Aaniin, D’Lynda Ndizhinkaaz. Odawa kwe ndaaw. Fort Worth Texas ndoonjibaa miinwaa ngii-koginigo. Nongwa Denton, Texas ndidaa. Standing Stone Kiogima gii- binjibaa-ba nimishoomis, Irvin Crossett gii-zhinkaazi- ba, mii zhe’e ezhinendaasiiyaanh.

In Anishinaabemowin this means “Hello, I am called D’Lynda. I am an Odawa woman. My spirit first sounded, and I was raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, I live in Denton, Texas. I am descended from Standing Stone Kiogima, through my grandfather – Irvin Crossett; these are my ancestors.”