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Ojibwemotaadidaa!

Jonathan Thunder Interview

Meet an artist & animator from the Red Lake Nation.

06/24/2018

Ojibwemotaadidaa!

Jonathan Thunder Interview

Clip: Episode 1 | 9m 59s

Meet an artist & animator from the Red Lake Nation.

Jonathan Thunder is a member of the Red Lake Nation who is a talented artist and animator living in Duluth. You may have seen the beautiful animation he created for GAA-ONDINANG DAKWAANOWED MAKWA/ How the Bear Got a Short Tail. He is also a skilled painter and children’s book illustrator. He was kind enough to show us his studio and show us what he’s working on now. Let’s check it out.

06/24/2018

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Ojibwemotaadidaa! is a local public television program presented by Lakeland PBS

This program is made possible by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment and members of Lakeland PBS.

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Clip: Ep1 | 23s | Learn how to say "spider" and what a spider does in Ojibwemowin. (23s)

Awesiiyag (Animals)

Clip: Ep1 | 1m 16s | Cass Lake Elementary Curiosity Center students identify animals in Ojibwemowin. (1m 16s)

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Clip: Ep1 | 1m 27s | Learn to count to 20 in Ojibwemowin using a song. (1m 27s)

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Clip: Ep1 | 37s | Learn how to say colors in Ojibwemowin with Leech Lake Head Start students. (37s)

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Clip: Ep1 | 8m 27s | Tag along with a group as they go sugar bushing (8m 27s)

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Clip: Ep1 | 49s | Use a song to learn how to say what a butterfly does in Ojibwemowin. (49s)

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