Gichi-onigamiing Waagosh: Grand Portage Fox
I saw a miikawaadad (beautiful) waagosh (fox) a couple weeks ago when I was coming down Highway 61 zhaawanong (south of) Gichi-onigamiing (Grand Portage), but I couldn’t stop fast enough to take...
Sam Zimmerman
Gichi Onigaming Mooz: Grand Portage Moose
Some of my favorite memories are sitting around with imbaabaa (my dad) and nimishoomeyag (my uncles) listening to different versions of how family mooz (moose) hunting trips actually happened....
Ajidamoo: Squirrel
Last week, as I went to the studio with arms full and trying not to spill makade-mashkikiwaaboo (coffee), I noticed a ajidamoo (squirrel) laying on the ground...
Kitchibitobig Ma’iingan: Grand Marais Wolf
This past Gashkadino-Giizis (Freezing Moon/November), my niiji (friend) and I had a Dark Skies gallery reception in Kitchibitobig (Grand Marais). Afterwards, we got in the car to head zhaawanong (south) to Onigamiising (Duluth). We were...
Waawaate Waagosh (Northern Lights Fox)
The last time I was out looking up at the waawaate (northern lights), I was parked on top of a hill in Onigamiising (Duluth). I turned my...
Gaa-Kizhaadaged Makwa (Bear Guards Fire and Friends)
My East Coast niijii (friend) and family flew to Minnesota for an exhibition ishwaaso-anama’e-giizhik (a few weeks) back. It was their first time odishiwe (visiting) Minnesota, meeting my ingitiziimag (parents) and siblings,...
Misi-zaaga’iganii-gidagaakoons (Mille Lacs Fawn)
On July 29th (210th day of the year), I was driving home from a book signing at Mille Lacs when I came across a fawn that...
Otawage-gookooko’oo (Great Horned Owl)
In Manoominike-giizis (August/Ricing Moon), I had just passed through Superior heading to Prairie Island when I saw a large bineshiinh (bird) on the side of the road. I passed...