The Great Spirit challenges all the birds to a contest, and the gift of birdsong is born! This traditional story, told in both English and Ojibwe, explains bird behavior and where humans should go to hear the prettiest of birdsongs. How the Birds Got Their Songs is a treasured story, handed down through the generations.
Travis Zimmerman is a proud descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He has been the site manager at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post for fifteen years and has been involved with dozens of Native American organizations.
Artist and educator Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik is a direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe). Drawing on ancestral connections, Zimmerman continues the Anishinaabe tradition of storytelling, embedding the themes of environmental stewardship and conservation of the North Shore in his studio and public art commissions.
Marcus Ammesmaki / Aanikanootaagewin is a K/1 teacher at Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute in Hayward, Wisconsin.
Hardcover book
32 pages
Dimensions: 10 in. x 10 in.
