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Wiinindibmakakoons
- (Little box of knowledge, or Little Brain-Box) is the
Ojibwe word that the elders group at Lac Courte Oreilles
gave the Laptop computer, during field production work and
review in 1994.
"America
has great libraries but poor memories and the Chippewa are
the opposite. I can't find a paper in my desk, can't find a
library when I need one, but I can always find someone who
can remember the stories. And I always know that the stories
are true."
Walter
Bresette - Red Cliff band of Lake Superior Chippewa
The Brain-Box Digital Archives Project
began in 1992, with an idea to build a storied archive using new media
tools, to gather and present oral histories from land-based peoples, beginning
with the Anishinaabe Nation in the Great Lakes.
Maawanji'iding
- Gathering Together
Ojibwe
Histories and Narratives from Wisconsin
is
volume one of
Brain Box Digital Archives
Project
. Maawanji'iding
is a CD-ROM for Mac and PC, containing hours of stories and
hundreds of images and archival documents related to the
history and culture of the Ojibwe communities in the ceded
territories of northern Wisconsin and the Great
lakes.
Maawanji'iding is
the result of six years of collaborative work between
hup!multimedia and tribal members of the Wisconsin bands of
Lake Superior Chippewa or Ojibwe, part of the larger
Anishinaabe Nation in the U.S. and Canada.
Maawanji'iding Includes:
- Hours of oral teachings and information shared
by Ojibwe orators and educators
- Historic and contemporary photos of Ojibwe landscapes and
community life
- A rich collection of related maps, original documents, and
text selections
- Ojibwe stories about treaty rights and sovereignty, land,
language, families, ceremony
- Descriptions and stories of seasonal activities in the
Great Lakes
- A timeline linking Ojibwe history to local, North
American, and global events
- Excellent links to related resources for further
exploration, both on and off-line
Reviewers
Write:
"This is the best
educational multimedia product that has come across my desk
in the last 10 years!" Jim
Klein - Instructional Technology Consultant, Board Member
Wisconsin Educational Media Association
"A powerful and
welcome resource for classrooms and libraries that actually
allows history to speak to us."
Bobbie
Malone - Director of Educational Services State Historical
Society of Wisconsin, Madison
"Maawanji'iding is the
best educational resource available for teachers interested
in helping students celebrate cultural diversity..."
Frank Koehn - teacher Port Wing, WI
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