You probably noticed that the title of this post is a bit different from the last one! There are many things that have changed since my last blog post (almost a year ago already). The biggest change that’s come our way is ninkwihsa ‘my son’, Moohseensa. He came into the world with a bang on…
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iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ part 4
When we last left off in the story of what I’ve learned from nintaana ‘my daughter’ Seenseewia, my family and I were just a couple weeks away from the initial stay-at-home orders that were intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Like many people, we were caught pretty unawares by the entire event but tried…
iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ Part 3
Part 3: 2 years-3 years In the previous post from this series, I provided an overview of Seenseewia’s and my learning up to her second birthday. There was a lot going on in that time span, and it all happened fairly quickly. This post will cover ages 2 to 3. The changes we experienced during…
taaniši keešhtooyankwi myaamia kiilhswaakani ‘How we make the Myaamia Lunar Calendar’
As 2021 comes to a close, many of us will be looking forward to putting up our new Myaamia Lunar Calendars. You can learn more about Myaamia months and the ecological changes associated with them on our Ecology page. This post will give you a preview of the 2022 Lunar Calendar and provide a peek…
iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ Part 2
Part 2: 11 months – 2 years In my last post, I wrote about the first year of teaching and learning about Myaamiaataweenki with nintaana ‘my daughter’ Seenseewia. In this post, I want to cover what happened from the end of that post (when she was about 11 months old) to just before her second…
iši neepwaamici nintaana ‘what my daughter has taught me’ Part 1
Part 1: 0 – 10 months It’s not an understatement for me to say that everything I know about Myaamia language, culture, and people comes from my family, from my wife Tina (Peehkateewa) and daughter Adeline (nicknamed Seenseewia). My first exposure and experiences with Myaamiaataweenki ‘Miami language’ began when Tina was a student in the…
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