VYB Art : Totems Watercolor

This is my latest watercolour painting.

Totems.

It’s a very large painting … about 3’ x 4’

I am a Métis youth taking a course on Indigenous Art and History in Canada. I will share my work here along with some of the thoughts and ideas I have while creating these works. I will also share some of the Ojibwe and Algonquin language we are learning.

Totem.

indoodem :

my clan

Note:

There is no simple independent word for clan, totem. A personal prefix goes with the dependent noun stem /=doodem-/ clan to make a full word:
nindoodem, indooden, ndoodem my clan (1s-3s)
gidoodem your clan (2s-3s)
odoodeman h/ clan

A basic form of indoodem my clan is:

indoodem sg; Stem: /=doodem-/

Source: https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/indoodem-nad