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MaeqtekuhkihkiwMenaetowakForest Animals

Paula FernandezCollege of Menominee Nation Sacred Little Ones Initiative 2013

Awaesaeh

Amaskos

Mos

Wakoh

Nanimaqwaew

Mahwaew

Namaeh

Apaehsos

Ketakahsaeh

Aesepen

Wapos

Ketaemiw

Akuahkohsaeh

Kahkik

OnawanikPronunciation GuideMaeqtekuhkihkiw Menaetowak Maeq-ti-koo-kee Mih-naeh-toe-wuk forest animalsAwaesaeh uh-waeh-saeh bearAmaskos uh-muh-skus elkMos mohs mooseWakoh waah-koh foxNanimaqwaew naah-nee-muhq-waew coyote Mahwaew muh-waew wolfNamaeh nih-maeh beaverApaehsos uh-paeh-sohs deerKetakahsaeh kih-taah-kaah-saeh fawnAesepen ash-ih-pun raccoonWapos waah-puss rabbitKetaemiw kit-aeh-mee porcupineAhkuahkohsaeh uh-kua-koh-saeh gopherKahkik kah-keek chipmunkOnawanik oh-now-uh-neek squirrel* The q is a glottal stop soundGeneral InformationPaula Fernandez is an enrolled Menominee women who lives and works on the Menominee Indian Reservation. She is married and she has five children. She practices and teaches the traditional ways.

Sacred Little Ones Initiative is a special project devoted and dedicated to the infusion of Menominee and Native culture into reservation pre-school instruction. This project is funded through the American Indian College Fund and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.