This Anishinaabe researcher is working to catalogue the traditional names of birds
"The names are all describing different unique characteristics and sometimes it's flight patterns, and sometimes it's nesting behaviours and sometimes it's physical characteristics," Pitawanakwat said.
In Fine Form: The human connection to feathers (Feat. Joseph Pitawanakwat)
“I always say thank you when I find a feather in a forest,” says Pitawanakwat. “It’s a gift and a responsibility that’s presented to me to learn what this bird has to share.”
Who Named That Bird? Decolonizing Birds with Joseph Pitawanakwat
In this talk, we explore how the Anishinaabe people name and understand birds. This talk provides a glimpse to the Anishinaabe language and the messages within it that express the connections around all of us.
