Weather
Mizhakwad
It is clear
May
Zaagibagaa-giizis
Mazinibii'igewin
art or act of drawing or painting
one month
ningo-giizis
blackbird
asiginaak
Ningwaanakwad
It is cloudy
August
Miinike-giizis
Maziniichigan
name for the visual image or pictograph
10 o'clock
midaaso-diba'iganed
chipmunk
agongosens
Awanibiisaa
There is heavy fog or mist
April
Iskigamizige-giizis
What side of the birch bark was used for drawing or etching?
the soft, pinkish underside of the bark
100 years
ningodwaakdaso biboon
frog
omakakii
Gashkadin
It freezes over
March (both)
Aandego-giizis and Onaabani-giizis
How were the maziniichiganan "sacred scrolls" read?
From left to right
one week
ningo anami'e giizhig
Canadian goose
nika
Ozhaashaa
It is slippery
February (both)
Migiziwi-giizis and Namebini-giizis
Name three of the powerfulWoodland spirit beings.
Mishi-izhiw (great underwater lynx), mishiginiibig name (horned serpent sturgeon) and misabikong (little men or metal)
12 o'clock
ashi niizho-diba'iganed
woodchuck
makakojiishi