Once the Smudge is Lit (FNCR 2024) Mi'kmaq Language a young Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w princess grows

a young Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w princess grows up to be a curious student

Part 3 discusses patterns and principles in the narrative

Illustrations of Medicine Wheels

The caribou wants to spend time alone before it comes time for the herd migrates to another territory

we were born after the laws that banned our cultural practices were changed

Once the Smudge is Lit (FNCR 2024) Mi'kmaq Language a young Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w princess growsWritten by Kelsey Borgford, a Nbisiing Nishnaabekwe from the Marten clan, and Cole Forrest an Ojibwe filmmaker and programmer from Nipissing First Nation. Illustrated by: Tessa Pizzale, a Moose Cree Indigenous Artist located in North Bay, Ontario. Ceremony, community and connection the poems of Once the Smudge is Lit carry the reader into deeply spiritual elements of Nishnaabe Ojibwe culture. Co written by Cole Forrest and Kelsey Borgford, the poetry