Renaming of Toronto city street names with Anishinaabemowin names; covering colonial plaques with messages in Anishinaabemowin; billboards promoting Anishinaabemowin speaking in Barrie. From their Tumblr site: The Ogimaa Mikana Project is an effort to restore Anishinaabemowin place-names to the streets, avenues, roads, paths, and trails of Gichi Kiiwenging (Toronto) – transforming a landscape that often obscures or makes invisible the presence of Indigenous peoples. Starting with a small section of Queen St., re-naming it Ogimaa Mikana (Leader’s Trail) in tribute to all the strong women leaders of the Idle No More movement, the Project hopes to expand throughout downtown and beyond.
Ogimaa Mikana: Don’t Be Shy
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