Welcome to Creators Garden - Birds!
We are a trio! Dedicated to regathering and the education of bird names and significant Indigenous bird knowledges, these knowledges that help us live the life The Great Lakes region has to offer, Mino Bimaadiziwin, A good life.
About this the Anishinaabe Bird Names Pamphlet
15 carefully chosen species that all highlight a different aspect of Anishinaabe taxanomic procedures. A lot of thought went into each detail of this piece and we hope that it benefits and boosts our love for birds and most importantly, we hope it invokes a deep appreciation and desire to learn more Indigenous knowledge of birds.
Support
By purchasing this product you are supporting a greater project. We have spent years in community, gathering these names. At the time of printing this first pamphlet we have 150 Anishinaabe bird names! We hope this project will serve as a catchment of new names, with this citizen science based project, we hope to double this number!
Anishinaabe language is fleeting and the time sensitive nature of this product is vital to consider.
I have worked extensively in hundreds of Indigenous communities and Hundreds of institutions throughout our territory, I know there are names out there that I have missed.
This is your chance to contribute! Help us recover as many names possible! All knowledge shared with us is rigorously vetted by our team of biologists and language speakers to ensure accuracy. This knowledge is immediately and beautifully designed into educational materials and disseminated.
Send us your Anishinaabe Name stories here!
