HINCKLEY, Minn. (WCCO)-- The option to learn Ojibwe will now be accessible to everyone, following the release of a never-before-seen language learning program in partnership with Rosetta Stone.
The Ojibwe (Chippewa) have a rich, living culture that includes thousands of legends, stories and songs that range from sacred and ceremonial to pure entertainment. Jonathan Thunder, who is Red Lake ...
Black-and-white photonegative of the site where the Dakota and Ojibwe fought the Battle of Shakopee in 1858. Photographed c.1875 by William H. Jacoby. MinnPost’s reporters work hard to bring you news ...
While Ojibwe is spoken across southern Canada and the Upper Midwest, the language is considered severely endangered. Since Minnesota is home to the greatest concentration of fluent Ojibwe speakers, ...
A language is lost every fourteen days. One of those endangered tongues is... A language is lost every fourteen days. One of those endangered tongues is Minnesota's own Ojibwe language. Now a new ...
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. — The two-dozen schoolchildren sat in a circle for about an hour, enthralled, as Gordon Jourdain regaled them with tales of the Creator and the origins of their Ojibwe people. As ...
Tony Drews was excited when, in elementary school, he received his Ojibwe name, Chinoodin. His grandmother's cousin gave it to him, explaining that it was the name of Drews' great-great-grandmother ...
William Poupart, a Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe member, combats prejudice against Ojibwe spearfishing by fostering friendships with non-tribal members. While harassment of Ojibwe spearers has decreased ...