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Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo: MINOBII NIIBAA ANAMA'E GIIZHIGAD

it's TRUE LOVE!

This week our Ojibwe puppet friends Natasha and Nana Boozhoo taught us MINOBII NIIBAA ANAMA'E GIIZHIGAD - or Merry Nighttime Prayer Day.  Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo is a podcast about Ojibwe language and culture made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the Citizens of Minnesota.  It's created by Michael Lyons of Bemidji. 

You can order Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo merch and Ojibwe language books and comic books by Michael Lyons here. 

For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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