This prayer was written by Stacie Sheldon and Margaret Noodin for the Land Acknowledgement Dedication at Sunward Cohousing Community. Offered in Ojibwe and English, it expresses gratitude for the natural world and recognizes our relationships with the sun, stars, wind, water, plants, and animals. The prayer invites us to reflect on our responsibilities to one another and to the land we share.

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Gimiigwechiwendaamin omaa mawadishiweyang noongom miinawaa bagosendamang wii nagadawendamang weweni.
We are thankful to be here gathering today and we hope to consider things carefully in a good way.

Gimiigwechiwigoo giizis gaa-waaseziyan miinawaa naadamawiyaang ji-bimaadiziyaang.
We all thank you sun for giving light and life to all beings.

Gimiigwechiwigom anangoog gaa-maada’oozhiyaang ezhi-aadizookeyeg dibikong.
We all thank you stars for sharing your stories across the night sky.

Gimiigwechiwiwendaamin noodin gaa-aandakiiwang omaa miinawaa giizhigong.
We all thank you, wind, for bringing change and connecting the earth and sky

Gimiigwechiwiwendaamin nibi ezhi-bimijiwang ge bimaadiziyaang omaa akiing.
We all thank you, water, for flowing through our lives and connecting us to all living things.

Gimiigwechiwigoom zaagakiig noojimo’iyaang gaye ashamiyaang.
We all thank you plants for healing us and feeding us.

Gizhawenimimin Nokomis Nibaa-giizis
We are blessed by you Grandmother Sleeping Moon

gikinoo’a-mawiyaang zaagaas-idiyaang.
you teach us the importance of reflection.

Apii zhawenimiyaang, zhawenimangidwaa.
When we are blessed, we bless others.

Apii zaagi’iyaang, zaagi’angidwaa.
When we are loved, we love others.

Apii noojimo’iyaang, noojimo’angidwaa.
When we are healed, we heal others.

Naadamawishinaam noongom
Help us all now

Zhawenimishinaam. Please bless us.
Zhawenimishinaam. Please bless us.
Zhawenimishinaam. Please bless us.
Zhawenimishinaam. Please bless us.