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Adikameg

Grand Portage National Monument

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adikameg, a-dik-a-meg, adikameg

Description

How to say "whitefish" in Ojibwemowin. Right before ice forms in November, adikameg move to shallow water near shore to spawn. Traditionally, netting spawning whitefish was an important harvest activity for Ojibwe people on the North Shore as winter approached.

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Erik Martin Redix (Miskwaa anang), Ojibwe Language Coordinator, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Date Created

11/18/2024

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