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Our very first album, released in 2006!

Songs included:

Hey Good Lookin'

Kawliga

Cold, Cold Heart

Rhythym of the Rain

Straight From the Heart

Tell Laura I Love Her

Sea of Love

These Boots are Made for Walkin'

Bad Moon Rising

Coul I have This Dance (for the rest of my life?)

I am a Student (sung to Jealous Guy)

I Can See Clearly Now

(beadwork circa 1998 by David Fuhst)

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Understanding Anishinaabemowin,

Students' Edition

Understanding Anishinaabemowin, Teacher's Edition

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Anishinaabemowin,

E-zhi-kidong Nikeyaa Giigidong

Anishinaabemowin the way it is said when spoken.

A comprehensive Grammar Reference and Workbook

with 4 Audio CD's

GR-1

ge-naadamaagoyin

wii-maajitaayin

anishinaabemoyin

What will help you as you begin to speak the Anishinaabe Language.

Conversational booklet and Audio CD

GR-2

The Students' Edition is highly recommended as your first purchase. It is for bilingual learners and speakers.

The Teachers' Edition comes with Audio Flashdrive, but everything is spoken in the language. It would be most useful for a fluent person who is beginning to teach. A student should purchase the Teachers' Edition only in order to hear the language as it is spoken by a person who thinks in Anishinaabemowin. It is also very useful as a resource to gauge how much understanding of the spoken language has been achieved.

CD-1

Miinwaa Aanind

Anishinaabe

Nagamowinan

Our second album, released in 2006.

Songs included:

I Cross My Heart

It's Only Make Believe

She Thinks I Still Care

I Fall to Pieces

My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You

Never My Love

Lonesome Town

Yesterday

We Can Work It Out

8 Days a Week

It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Maampii Anishinaabe Akiing (sung to Murder on Music Row)

CD-2

Anishinaabe'amaazodaa

Released in 2007.

Macaroni (Macarena)

Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain

I Don't Hurt Anymore

You Win Again

Garden Song (Inch by Inch)

Reason to Believe

Everybody Hurts

Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

Baby Face

Imagine

One Speaker Walks On (One Tin Soldier Rides Away)

CD-3

Released in 2008.

I'll Fly Away

Just as I Am

How Great Thou Art

What Heaven Means to Me

In The Garden

At The Cross

When The Roll is Called Up Yonder

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

Amazing Grace

The Old Rugged Cross

In The Sweet By and By

Why Me Lord?

Rock of Ages

Gospel Songs

Released in 2008.

Yakety Yack

That's What I Like About You

Tossing and Turning

Tenessee Flat-top Box

There's a Tear in My Beer

Splish Splash

One Night With You

Just Walk on By

I've Been Everywhere

Half as Much

Don't You Wish it Was True

Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

Splish Splash, It's Diiva's Dance Party!

Helen's Country Favorites (a collection of country songs from CD's 1-5)

Released in 2010.

Kawliga

Hey Good Lookin'

These Boots

She Thinks I Still Care

It's Only Make Believe

My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You

I Cross My Heart

Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain

I Don't Hurt Anymore

I'll Fly Away

Tenessee Flat-top Box

Hlf as Much as I Love You

Blue Ridge Mountain Blues

There's a Tear in My Beer

I've Been Everywhere

Helen in The Kitchen Making Frybread

(Helen's only song sung in English to Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds)

(photograph by Nixon Peltier)

CD-7

Released in 2010.

These songs are about what have been called the Seven Grandfather Teachings. The lyrics of these original songs are drawn from the philosophy of the teachings. The true meaning of the teachings can be found by really knowing what the words are saying in Anishinaabemowin. For example, the word "zaagi'idiiwin" talks about sharing a part of your inner self with another person rather than the English equivalent "love" which has a very vague definition which must be looked up in the dictionary to discern its meaning.

(beadwork circa 1910 by Sophie Parker, David's great-grandmother)

Niizhawaasawi Akinoomaadiwinan

Seven Teachings of The Earth

CD-8

Niizhawaasawi Akinoomaadiwinan

Teachers' Guide for CD-8

Released in 2010.

