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Maeqtekuhkihkiw Mena͞etowak Forest Animals. Paula Fernandez College of Menominee Nation Sacred Little Ones Initiative 2013. Awa͞esaeh. Amāskos. Mōs. Wākoh. Nanīmaqwa͞ew. Mahwa͞ew. Nama͞eh. Apa͞ehsos. Ketākāhsaeh. A͞esepen. Wāpos. Keta͞emiw. Akuahkōhsaeh. Kahkīk.
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Maeqtekuhkihkiw Mena͞etowak Forest Animals Paula Fernandez College of Menominee Nation Sacred Little Ones Initiative 2013
Pronunciation Guide • Maeqtekuhkihkiw – Mena͞etowak – Maeq-ti-koo-kee Mih-naeh-toe-wuk forest animals • Awa͞esaeh – uh-waeh-saeh bear • Amāskos – uh-muh-skus elk • Mōs – mohs moose • Wākoh – waah-koh fox • Nanimaqwaew – naah-nee-muhq-waew coyote • Mahwa͞ew – muh-waew wolf • Nama͞eh – nih-maeh beaver • Apa͞ehsos – uh-paeh-sohs deer • Ketakahsaeh – kih-taah-kaah-saeh fawn • A͞esepen – ash-ih-pun raccoon • Wāpos – waah-puss rabbit • Keta͞emiw – kit-aeh-mee porcupine • Ahkuahkōhsaeh – uh-kua-koh-saeh gopher • Kahkī̄̄̄k – kah-keek chipmunk • Onāwanik – oh-now-uh-neek squirrel • * The “q” is a glottal stop sound
General Information • Paula 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.