Talk:Norval Morrisseau

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[edit] Morrisseau's Anishinaabe name?

Though the article states Morrisseau's Anishinaabe name as "Miskwaabik Animiiki" that I corrected to ᒥᐦᐢᒁᐱᐦᐠ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᑮ (Miskwaabik Animikii)—since the word for a Thunderbird or a Thunderbeing or a Thunderer is "Animikii" and not "Animiiki"— looking at his work, I see he signs his name instead as ᐅᓵᐚᐱᐦᑯᐱᓀᐦᓯ (Ozaawaabiko-binesi), which translates not as "Copper Thunderer" but instead as "Brassy [Thunder]Bird". Do anybody know where the original "Miskwaabik Animiiki" citation came from since anyone who can read Syllabics can readily tell you that his signature says "Ozaawaabiko-binesi" and not "Miskwaabik Animikii"? In the unpointed script, by the way which is the way he signs his paintings, his name is written as ᐅᓴᐘᐱᑯᐱᓀᓯ. Also, if you're seeing jibberish here, download a font with UniCode Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics range; see Anishinaabe language article for a link to such a site. CJLippert 23:52, 2 November 2006 (UTC)