Weweni: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English Mi'kmaq Mihesuah first examines how American

Mihesuah first examines how American Indigenous women have been perceived and depicted by non-Natives

the Hampton Institute (Virginia)

Josh struggles to reconcile the conflicting voices he hears—from the messages of sin and scorn of the non-Indian Christian churches his parents attend in order to assimilate

a handsome young sacred clown

Native and non-Native

Weweni: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English Mi'kmaq Mihesuah first examines how AmericanDepending on dialect, the Anishinaabemowin word "weweni" expresses thanks, exactitude, ease, and sincerity. In addition, the word for "relatives" is "nindenwemaaganag": those whose "enewewe," or voices, sound familiar. In Weweni, poet Margaret Noodin brings all of these meanings to bear in a unique bilingual collection. Noodins warm and perceptive poems were written first in the Modern Anishinaabemowin double vowel orthography and appear translated on