MKWA-MNIDOO NESEWIN Mkwa’s Breath During this time, we honour Mkwa—the bear and breath. We look for the winter mist in the trees. It is said that this is the first breath when the cubs are born. We know mother bear has turned over and there is now new life. The cubs open the doorway for all of the other beings to create new life. Mkomi-awan Mist Wan Fog Mkwa nesewin zhiibaaminaagod pii beshaa giizhigoong minwaa Shkagmikwe nkeshtaadwad. Mkwa nokii epiichi nibaad, bwaajige, zhitoon mishkiki waani nakaazaang. The bear’s breath is clear—this is when the Sky World and Mother Earth greet one another. Medicine is replenished as Mkwa does his work during sleep.
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