Kizhay Ottiziwin: To Walk With Kindness and Kinship
Forty years ago, I was sitting beside Poohbah Lake, a part of my homeland. I was deeply engaged in a process I would now describe as attunement and prayer; I was asking Gzhwe Mnidoo and the Ancestors to guide me on my way. I longed to be a living being of kindness and useful to Creation by honouring...
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ftjcacs:oai:jcacs.journals.yorku.ca:article/40617 2023-11-12T04:01:16+01:00 Kizhay Ottiziwin: To Walk With Kindness and Kinship Kizhay Ottiziwin : marcher avec la gentillesse et la parenté Kelly, Vicki 2021-03-16 application/pdf https://jcacs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jcacs/article/view/40617 https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40617 eng eng York University Libraries https://jcacs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jcacs/article/view/40617/36662 https://jcacs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jcacs/article/view/40617 doi:10.25071/1916-4467.40617 Copyright (c) 2021 Vicki Kelly https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ca/ Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies; Vol. 18 No. 2 (2021): Walking: Attuning to an Earthly Curriculum; 138-149 La Revue de l’association canadienne pour l’étude de curriculum Vol. 18 No. 2 (2021): Marcher : s'accorder à un curriculum terrestre; 138-149 1916-4467 Anishinaabe teachings Indigenous education walking pedagogy Mino Bimaadiziwin Kizhay Ottiziwin les enseignements anishinaabe l’éducation autochtone la pédagogie de la marche info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftjcacs https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40617 2023-10-25T16:17:53Z Forty years ago, I was sitting beside Poohbah Lake, a part of my homeland. I was deeply engaged in a process I would now describe as attunement and prayer; I was asking Gzhwe Mnidoo and the Ancestors to guide me on my way. I longed to be a living being of kindness and useful to Creation by honouring my kinship to All My Relations. As my moccasined feet gently walked the land, I wanted to honour each and everything as created, to open my heart, and to regard each being with reverence and respect. I learned to hold these teachings as they were offered. As I grew older, I understood the enormous gift I was given to witness Creation as it had been created by Gzhwe Mnidoo. This learning legacy seared itself into my heart and spirit. As I wander my life journey I return to the teachings of my people, the Anishinaabe; I continue to seek an honourable way to walk. This Indigenous Métissage tells the story of my search for Mino Bimaadiziwin through the practice of Kizhay Ottiziwin. Il y a 40 ans, j'étais assis au bord du lac Poohbah, une partie de ma patrie. J'étais profondément engagé dans un processus que je décrirais maintenant comme une harmonisation et une prière je demandais à Gzhwe Mnidoo et aux ancêtres de me guider sur mon chemin. J'avais envie d'être un être vivant de gentillesse et utile à la création en honorant ma parenté avec toutes mes relations. Tandis que mes pieds mocassins parcouraient doucement la terre, je voulais honorer chacun et tout comme créé, ouvrir mon cœur et considérer chaque être avec révérence et respect. J'ai appris à tenir ces enseignements tels qu'ils étaient offerts. En vieillissant, j'ai compris l'énorme cadeau qui m'était offert pour assister à la création telle qu'elle avait été créée par Gzhwe Mnidoo. Cet héritage d'apprentissage s'est gravé dans mon cœur et mon esprit. En parcourant le chemin de ma vie, je reviens aux enseignements de mon peuple, les Anishinaabe je continue à chercher une manière honorable de marcher. Ce métissage autochtone raconte l'histoire de ma ... Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (JCACS) Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies 18 2 138 149 |
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Forty years ago, I was sitting beside Poohbah Lake, a part of my homeland. I was deeply engaged in a process I would now describe as attunement and prayer; I was asking Gzhwe Mnidoo and the Ancestors to guide me on my way. I longed to be a living being of kindness and useful to Creation by honouring my kinship to All My Relations. As my moccasined feet gently walked the land, I wanted to honour each and everything as created, to open my heart, and to regard each being with reverence and respect. I learned to hold these teachings as they were offered. As I grew older, I understood the enormous gift I was given to witness Creation as it had been created by Gzhwe Mnidoo. This learning legacy seared itself into my heart and spirit. As I wander my life journey I return to the teachings of my people, the Anishinaabe; I continue to seek an honourable way to walk. This Indigenous Métissage tells the story of my search for Mino Bimaadiziwin through the practice of Kizhay Ottiziwin. Il y a 40 ans, j'étais assis au bord du lac Poohbah, une partie de ma patrie. J'étais profondément engagé dans un processus que je décrirais maintenant comme une harmonisation et une prière je demandais à Gzhwe Mnidoo et aux ancêtres de me guider sur mon chemin. J'avais envie d'être un être vivant de gentillesse et utile à la création en honorant ma parenté avec toutes mes relations. Tandis que mes pieds mocassins parcouraient doucement la terre, je voulais honorer chacun et tout comme créé, ouvrir mon cœur et considérer chaque être avec révérence et respect. J'ai appris à tenir ces enseignements tels qu'ils étaient offerts. En vieillissant, j'ai compris l'énorme cadeau qui m'était offert pour assister à la création telle qu'elle avait été créée par Gzhwe Mnidoo. Cet héritage d'apprentissage s'est gravé dans mon cœur et mon esprit. En parcourant le chemin de ma vie, je reviens aux enseignements de mon peuple, les Anishinaabe je continue à chercher une manière honorable de marcher. Ce métissage autochtone raconte l'histoire de ma ... |
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