Boozhoo, nindinawemaaganidog. Leila Verley nindizhinikaaz zhaaganaashiimong. Nishiime nindizhinikaaz Ojibwemong. Gaawiin nindayaawaasii doodem. Niin nindonjibaa Nahgahchiwanong Minnesota. Nindaw Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nindaaw gekinoo’amaagan IAIA gabegikendaasogamigong.
English translation: Hello, my relatives. My English name is Leila Verley. My Ojibwe Name is Nishiime, meaning little sibling. I don't yet have a clan. I come from where the water stops, Fond Du Lac Ojibwe of Minnesota. I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
