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Aakde\u2019ewin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means courage, the art of being brave, or being \u201cstrong-hearted,\u201d not in the physical sense but in the sense of self-knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Chinook jargon<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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developed by Indigenous Peoples as an inclusive means of communicating across cultures, nations, and languages.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Dbadendiziwin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means the art of humility, never looking upon yourself as better than anyone else, and looking after yourself.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Debwewin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means truth, or \u201csound of the heart\u201d in the sense of speaking from the heart.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Gwekwaadiziwin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means living a straight or honest life.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

ikta<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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\u201cwhat\u201d in Chinook jargon.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Indigenization<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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a relational and collaborative process that involves various levels of transformation, from inclusion and integration to infusion of Indigenous perspectives and approaches in education.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

kahta<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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\u201chow\u201d in Chinook jargon.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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in Anishinaabemowin, means the grandmothers\u2019 teachings around courage, truth, respect, love, honesty, wisdom, and humility, common values typically reflected in Indigenous teachings.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Mnaadendiwin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means respect, or deeply cherishing each other.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Nbwaakawin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means putting others before yourself, and keeping ego in check.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Turtle Island<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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the name the Lenape, Iroquois, Anishnaabe, and other Woodland Nations gave to North America. The name comes from a story about Sky Woman. Many Indigenous people, Indigenous rights activists, and environmental activists now use the term for North America.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

wake siah kopa<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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near, \u201cnot far there\u201d in Chinook jargon.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

yaa-yuk-miss<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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a Nuu-chah-nulth term that expresses both the love and pain involved in transformative experiences.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n

Zaagidewin<\/dfn><\/dt>\n
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one of the seven grandmothers\u2019 teachings (Kokum Dibaajimowinan<\/em>), in Anishinaabemowin, means love, or unconditional love.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[37],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-528","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry","back-matter-type-glossary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":529,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/528\/revisions\/529"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/528\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/indigenizationleadersadministrators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}