Caption: Dancing Sky Over the Spirit Tree, Credit: Travis Novitsky
Image by: Travis Novitsky 
Dancing Sky Over the Spirit Tree 

Anishinaabe Photographer Travis Novitsky

Series: Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People
From: WTIP
Length: 00:07:16

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“People celebrate their homelands in different ways.” For photographer Travis Novitsky, this means spending a lot of time out of doors with a camera. In this interview, Travis discusses his love of photography, his influences, his favorite subjects, the process he uses to achieve his amazing results and the role photography plays in his life on the Grand Portage reservation in far northern Minnesota. Read the full description.

Dancing_sky_over_the_spirit_tree_small "Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is an original series produced by Staci Lola Drouillard, exploring the many facets of Ojibwe life. Staci is a descendent of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who lives in her hometown of Grand Marais, Minnesota.  Music for the series is by Minnesota Ojibwe artist, Keith Secola.

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"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is an original series produced by Staci Lola Drouillard, exploring the many facets of Ojibwe life. Staci is a descendent of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who lives in her hometown of Grand Marais, Minnesota.  Music for the series is by Minnesota Ojibwe artist, Keith Secola.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

"Anishinaabe Way: Lives, Words and Stories of Ojibwe People" is an original radio series that explores the many facets of Ojibwe life. It examines the words and stories of Anishinaabe people, from artist to elders to children. In this edition of Anishinaabe Way, producer Staci Drouillard [DREW-lard] speaks with Anishinaabe photographer Travis Novitsky.

OUTRO:

That was Staci Drouillard with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Additional Credits

Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.