The Naming of Aki Swinomish congressional testimonies

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Andrew Needham

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Amongst those thousands of children was Ojibwe journalist Mary Pember's mother

The Naming of Aki Swinomish congressional testimoniesThis retelling of a traditional story celebrates what First Human and First Wolf see, taste, hear, smell, and touch as they wander aki, the earth, to be the namers of things. The story begins: "In the time soon after the creation, Nimaamaa Aki, Mother Earth, was new and without names, so the Creator called upon First Human to walk upon aki, earth, and name all things." First Human sets off on a journey that will take him to every corner of aki and