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Update #7: Thank You Counting Cards are in the mail!
Thank You Counting Cards are in the mail!
The "Ajijaak" Thank-You Cards are now in the mail.
Thanks for messaging your mailing address to us here at the Kickstarter page and if you have not, please send it to us so we can mail these lovely cards to you. (we were missing a couple responses)
All backers are getting these cards. The remaining awards will be sent when the books are completed!
Thanks, Miigwetch!
FOUR Colours Productions!
Update #6: Thank-you Cards/ Prints/ Language Camp/ Book Update
Aanii to all our Book Backers:
NEWS for May 2012
COUNTING CARDS:
We just designed and ordered a set of ''Ojibwe 1-10 Counting Thank-You Notecards'' for all who so kindly donated and selected this reward. The cards are at the printer and will be shipped to our offices by the 23rd of May. We will then send them out ASAP!
For now here is a preview of the front side. The back side has the numbers listed 1-10 in Ojibwe. We don't want to show all of the design as the element of surprise is always nice and it's for our special backers of course!
ARTWORK PRINTS:
Artwork prints for those who selected this reward are at the printer and being done in full color on heavy paper. These will go out the same time as the ''Thank-you Notecards!''
LANGUAGE CAMP- MANISTEE, MICHIGAN:
FOUR Colours Productions is proud to be an official presenter for the Manistee, Michigan Anishinaabe Family Language/Culture Camp July 27-30th.
Brita, Cecelia, Isadore and maybe Rachel will be presenting both the "Ajijaak" and "Sunny and Snow" storybooks in a live playacting production complete with large illustrations, semi-costumes and some great expressions.
We invite you to attend this FREE weekend camp on the shores of "Ajijaak" Territory on Lake Michigan in Western, Michigan.
For more info:http://www.anishinaabemdaa.com/language-camp.htm
DESIGN AND LAYOUT UPDATE:
The book is now inputted into InDesign and it is being designed and edited. We plan on going to print for a proof in mid June and for final copies by June 30th my Birthday!
Miigwetch for all your support!!!!!
FOUR Colours Productions
Update #5: Update- March 27, 2012
Aaniin! Hello!
Just thought I would post an update report for all our wonderful backers! We have been working behind the scenes to get our "ducks in a row" to launch the production of "Ajijaak" (that's a lot of birds in one sentence!).
This week Isadore Toulouse and Brita Brookes will be at the largest Ojibwe Language Conference in North America working on learning new words & learning more about the language. It is the Anishinaabemowin Teg conference in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Highly recommended!
http://www.anishinaabemowin-teg.org/
Once Isadore and Brita are back from that event it will be full time "Ajijaak" mode until completion! Cecelia is refining her excellent story, Isadore will be translating and interpreting and Brita will be revising and creating new artworks and layouts for the book. We have all been communicating and decided to start after the conference so we can give all our focus to the creation of the book.
Here's whats ahead on the road to "Ajijaak":
April:
- Thank you cards sent out to those backers who get counting thank you cards.
- Prints of illustration sent out to those backers who get that portion as well.
- Refine story, translate, and finalize layout and artwork.
May:
- Insert Ojibwe text and refine total layout and artworks.
- Prepare a working proof copy and send to team for comment and review.
- Obtain ISBN number
June:
- Upon refinements and gaining approval from team- Go to print!
- Record audio CD of story.
Early July: (or sooner!)
- Shipping of all remaining rewards to all backers to whom it applies and post books for sale on the internet site.
- Maybe a celebratory Feast and Give-away!
There it is all listed out- we will post updates here each month and if we beat our schedule and go into production sooner we will be sure to let everybody know!
Chi Miigwetch,
FOUR Colours Productions
Update #4: A Personal Thank You!
Migwetch!
From
Brita Brookes
Cecelia Rose LaPointe
Isadore Toulouse
Update #3: Chi Migwetch!/Thank You!
Thank you to all our project Backers! We really appreciate your donation and focus! We are so happy to know that we can now get to work on making this book! We will be starting and will send updates as to our progress and post some more photos as we get the book layout, translation and final product ready!
Stay tuned and Thank you!
FOUR Colours Productions
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Contributors of $4.00 will receive a FOUR Colours Productions ''Thank You'' card that has the words for the numbers 1-10 on it in Ojibwe. The card can be used as a learning tool for counting.
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Contributors of $10.00 or more will receive all of the above AND a FOUR Colours Productions color copy page of "Ajijaak" artwork from the book. The copy will be from a page in the book and have art and text on it. Great to frame for an artwork or classroom decoration.
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Contributors of $25.00 will receive all of the above AND a copy of the new "Ajijaak" book. The book will be paperback, full color, with Ojibwe & English text.
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Contributors of $50.00 will receive all of the above but it will be a signed copy of the new "Ajijaak" book, plus a matching coloring book, a CD of the book spoken in Ojibwe.
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Contributors of $100.00 will receive all of the above AND have their name in the front of the book listed as an "Ajijaak Contributor" and also listed on our Facebook page as a "Ajijaak Contributor." And of course, a huge HUG at every social occasion!
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"An aboriginal and non aboriginal storytelling collaboration creating language learning items for children of all colours."
FOUR Colours Productions consists of an ever changing team of artists, language teachers and translators, designers and educators. Our mission is to help in the battle to preserve languages by creating language books and materials that utilize and employ local talent and create a new tool for expression and teaching. As language resources for languages like Ojibwe are far less than in English we feel this is a worthy and needed mission. We would eventually like to also utilize technology but will do so with the arts as a main item of focus as children respond to visual stimulus. We feel that the arts and language are an inherent right and part of one's being and culture. We feel that through collaboration we can create more books that are of a high quality at a lower cost of time and money than if one person were to do so on their own. We also feel that through this collaborative process we can attain new perspectives and ideas that we would not otherwise have attained alone.
