Niibing means ‘in the summer’ in Anishinaabe. This name was inspired by the sacred land that I live on in Neebing, Ontario, Canada, a few short minutes from the Minnesota border. I respectfully acknowledge this Sacred Land known to me as Niibing (it is summer) on the western shores of Ktichigaming (the great lake), the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabeg. It is between Animikii-Wiikwedong (Thunder Bay), the traditional homelands of Fort William First Nation, and Gichi Onigaming (Portage) the traditional homelands of Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. I am in relationship with this land that loves me, protects me, sustains me, entertains me, teaches me and so much more.
My paternal ancestry is Anishinaabe from north of Lake Superior and Cree/French from northern Manitoba and my maternal ancestry is from England through my great-grandmother. I purchased this land in 2017 to fulfil a lifelong dream to live in the bush next to water and to offer tribal tourism opportunities to global visitors. My ancestors have been greeting visitors on Ktichigaming (Lake Superior) for thousands of years. I feel that when I am greeting visitors.
I am very passionate about this work and share the concepts of ‘All My Relations’ and our interconnectedness with the animals, trees, plants, mountains, water and all the other beings of Mother Earth. Together we will visit some amazing sites and I will share the local Indigenous history with you through my lens.
