Ahau, bo zho jak zag i pi,
Neaseno ndesh ne kas, nin ge zhe énebyégéyan odo pi mine nda yayajmo bgéji anet égi schegéyak ngotek ébmadziyak.
From time to time, I will be posting some teaching on this page and I am sure it will not always coincide with the views of all Neshnabék everywhere. Though I shall be speaking from a general point of view, as regards native cultural ways, most of what I shall share will probably go by way of the Mshkodéniyek, the Prairie Band Potawatomi of Kansas, where I am enrolled. Please feel free to disagree with me and to discourse as well, but I also hope some will agree with me.
Ahau, bama mine gwi kigdomen,
Native American/Indian religious practices.
Bodéwadmi Orthography and Practice Words
Potawatomi Standards and Benchmarks
Some stories from my childhood:
Neaseno is Prairie Band Potawatomi, and was raised in a traditional community at Arpin, WI. He grew up with speakers of Potawatomi, Menominee, Winnebago, Ojibwe, and Ottawa, learning to speak all of them. He learned his sixth language, English, at age 6 when he began attending school. He is a Language Teacher, Fluent Speaker, Veteran, Elder, and Intertribal Spiritual Leader.He teaches Potawatomi language from the Potawatomi perspective, using the language in context and revealing the historical aspects and spiritual meanings of many words. If you would like to learn Potawatomi, please join him in class. Read his blog here.
