http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld The Personal Writings of Donald A. Perrot (Neaseno) - Potawatomi Speaker and Teacher Fri, 09 May 2008 21:44:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Study the language in small doses. Learning is like eating; you can’t stuff it in all at once.   Establish a study schedule and try to stick to it!   Relate Potawatomi to your daily activities by using it to comment on things you do, see, and hear about.   Create your own learning aids. For ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/05/09/egach-egachtake-it-easy-folks/ On the Medicine…. Water is one of the greatest things in any ceremony, especially the Medicine Dance. As the Creator made us of this earth itself he dipped his finger into water and placed it in our mouths. Water is life. It always moves. It is the same as the blood ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/05/08/who-am-i-what-am-i-where-did-i-come-where-am-i-going/ Why you should learn your language…….or as one person asked me recently, why should I learn my language? I informed him that the Potawatomi People have a Potawatomi language given to them by their Creator…when folks ask him what and who he is, how does he answer them when they ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/04/30/some-interesting-thoughts-on-language/ Some Sacred Ways of a People The Bodéwadmik – The Potawatomi There are several stories that attempt to address the various origins of the Potawatomi and some of their sacred rites. There are none published that detail whatever practices they might have had by way of describing a set of ceremonies they ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/04/30/some-sacred-ways-of-a-people/ On Immersion Camps… Can you really take a native person to an immersion camp and bring them home speaking another language?  Hmmm…. Many Native American children, some by choice and some by force, were once enrolled in mission schools and boarding schools.  They would be removed from their communities, and they would ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/03/27/some-thoughts-on-immersion-camps/ Hau, mégwa gi Neshnabémwik wi mawjeshnowat ibe kiwédnon gaga éwi yajmoawat ékendemwat ode zheshmowen........cho she nwi zhyasi ibe ode pon.....wi zhyéwat gode nizho dések wa je wabdemwat, mine ébsedwat anet ékigdowat gode zheshmonajek ibe kidwénon.  Hau, i yé bgéji ékedyan ngom........ http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/03/24/ode-eshe-webek-ngom/ Hau wabek wi zekso'awat o ga je mbot wnago........i ye i ga kedwat gi ksenyaniyek eyajmowat ngom egi shegnanowat shote. Gi mkche jiwenmo o mdemoze ga je mtoset shpemek wnago. Wegwendek wi nweshmo'awat ngoji pi ibe kiwednon gi wnijksenyaniyek........nin se, nde kiwades ngom emikwendemyan jayek gi kekyajek ngodek egi bmadsewat ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/03/21/megwa-nda-kigdo/ Hau, bo zho mine, After taking some time off to get other things arranged and organized, I am now back to share some thoughts with ya all. First off, our beautiful language.....kyet nam she nde zabendan ode zheshmowen egi mingoyak mno wi pi....... Our language is what describes us, it is what ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/03/21/ngi-bya-mine/ The Seven Grandfathers were revealed to the people when Europeans came to this continent.  They were revealed to give the people strength and purpose in the face of the changes that the Europeans would bring.  These light-skinned peoples came across the ocean on large ships, and brought stowaways with them, ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2008/01/26/25/ Folks, do you realize that the youngest fluent speaker of Potawatomi is in their late sixties?  We are losing our elders rapidly, and I wonder sometimes at the response to this crisis. In their zest to preserve the language, the younger generation has begun writing grants and gathering materials in an ... http://neaseno.org/languageismyworld/2007/10/24/our-fluent-elders-are-a-precious-resource/