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Aanii Boozhoo
Aanii, Boozhoo, Welcome to WinterSpiritCreations created by Basil Johnston and Geoffery Wamtick Johnston
We can begin taking on-line orders in August contact geoff@winterspiritcreations.com if you prefer to send an e-transfer and have the lessons on flash drive mailed to you by express Canada Post with tracking
Basil Johnston
“They must remember that an infant takes anywhere from 2 and 2/12 years before he or she says his or her first word. In other words, anywhere between 4 and 6 thousand hours of listening.
And here adults are impatient with themselves, expecting to speak the language within months."
Basil Johnston
"If adults and students would listen to the language for an hour a day...they'll be pretty well in command of basic conversational Anishinabe after one year. "
Dr.Cecil King, University of Saskatchewan
“While also serving as a mantra for the study of the Ojibwe language, The Gift of the Stars advances the knowledge so necessary for Ojibwe students today. There is a critical need for academic materials to revitalize the language in a time when it does face ultimate extinction. Basil's work goes a long way to stemming the tide”
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