á­á¢á­á±á¥áákiskisomitok: áá¦áá­á¤to remind each and one anotheris a finalist for the 2026 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose and the winner of the 2026 Wilfrid Eggleston Award!

In á­á¢á­á±á¥áá kiskisomitok: áá¦áá­á¤ to remind each and one another, nêhîyaw educator á³á¯áµá³á¢áá reuben quinn uses the spirit marker writing system as a foundation for teaching áá¦áá­áá§áá§á£ nêhîyawewin. Sometimes called the star chart, this system holds forty-four large spirit markers and fourteen small spirit markers. Each large spirit marker holds a law; these laws are meant to guide us in ways that support us in life, in living well with the elements: fire, land, water, and air. The spirit markers remind us that these elements form the foundations of all relationships on earth.