What's in a Name?

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Winter Dawn and Kieran explore the significance of names and how names are not just identifiers, but how we’re connected to our ancestors. Through their reflection, they share their own naming journeys and the differences in how their names honour their identities. Together, they share how their naming ceremonies have grounded them as 2SLBGTQ+ Anishinaabe people in identity, community, and direction. This episode is not intended to replace ceremony, traditional protocols, or time spent with Knowledge Keepers and Elders. Instead, it offers personal reflections and lived experiences from our own journeys as Anishinaabe and two-spirit people. We acknowledge that naming protocols, teachings, and practices may differ depending on your Nation, community, clan, gender, and personal relationship to the land and Spirit. We encourage listeners to seek out guidance through ceremony and with Elders in their own nations and territories.