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Ojibwe Language

Instructors Mary Moose (center) Fort Albany First Nation, joins with Nate Johnson (top right in plaid) and Zac Earley (in green on right) in leading a rabbit-skinning activity at the Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference in March 2022 in Minnesota. Earley, White Earth Ojibwe, is co-director, with his fiance Kaitlyn Grenier, of the nonprofit Manidoo Ogitigaan organization, which provides classes in language and traditional knowledge.  (Photo courtesy of Kaitlyn Grenier)
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How to skin a rabbit and other traditional knowledge

By Dan NinhamJun 20, 2022
Lac La Croix First Nation speaker Gordon Jourdain, whose Ojibwe name is Maajiigwaneyaash, engages in an annual traditional Ojibwe storytelling gathering at the Log Community Building, Thursday Feb. 24, 2022, in Grand Portage, Minn. Oral storytelling plays a crucial role in Ojibwe spiritual tradition, as is the case with other Native American peoples. Believed to be in itself a gift from the Creator, the recounting of tribal lore helps keep cultural worldviews, ethical teachings and religious experiences alive across generations. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
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Only-in-winter stories pass on teachings

By The Associated PressMar 5, 2022
Anton Treuer, an Ojibwe author, speaker and professor, interacts with students while teaching his advanced Ojibwe class at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. Treuer is a leading scholar in preserving and expanding the use of the Ojibwe language. (Photo courtesy of Bemidji State University)
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Anton Treuer: Keeping the Ojibwe language alive

By Dan NinhamFeb 14, 2022