Arts

Quilts are one of those “hiding in plain sight” kind of things. We are all familiar with them, many of us grow up with them...

Biboonikeonini and the Bizhiw Last biboon (winter) I saw what I thought were ma’iingan (wolf) tracks in the goon (snow). After taking a picture and...

Karly Huitsing knows plants. A Murillo, Ontario native, she has long been drawn to outdoor projects where she can get her hands dirty. Growing up,...

Niwiijiwaaganag Maamawi This past November, my niijikwe (female friend) and I maamawinige (gathered) with her family for a minwanjigewin (to eat something that tastes good and...

Old saws, tools and scraps of metal; long forgotten in a shed, a backyard, or out in the woods. Everyone sees something different when they...

As many artists would attest, a creative life is one of continual growth and discovery. Duluth artist Sam Nielsen has spent the last several years...

With the agoon (snow), I realized that my favorite backyard buddies will be gone until the ziigwan (spring). All ziigwan (spring) and niibin (summer), these adorable mii (little) manidog (spirits) stayed with me in the yard, ganawaabange (watching me),...

Despite its notorious gales, November is usually a pretty quiet month on the North Shore. By the time November rolls around each year, the leaves...