With the days beginning to warm and becoming longer, I am excited for the return of maangwag (loons) to the zaaga’igan (lakes) and ziibiwan (rivers) of Minnesota. I find...
When you picture an artist’s toolkit, certain things probably come to mind: paints, brushes, paper, canvas. But for an artist like Kris Nelson, there’s another...
A few weeks ago, in Tettegouche State Park, I saw a flash of miskozaawizi (orange) and waabishkaa (white) in a zhingwaak (pine tree). I thought it was a red ajidamoo (squirrel),...
When I am out wandering the woods, I am always delighted when I come across newly chewed and felled trees from amikwag (beavers). They are among some of...
As the days get shorter in biboon (winter), I am already looking forward to the warmer ziigwan (spring) months. The arrival of ziigwan (spring) is my favorite time of...