Video: Plums or Nuts book session with Dr. Migizi Michael Sullivan

​Dr. Michael “Migizi” Sullivan shares with us about how this new book “Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor” which feature stories told in Anishinaabemowin by his mentor, cultural and spiritual advisor, and life long friend Amik Smallwood-iban, stories that he recorded and transcribed, has come to life, also about the importance of language revitalization, and how healing and humor are intertwined within Ojibwe culture.

Dr. Sullivan is a Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribal member who lives and works on his reservation near Hayward in northern Wisconsin. He is currently the faculty director of Native Studies at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. He is heavily involved in Ojibwe language revitalization in our surrounding communities across Turtle Island and with the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Immersion School on the LCO reservation.

Amik, who is mentioned in this recording, was a friend, mentor, advisor, teacher to countless people. He was larger than life when he was in this earthly realm with us, and our memories of him keep him close to us.

To hear the audio of the stories: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/
To purchase the book: https://shop.mnhs.org/products/plums-...