Bkejwanong Dbaajmowinan: Stories of Where the Waters Divide

Bkejwanong Dbaajmowinan: Stories of Where the Waters DivideBkejwanong means where the waters part, but the waters of St. Clair River are not a point of separation. The same waters that sustain life on and around Bkejwanongformerly known as Walpole Island, Ontarioflow down into Chippewas of the Thames, the community to which author Monty McGahey II belongs. While there are no living fluent speakers of Anishinaabemowin in this community, McGahey has fostered relationships with fluent speakers from nearby

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