Post #3

I may not be as popular as I used to be, but people are still using my name for . There are countless towns named for me all over North America, and I’m very flattered. There’s a Nokomis, Florida, Alabama, Illinois, and even a Nokomis in Saskatchewan, Canada. To think that people would honor me and my spirit by naming their entire town after me is so kind. I should probably make sure they all have a good harvest this year…

Not Only are there towns named after me but characters in popular novels are as well! I don’t really understand the whole book thing (the best way for stories to be told is through spoken words) but I am glad that Richards Adams used my name in his fantasy novel, “Maia”.

I am just starting to understand what a computer is, but apparently a company that specializes in diagnosing the problems that are in them is also named after me. I don’t know what type of problems this computers might have, but I’m glad that they are being fixed. Nokomis Inc. is helping advance society, which is something that I am very in favor of.

To think that people are honoring in me in some many ways is very gratifying and pleasing. I am so excited that my spirit is being represented all over the continent.

Post #2

Although it might sound heavenly to be a goddess, being me does have it’s challenges. I have many responsibilities and . I provide the world with everything it needs. When people are hungry I provide them with food and offer anything I can so the cycle of life can continue. I sacrifice a lot for the Earth, but it is my duty to do so and I wouldn't have it any other way. I also must raise my grandson, and teach him about the world and the dangers it can hold.

Corn is often associated with me, and is a symbol of good luck and prayer. The Earth represents me, as does all of nature.  I come from the North, and am most often linked with the Indigenous Anishinaabe tribes, but also the Iroquois and the Menominee. I am an important part of these tribes culture and help them answer the complicated questions of the world.

Sometimes I can be overprotective of my Grandson, Manabush and the world. I fear some of the dangers, but I am often reminded that where there is danger, there comes discovery and the world advances.  I must learn to let Manabush and the world take care of itself even though it can be frightening. With change, comes adaptation. I especially should know that.

Assignment #1

Boozhoo (Hello) My name is Nokomis but I go by many different names, including Nokomos, Nookomis, Noogumee, or Masâkamek’okiu. My name means “Grandmother” in the language of Ojibwe, or as otherwise known as Anishinaabe, or Chippewa. In my younger years I was a goddess of love, but when I fell from the heavens I gave birth to the world and became the Earth Goddess. I am a swinging grandmother of all the earth and I provide the planet with all of it’s important resources and riches.

My family is wide, including everyone on the Earth. I am the daughter of the Moon I also have raised my trickster grandson Manabush.

I am a very compassionate and loving being. My biggest strength is my wisdom, and one of my weaknesses is my frustration and anger when having to deal with my grandson. I have the all the powers to support the Earth and all that grows here. It can often be difficult being me, but it is very satisfying to see how this world has grown since I have given birth to it.