User talk:CJLippert

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[edit] Just a little more about myself... if you're really, really curious.

So, if you ever come to the misi-zaaga'iganiing on the beautiful banks of the m'de wakan and see a curious fellow running around wearing a yarmulka... that's be me!

[edit] Chief Earth Woman

Aaniin, Charlie. Have you seen this article before? It doesn't really give me any context, but what it does say I find kind of suspicious (starting with the fact that the article title seems to imply she was a chief, which isn't mentioned in the article itself). I've left some more concerns on the talk page of the article. But since you're far more knowledgeable about Ojibwe history and culture than I am, I was wondering if you're familiar with this woman, and if the article sounds plausible to you. Miigwech, --Miskwito 03:45, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I'll look around; I haven't seen this article before. There have been ogimaakweg in the past, but this is where her name in Ojibwe would help... is she Chief (title) Earth-Woman (name) or a Chief (title) named Chief-Earth-woman? Also, which Band/Community was she associated with? What campaigns was she involved in? Was she a party to any treaty negotiation and was treaty signatory? I'll pose the same questions at the article's talk page. CJLippert 13:05, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anishinaabe language

The second part of the Examples - Translation section here seems oddly phrased. An error? Vizjim 12:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

What is oddly phrased: Ojibwe or English? Both, are excerpts from another site (used with permission). About the only thing that is different with the Wikipedia example not on the Bemidji State University site is that the Wikipedia adds a map link and provides a translation that the city of Inger, Minnesota in Ojibwemowin literally is "by the Big Bowstring [River]". The English is Nylohm's translation, which is done in a typical speaking style of Elders... in this case, of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Another typical characteristic of older Ojibwe who are English speakers is to say "it" for all Ojibwe inanimates and "he" for Ojibwe animates (ex. "Last night, my daughter, he went to the store to get sugar for me.") CJLippert 01:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Just so you know, I also responded on Vizjim's talk page --Miskwito 01:14, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
And I've responded on Miskwito's page - it's the map ref I find odd, not the wording. Vizjim 06:04, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
The map annotation is there only because there isn't an article yet for Inger, Minnesota. Once an article has been started for there, the map reference will move to that page and off the Anishinaabe language page. Also, the term used in that story is sort of specific. It refers to the section of the Bowstring River located between Sand Lake and Bowstring Lake, and not the Bowstring Lake or the Bowstring River upstream of the lake. The village of Inger is located along that particular stretch of water, so though it may or may not be exactly Inger, the English translation that was given was Inger. The map link is for Inger, but the idea was to show which part of the Bowstring River that was of topic in the story. CJLippert 14:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
I just checked out the US Census Bureau's information for Inger, and there isn't one. Checking Itasca County's map provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, it says that in 1977, the population of Inger was estimated at 120. I guess this means Inger is an unincorporated place. CJLippert 14:32, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Native Countries of North America

Hi, thanks for your continued help with the Native Countries page - your pointing out the Algonquian Freelang dictionaries has been a great boost.

However, I feel it is best to not include the name Malihkinuwi-Waponahkik in the page, since this is simply the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy name for the State of Maine (and also the part of Wabanaki Country that lies within the United States) - not the name of a Native Country. The page is not a collection of Native American geographic names in general, only names for whole Native homelands.

Reference: [1]

[edit] Regarding Birch Bark Biting

Hey thanks...I didn't know what it was called in Ojibway. I interviewed an artist who is a practitioner of this craft and I just thought it was Too Damn Cool not to have it in Wiki. I actually do a number of Native American-related entries, based on my work as an art critic in Santa Fe. Check out my list sometime and if you see anything that needs help, feel free! Gregoryptm 19:56, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kurów on Ojibwe language

Could you please write a stub about my hometown Ojibwe language here - just a few sentences based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kur%C3%B3w ? Only 3-5 sentences enough. Please.

PS. Article about Kurów is already on 166 languages. If you do that, please put interwiki link into English version. If your village/town/city hasn't on PL wiki, I can do article about it. (I'm first author of requests) Pietras1988 TALK 18:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)