Ministry Directives – Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services

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Under the Great Law of the Anishinabeg, an Anishinaabe child has Aboriginal (ascribed) rights.

These are their Rights:

To their Name — Anishinaabe ishinikasoowin
To their Clan — dodem
To be with the Family — gutsiimug
To cultural and ceremonial practices — Anishinaabe miiniggisiwin
To their identity — anishinabewin
To their language — anishinabemoowin
To a purposeful and zestful life — mino bimatiziwin
To their ancestral land — anishinaabe akiing
To the lifestyle of the anishinaabe — anishinabechigewin
To a good education — kinamaatiwin
To protection within the family — shanawentasoowin
To protection outside the family — ganawentasoowin

by Lawrence W. Jourdain