{"id":425,"date":"2024-10-31T12:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/?page_id=425"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:22:42","slug":"its-a-mitig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/its-a-mitig\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a Mitig!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"425\" class=\"elementor elementor-425\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cdf276 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26cdf276\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af035c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6af035c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It's a Mitig!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbaae6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afbaae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968ed33 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"968ed33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b233b51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b233b51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c729eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c729eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get introduced to the Ojibwe language through a colorful exploration of the forest and the animals that call it home.\u00a0<\/p><p>Themes: Nature, learning, exploring differences to find similarities, dual-language<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2087fcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2087fcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ea50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6ea50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mitig-300x270.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-427\" alt=\"The cover of It&#039;s a Mitig! has forest animals and leaves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mitig-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mitig-1024x920.png 1024w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mitig-768x690.png 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mitig.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c718c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26c718c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9453c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9453c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48219318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48219318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About\u00a0the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce1b5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce1b5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m an Anishinaabe author-illustrator and mom to a lovely preschooler named Noah. I was raised on the shores of Lake Huron in the traditional territory of my people in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. I&#8217;m passionate about positive self-image, finding adventure in the ordinary, lifelong learning, visual storytelling and authentic Indigenous representation.&#8221;<\/p><p>Bio from\u00a0Bridget George&#8217;s, or Nimkiinagwaagankwe&#8217;s website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336224b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"336224b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163a15de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"163a15de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Noah-qwdnovjy0jxcklp2r8e6hu8b7g24ks8wuzdbhkhe4w.png\" title=\"Noah\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Bridget George\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Bridget George's Twitter<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0c092 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f0c092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e9b9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46e9b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e948a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e948a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About&nbsp;Our Honored Guest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702d2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"702d2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Dzwonkowski is a Western District Warden with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission in Odanah, Wisconsin, and a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. She is excited to join you and introduce Maadagindan! to the Critter of the Month interactive program. Created in 2014, Critter of the Month is aimed at kids 4-10 years old to teach them about Northwoods animals, learn the Ojibwe name, and read a book. Christina also presents a fur\/hide, a skull, plastic scat and prints to students! Christina visits events and Head Start classrooms, pre-K through 4th grade at three area schools throughout the Northwoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67b3bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f67b3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbaf9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bbaf9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Chrsitina-qwdnpz15zlfe483qcpgiek9o5mnjk2ln0erpn6uuvk.jpg\" title=\"Chrsitina\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Christina Dzwonkowski\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo: Christina Dzwonkowski <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbd858e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bbd858e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e497580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e497580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discussion Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a919b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66a919b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad868 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ad868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e476f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13e476f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Is your favorite animal or plant in this book? What is it called in Ojibwemowin?<\/li><li>Are there rhyming words in this book? Can rhyming help us remember words?<\/li><li>Do you speak a language other than English? If so, what language?<\/li><li>Why is it important to learn more than one language?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1475c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a1475c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Untitled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-430\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a55112b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a55112b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365d403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365d403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Activities &amp; Explore More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6707eee0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6707eee0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310dc4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"310dc4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Look at the last 2 pages of the book to learn how to pronounce sounds and words in Ojibwemowin.<\/li><li>Draw a picture of your favorite animal or plant from the book and write the Ojibwemowin name next to it.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a Mitig! 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