Linda Sullivan Linda Sullivan

Understanding the Origins of the Seven Grandfather Teachings

For our third blog post in the Anishinaabe Laws, Customs & Traditions research report outcomes series, we’d like to provide our readers with an overview of the Seven Grandfather Teachings. These foundational Anishinaabe teachings play a central role in Anishinaabe culture and traditions, especially in the context of Anishinaabe approaches to raising children – Koognaasewin.

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Linda Sullivan Linda Sullivan

Anishinaabe Aadziwin

For our second blog post in the Anishinaabe Laws, Customs & Traditions research report outcomes series, we thought we’d provide a ‘primer’ on the context for the report. Many readers may already know the concept of Anishinaabe Aadziwin, but because of its importance for both Anishinaabe people and for the Koognaasewin Child Well-Being Law development process, what follows is an overview of Anishinaabe Aadzwin.

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Koognaasewin Koognaasewin

Re-Imagining Child Well-Being

It is well known that the current, colonial child welfare system is not serving our families well. Through the Koognaasewin initiative, North Shore communities have the opportunity to take back control over child welfare and create a truly community-based Anishinaabe Child Well-Being system that reflects their vision, values, traditions and beliefs.

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