| Summary: | This thesis is a study of the Anishinaabe relationship with birds and focuses on the Anishinaabe community of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations (WIN). This relationship with birds is one aspect of an all-encompassing Anishinaabe relationship with the land that forms the basis of traditional culture and continues to inform much Anishinaabe life today. The purpose of this research is to explore the role of birds in historical and contemporary Anishinaabe life with specific reference to traditional cosmology, Anishinaabemowin bird nomenclature, and land-based practices. The research also considers how the community’s relationship to birds and to the land has been influenced by some of the greater changes that have occurred in the community over time. As an ethnographic study, this project is rooted in data gathered from interviews conducted during a fieldwork session in the community as well as from document review. February 2020
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