This booklet and CD set is a study of the words from the lyrics that a teacher or student could use to assist them in learning. It includes a Cd of back-up music which can be used to sing along in practicing the pronunciation of the words and the way they are sung in CD-8. You must buy CD-8 also for this set to be useful, since the original songs of CD-8 are not sung on this audio CD, it is only the music.

$ 40.00 plus shipping

CD-9

Sing & Learn with Helen Roy

Released in 2010. Booklet/Audio CD set.

These are curriculum-based original children's songs written about things commonly taught in the classroom. Topics covered include more than just what the titles refer to. For instance, the song "one Day" teaches about "parts of the day, directions, and outside temperatures". All songs are written with a lot repetition that children become accustomed to, in order to learn what is being taught to them. The music is fun to sing to. There is even a "rap" song, Numbers/counting covering numbers 1-10. The Relations songs are very interesting to many learners. The terms for relatives are different from a male's point of view compared to a female's point of view.

Songs:

Grandma's House (nokomis endaad)

Sounds of Things (inwewinan)

Occupations (inaangazhewinan)

Chores (anankiiwinan)

Eating Utensils (wiisini'nakaazawinan)

Food (miijim)

Animals (wesiinh'ag)

One Day (nigoding giizhigag)

Daily Doings (endaso-giizhigag e-anankiing)

Numbers/Counting (gindaasowinag)

Clothes (gwiwinan)

Feelings (e-azhayaang)

Relations-Boy's perspective (nawendaasowin)

Relations-Girl's perspective (nawendaasowin)

Don't Forget Who You Are

(gegwa anendange e-aawi-yin)

The CD/booklet set CD-11

Sing & Learn Teachers' Guide

has sample lesson plans and a back-up music CD.

You must also purchase CD-10 in order to use this set.

Released in 2011.

"When are you guys gonna do some Johnny Cash?" Ahaaw, 9 are on this album! We also included some Buck Owens songs, a Patsy Cline , Everly Brothers and one Elvis song.

I Walk The Line

Folsom Prison Blues

Don't Take Your Guns to Town

Hey Porter

All Over Again

I Guess Things Happen That Wy

One Piece at a time (One Word at a Time, a Student's testimonial)

Cry! Cry! Cry!

Man in Black

Before You Go

Act Naturally

If You've Got Leaving on Your Mind

Walk Right Back

Return to Sender

CD-12

Released in 2012.

When we perform, the Elvis songs are always a crowd favorite. This album has 7 that we haven't covered before, plus 2 of our favorites re-issued. We also included a cover of a Paul Simon song, a Harold Arlen song from a favorite movie,and an old r&b favorite. Oh, and Helen sings a little German.

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Too Much

Stuck on You

Don't Be Cruel

Marie's the Name

Devil in Disguise

Return to Sender

One Night With You

Wooden Heart

You Talk Too Much

Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Elvis Saangs and others!

All of the songs are sung in Anishinaabemowin!

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Anishinaabe Sounds Flashcard/Video Set

Flashcards and discussion about the individual sound concepts

$100.00

CD-1 Pop Songs Anishinaabe'amaadeg

Kawliga, Helen's first hit!

$20.00

CD-10 Sing and Learn with Helen Roy

Original curriculum based Children's Songs

$20.00

CD-11 Teachers Guide to Sing and Learn

Booklet and Audio CD of music with no singing for students to sing along. Purchase CD-10 also in order to use this.

$40.00

CD-12 Finally Some Cash

Johnny Cash and Buck Owens with Patsy Cline, Everly Brothers and Elvis

$20.00

CD-13 Elvis Saangs

Elvis songs and Paul Simon's 50 Ways...

$20.00

CD-14 I Won't Back Down

Another eclectic mix of love songs and more by Loretta Lynn, The Beatles, The Diamonds, The Shirelles, Cat Stevens, The 5 Satins,Tom Petty and more.

$20.00

CD-15 Running Bear and Other Favorites

Released in 2015 these are more song requests we have had from our friends.

$20.00

CD-2 Miinwaa Aanind Anishinaabe Nagamowinan

Beatles songs and more

$20.00

CD-3 Anishinaabe'amaazodaa

Macaroni

$20.00

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Simple Reader 1: What is the little girl doing?

The actions shown in these pictures may be spoken about in many ways. The words chosen here are routine action words which will be heard and spoken by a child in an immersion environment.

