teekwahkahki (frost)

teekwahkahki ‘There is Frost”

The arrival of teekwahkahki ‘frost’ signals the end of neepinwiki ‘summer’ and the beginning of peepoonki ‘winter.’ The hard frost occurs during the period of seasonal transition called teekwaakiki ‘autumn’ in Myaamiaataweenki. This frost typically kills off the last of the green growth on plants and animals start to become less active. From a Myaamia cultural…

teekwahkahki ‘There is Frost”

The arrival of teekwahkahki ‘frost’ signals the end of niipinwiki ‘summer’ and the beginning of peepoonki ‘winter.’ The hard frost occurs during the period of seasonal transition called teekwaakiki ‘autumn’ in Myaamiaataweenki. This frost typically kills off the last of the green growth on plants and animals start to become less active. From a Myaamia cultural…

18 ayaapia kiilhswa (2012)

takwahkahsiinoowi noonki saayiipaawe. tikawi ceeliteeki (68) aalhkwahki noonki kaahkiihkwe. kiinte waawiyiisita kiilhswa (peemineeta) noonki peehkonteeki. taaniši kiišikatwi niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)

1 ayaapia kiilhswa (2012)

teekwahkahki noonki šaayiipaawe. naanoohkite neepanki. tikawi aalahkwahki (48) noonki kaahkiihkwe. saakiwa ayaapia kiilhswa noonki peehkonteeki. taaniši kiišikatwi niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)

21 kiiyolia kiilhswa (2012)

teekwahkahki noonki šaayiipaawe. naanoohkite neepanki. aahsanteeki (58) noonki kaahkiihkwe. napale neepiki kiilhswa noonki peehkonteeki (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikatwi niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)

teekwahkahki (Frost) Zach Swaidner What follows are recordings of student observations from kišiinkwia kiilhswa (July/August 2009) to cecaahkwa kiilhswa (April/May 2010). Each student was asked to observe one feature (plant, tree, animal, celestial body, or weather phenomena) and its connections to other features. In addition each student was asked to visually represent these connections by…