Writers

Event Posting- Violence No More with Andrea Smith and Families of Sisters in Spirit April 29 in Toronto or via Live Stream

 EVENT:

U of T

April 29, 2013- Violence No More with Andrea Smith and Families of Sisters in Spirit in Toronto or via Live Stream

Where: U of T @ OISE 252 Bloor Street. West

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm

No More Silence and the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto with the support of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network Present:

A Discussion on decolonizing ways forward to end violence against Indigenous Women with Cherokee Scholar/Activist, Andrea Smith, Bridget Tolley and Kristen Gilchrist of Families of Sisters in Spirit.

Special Guests: Lisa Yellow-Quill (Vancouver) and Sarah Hunt (Victoria) will also be present

This event will be live streamed courtesy of Rabble TV.

Find the link here:

http://rabble.ca/whatsup/violence-no-more

For further information on this event-please visit the Facebook page-No More Violence

Event Posting- Centre for Aboriginal Initiatives Presents Taiaiiake Alfred!

Why Enbridge is afraid of Ta'Kaiya Blaney | Greenpeace Canada

Why Enbridge is afraid of Ta'Kaiya Blaney | Greenpeace Canada

Online Language Resources/My Story in Ojibwe

This is an Online Language Resource List- courtesy of the Language Gathering that was held at the University of Toronto on March 25th via the Centre for Aboriginal Initiatives.

WE MUST DO WHAT WE CAN TO PERSERVE OUR LANGUAGES!!!

Below the language resources is my own brief story in Anishinaabemowin that I learned during my studies at U of T Ojibway classes

Anishinaabemowin:

Ojibwe lessons, information and tools- http://anishinaabemodaa.com/

Dictionary, brief history of the language, and voices of Ojibwe speakers- http://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/

Ojibwe Stories, Language and Culture: http://nanabush.ca/

Online Ojibwe Course- http://www.uwec.edu/Flang/academics/ojibwe/index.htm

Ojibwe Vowel Song- http://www.wawataynews.ca/node/19022

Oneida:

Online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages- http://www.omniglot.com/writing/oneida.htm

Oneida Dictionary- http://www.sageandsweetgrass.com/dictionaryoneida.aspx

Language Lessons, Activities. Culture and Events- http://oneidalanguage.ca/

Audio Text and Vocabulary- http://www.uwgb.edu/oneida/Texts.html

Cree:

Introduction to the language and Cree phrase book- http://nisto.com/cree/lesson/

Cree dictionary, syllabics and lessons- http://www.creedictionary.com/

Online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages- http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cree.htm

Stories/Lessons by a Professor of Linguistics at McGill University of Montreal- http://www.spokencree.org/pages/about

Inuktitut:

Online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages- http://www.omniglot.com/writing/inuktitut.htm

Online language lessons- http://www.tusaalanga.ca/

History and information about the language- http://nunavut.com/nunavut99/english/our.html

Everything you want to know about the Inuit Language- http://www.tusaalanga.ca/book/export/html/2203

Inuktitut syllabics song- http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~inuit/syllabics.htm

Ojibwe Story:

Aanii-Hello

Christine nitishinikaas- My name is Christine

 Kanoohken weti kaa-onciyan- Remember where you come from

 Peguis nitoonci- I am from Peguis

 Baskkodebizhiki nitootem- Buffalo is my clan

 Shaakooc ni daabishkoo indigo mahkwa- However I like bears

 Ni ombigi’aawaswaanag- I am adopted

Nikii ontaatis mekwac pimankasoc Kashkatinoo-piihsim- I was born in November

Ni’dibaajimoomazinaigan- I write for the newspaper

 nindibaajimoowikwe I am a female journalist

 Ni minwentan ahpi masinahkeyaan I am happy when I am writing

Nimaamaa Peguis nitoonci- my mother is from Peguis

 Anna ishinihkaaso- her name is Anna

 Nimaamaa noonkom Ashern ishitaa- my mother now lives in Ashern

 Nitaataapan Fisher River oonci- My father is from Fisher River

 William ishinihkaasopan- His name is William

 Kaawiin nitaataa ayaawaasiin- No, my father is not around anymore

 nintAyaawaa peshik nimihses-  I have one older sister

Marguerite ishinihkaaso- Her name is Marguerite

 nintaayaawaa peshik nintooshamihkwen- I have one niece

 Samantha ishinihkaaso- Samantha is her name

 Kinokaapawi-  nimpahshitahok-She is tall, bigger than me

 Jiikendaagozi moojigendaagozi- she is fun

wiinge ni gichi-inenimaa- I think the world of her

Nisaakihaa nintoshamikwen- I love my niece.

  Nikihci-metawemin- We play a lot

Niwii waapamaa nintooshamihkwen shaakooc ishi ishkooniwikamik- I want to visit my niece, however she is in school

Miigwetch!