There is an English translation provided at the end of the 16 lesson pages of the booklet.

An audio CD is provided with Helen reading the words slowly so that the student can hear the complete sounds before speeding up in everyday use.

These are not be story books. All of the simple readers follow a theme. Each page is useful as an independent lesson. The teacher can expand the lesson to include other discussions of the sounds using similar words which are suggested by the actions in the pictures.

The simple readers are useful for all beginning students, not just elementary students. At first the teacher can read the books to the students. Independent students at home can listen to the CD and read along.

Available at The Store, scroll down, look in the "Books" section.

Simple Reader 1 answers the question and adds comments about what is seen in the pictures. Look at the sample page at far right: "The little girl is thirsty. The little girl is drinking water. The water is nice and cold." These are three simple sentences suggested by the action seen.

Simple Readers are for students of all ages who are learning to read the langauge as they learn to understand and speak the language.

SR-1 (simple reader 1)

aaniish e-ananakiid ikawewizens

What I Will Say to My Baby Girl!

What I Will Say to My Baby Boy!

Booklet and Audio CD

PR-1

PR-2

Parents can listen to the CD and read along , practice these words, and be ready when the new baby arrives. If you prefer audio files on a flashdrive instead of a CD let me know.

Parents of students taking the language should become familiar with these words that their child is learning in school.

These booklets cover the daily routine commands, the instructions to "put on your coat", "put on your shoes", and so on.

The parent can learn to ask "Are you hungry?" "Are you thirsty?" "Don't do that!" "Put your shoes on!" "Let's go to grandma's place!" "You're not to play with that!" "Open the door!" "Did you finish eating?" Over 190 common everyday real sentences!

There is a section on weather, too!

The audio is in Anishinaabemowin, there is an English translation of every sentence in the booklets. Children do not need to be told the translation, just use the sentences at the appropriate times and you will see that they will soon understand. This is a tried and proven method which is used in immersion environments; it is how the original speakers of Anishinaabemowin learned the language in see and say situations.

Adults can use these words in everyday situations, this is a wonderful introduction to the spoken language.

Click to play In The Sweet By and By

SR-2 Simple Reader 2

mii maanda e-ananakii-yaanh e-diso-giizhigag

Simple Reader 2: This is what I do every day!

16 full color action photographs.

The sentences are shown at the right.

The phrases all are spoken on the enclosed audio CD

Booklet and Audio CD

CD-5

CD-13

CD-14

Released March 3, 2013

Oh, the ups and downs of love are covered in songs by everyone from Loretta Lynn to Tom Petty in this album. The Oldies were especially fun to record and we hope you find them just as much fun to listen to.

One On The Way

In My Life

I Will

Then He Kissed Me

Save The Last Dance For Me

Little Darling

Baby It’s You

In The Still Of The Night

The Great Pretender

10.

It’s A Wild World

11.

Shame On The Moon

12.

I Won’t Back Down

CD-4

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CD-11 $40.00

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Anishinaabe Sounds Flashcard/Audio Set

This set is designed to use with the textbooks on the Sound Based Method of Understanding Anishinaabemowin.

A flashdrive is now included instead of CD's.

Each consonant and vowel is the focus of a video. Each consonant/vowel combination is covered, in words spoken by Helen. Some discussions of the target concepts are heard along with the key words used to describe the concepts. The students can look at the key words and concentrate on the true meaning of the sounds spoken instead of the standard English one word translations which are very inaccurate. Watch this sample video, part of the focus on "b".

Music CD-15 Released in 2015

Indian Reservation (Cherokee People) Raiders

Running Bear Johnny Preston

Drums Pete Lafarge/Johnny Cash

Someday You'll Call My Name Hank Williams Sr.

You're Just What I Needed The Cars

Have You Ever Seen The Rain? CCR

My Life Billy Joel

Fast As You Dwight Yoakam

Another Brick in The Wall Pink Floyd

You Look So Good in Love George Strait

(You see, no genre is safe from getting our Anishinaabe treatment.)

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Audio/visual products are now available on USB flashdrive instead of CD and DVD. The music is still on CD but can be made available as mp3 files sent in e-mail, by special request at:

helenroysongs@hotmail.com

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