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 headlights off as I got out of my car and stood there watching the waawaate (northern lights) dance across the giizhig (sky). I got back in the car and turned the lights on and there was a waagosh (fox) standing about 50 feet away from me.
None of the pictures I took to capture the aniibiishkozi (green) ribbons came out well, so I asked others to share pictures for reference. After a few days of sharing this moment with the waagosh (fox), I sat down and began to paint. This new painting honors those nisimtaana (30) minutes of bekaadesiwin (peace) I felt with my furry niiji (friend), while watching the aanikoobijiganag (ancestors) dance in the giizhig (sky) with me.
I wish you all a sense of peace in the New Year.
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