Album
Oshki-Miikaans
Oshki-Miikaans (A New Path) is a short album of original songs performed entirely in Anishinaabemowin / Ojibwe. The project integrates my creative practice in music and puppetry with my academic work in Anishinaabe Studies with the aim of language revitalization.
Puppetry
Baabii
Baabii is a (mostly) friendly monster who lives on an island in the Great Lakes. He loves to share his passion for Anishinaabemowin through stories, songs, and activities.
Music Video
"Enaanzowaad Awesiinyag" (2022)
Original musical composition and lyrics for an Anishinaabemowin song about the colors of animals. Official Selection at 3rd Annual Sault Film Festival 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada; 10th Annual Maoriland Film Festival 2023, Ōtaki, New Zealand; Dawson City International Short Film Festival 2023, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada; 2023 Weengushk International Film Festival, Little Current, Ontario, Canada 2023.
Planetarium Show
Living in Balance: Anishinaabe Star Knowledge (2022)
Recorded voice over for a planetarium show about Anishinaabe star knowledge featuring Anishinaabemowin translations by Alphonse Pitawanakwat and Aarin Dokum, as narrated by Aarin Dokum.
Lyrical Stories
"The Hauntings & Heart of a Place" (2019)
Composed, performed, and recorded a lyrical series of short stories of the Northern Ontario railroad town where John-Paul Chalykoff's grandmother was raised.