"From an Ojibwe perspective, one can derive understanding of these changes through the values declared in stories, practices, and teachings." -Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad (A Tribal Climate Adaption Menu)
Minisan website takes you on a virtual journey to explore how climate change is affecting twelve ecosystems within Wenaboozhoo Minisaning (the Apostle Islands).
Your climate change exploration will be guided by the Native Ecological Knowledge, sometimes called “traditional ecological knowledge” of the Lake Superior Ojibwe people.
For centuries, the Ojibwe people have lived here. They have an active relationship with this land, and the plant and animal beings living here. The land, water, plants, and animals are considered relatives, not resources. This relationship is based on respect and equitable co-existence.
The Minisan website also integrates academic climates science, sometimes called Scientific Ecological Knowledge to provide cross-cultural viewpoints on climate change.
You will be challenged to evaluate climate change using both ways of knowing, and then take action!
The Minisan website includes words in Ojibwemowin (the Ojibwe language) because it is first language of the Ojibwe people living here. It is the language of this land. Ojibwemowin holds important stories and lessons within its words.
Indinawemaaganidog (All my relations)! Each of us comes from a special place and culture, yet we are connected to each other.
What is climate change in the Apostle Islands teaching us about respecting the land and its beings? What can we do to be better stewards of the place we call home?
Let’s get started!