Philosophy Ojibwe

 NISHNAABE KINOOMAADWIN NAADMAADWIN
 NISHNAABE EZHI-DEBWE'ENDANG

 "DA-GKENDAANAAWAA GO WAA-ZHICHIGEWAAD BEMAADZIJIGGIISHPIN BGIDNIGAAZWAAD WII-NAADMAADZIWAAD" (Openheimer)

 Naanaagdawendmowin gda'aanaa Gzhemnidoo gaa-miingoying
 waa-zhi-bmaadziying wii-wiijiwangwaa gwiiji-bmaadziimnaanig.
 Ka-naadmaadmi wii-mshkawziiying
 weweni wii-naaknigeying waa-ni-zhiwebak.
 Aabdig kwii-noojmomi gaa-bi-zhi-nigaagoying.
 Bemaadzijig go wiinwaa da-gkendaanaawaa waa-zhi-naadmaadziwaad.
 Mii maanda "Nishnaabe Kinoomaadwin Naadmaadwin" enji-teg
 wii-kinoomaading waa-zhi-naadmaading.
 Ka-mjimnaanaa go maanda naanaagdawendmowin
 Nishnaabe ezhi-debwe'endang.
 Aabdig go maanda da-zhiwebad wii-mno-bmaadziying
 Gzhemnidoo gegiinwi gaa-zhi-miingoying zhitwaawin naasaab go
 gwiiji-bmaadziimnaanig gewiinwaa gaa-zhi-miingaazwaad 'dazhtwaawniwaa.
 Gaawiin ndawendaagsinoo wiya ji-ngaasdood enaaknigeying
 ezhi-debwe'endmang. Nishnaabe-naaknigewnan go gda'aanaanin.
 Mii maanda enji-teg "Nishnaabe Kinoomaadwin Naadmaadwin".
 Ka-noojmomi kina enchiying.
 Gii-noojmoying ka-naadmawaanaanig kina bemaadzijig
 yaakozijig, eshkendmojig ji-ni-mno-yaawaad.
 Mii sa ezhi-kinoomaagooying kina wii-mno-gnawaamdiying,
 wii-naadmaadying, wii-mno-maamwi-nokiiying.
 Weweni wii-mno-bmaadziying miinwaa shkagkmig-kwe wii-mno-bmaadzid.

 "Kesheyanakwan" (Fast Moving Cloud)
 Elder Dr. Art Solomon, L.L.B., D.D.

 
 
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