Description
Written by Percy Leed and translated by Chato Ombishkebines Gonzalez, who is the surrogate son of Lee Obizaan Staples, a drum keeper at Aazhoomog, a first-language speaker, and a principal authority on the ceremonial life of the Southwestern Ojibwe-Anishinaabe.
Ginaadamaagonaanig mashkikiiwikweg da-minomanji’oyang megwaa aakoziyang gemaa gaye giishpin wiisagendamang. Anishinaabewisijigaade yo’ow mazina’igan miinawaa mazinaakizonan atewan da-wiidookaagod awiya da-nitaa-agindaasod biinish gaye da-ani-nagadenimaad iniw nayaadamaagenijin endanakiiyang.
Nurses help people who are sick or hurt get better. With accessible text and full-color photographs, young readers learn about the importance of nurses.
This book is part of a series of Ojibwe Language immersion books for Kindergarten to Grade one. The series is a collaboration between the Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network (MIIN), led by Executive Director Gimiwan Dustin Burnette, and Lerner Publications. The original book was written in English by Percy Lee and is now translated into Ojibwemowin from MIIN. The books in this series use the double vowel orthography. For Ojibwe Language immersion. All books are in Ojibwemowin only. Used in Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario schools. Audience: Ages 5-8.
Series: Nagadenim ingiw Nayaadamaagejig Endanakiiyang (Read about Community Helpers).