| 1. |
Izhaadaa |
enji-jiingtamok. |
|
Let's go |
to the pow wow. |
| 2. |
Weneshpii ezhi giizhigak waa jiingtamok? |
|
What is the day and date of the pow wow? |
| 3. |
Noongwa Manii-giizhigak |
miinwa |
Name-giizhigak. |
|
This Saturday |
and |
Sunday. |
| 4. |
Niio giizhigak |
mii pii waa teg |
wi jiingtamok. |
|
On the 4th day |
is when it will be, |
the pow wow. |
| 5. |
Aapiish |
enji-jiingtamowaad? |
|
Where |
is the place they are pow wow-ing? |
| 6. |
Saline Aabitowing Kinomaagegamigong |
wii ji-jiingtamok. |
|
At Saline Middle School |
will be the pow wow. |
| 7. |
G'gaa izhaami |
enji-jiingtamok. |
|
We should go |
there to the pow wow. |
| 8. |
Biingeshigaadeg maanda |
jiingtamowin. |
|
The first song is the |
Grand Entry. |
|
|
| 9. |
Naaniibawiig |
miinwaa |
giiskamaag |
g'wiikwaanan |
megwa |
migizikewin |
bimwiidood |
zhimaganish |
wii biinged. |
|
Stand |
and |
remove |
your hats |
while |
the eagle staff |
is brought |
as a veteran |
enters. |
|
| 10. |
N'gaa niimtanaa |
maanda Anishinaabeg ezhi-gaabwewaad. |
|
We're all going to dance |
the intertribal dance. |
| 11. |
Nitaa dewegewag |
miinwaa |
aapchigwa |
minomaazwag. |
|
They drum good |
and |
really |
sing well. |
| 12. |
Nagazadamag |
maanda |
dewegan |
enewesing. |
|
Hear the rhythm |
this |
drum |
the way it sounds. |
|
Listen to the honor beats from the drum. |
| 13. |
Naaning |
nindan |
bebkaan |
ezhinaagwaad |
ezhi-niiming. |
|
Five |
those |
different |
ways of seeing |
how to dance. |
|
There are five different dances. |
| 14. |
Chimiizinegaa |
maaba |
nini |
ezhi-niimid. |
|
The fancy dance |
this man |
is dancing. |
| 15. |
Niimiwag |
gichianishinaabe zhigaawin. |
|
They are dancing |
traditional style. |
| 16. |
Gii bakinaage |
ziibaaska'igan zhigaawin. |
|
She won |
the jingle dance. |
|
|
| 17. |
Aapchigwa nanaangwagwashkine memengwaansing ezhi-niimi. |
|
She is dancing like a butterfly (fancy shawl dancer). |
| 18. |
Kweshkaanaa'aan miishkonsiing ezhi-niimiwag. |
|
They are dancing the grass dance. |
| 19. |
Kina igo |
e-naamjig |
bebkaan |
enewsijigewag |
aanchtkwokiiwaad. |
|
Everyone |
of the dancers |
a different |
sound they make while |
they are taking steps. |
| 20. |
Aapchigwa nitaa niimiwag miinwa nanagabazagowag. |
|
They dance good and they dance light. |
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* Photos courtesy of Brita Brookes, britabrookes@gmail.com |
