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When she asked what the strange lights could be, her mother, an Ojibwe from northern Wisconsin, urged her not to be afraid: They want to protect you; they won’t hurt you, but don’t ever tell ...
Gary Belille Jr., 33, a Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribal member, thought he’d be safe from harassment while spearfishing on his tribe’s reservation in northern Wisconsin. He, his cousin ...
A Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribal member had his tires slashed while spearfishing on the reservation. Wisconsin officials condemned harassment of tribal spearers exercising treaty rights.
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I feel like there’s a connection.” King, 23, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and a descendant of the Red Lake Nation, wants to pay it forward by becoming a language keeper.
"Hearing it in Ojibwe, that's the best part. You don't get to see many shows in Ojibwe or any kind of Indigenous language," she said. "It's very important. It's all part of our culture, all part ...
Instead, the Jedi Master wishes Luke Skywalker off with “Gi-ga-miinigoz Mamaandaawiziwin,” the phrase’s Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin) translation, as part of the blockbuster’s recent dub in on ...
Niigaanii-Animikii Kalvin Hartwig, who works as a language-culture coordinator for the Red Cliff Ojibwe Nation in northern Wisconsin, was invited by Disney to be a voice-over actor for a new ...
The importance of a Native Nation’s language stands paramount to many Native Americans — and this year, programs have been created in schools across the northland to support Ojibwe language ...
There is a new video game in the works that is designed to promote the Ojibwe language and culture. It’s being developed by a local group called Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia. The name of the ...