Anyone who’s seen the original 1977 “Star Wars: A New Hope” can recognize the blaring brass fanfare of its iconic theme song. But in a new version of the film, screening at Minnesota theaters this ...

Faculty, students and the Department of American Indian Studies have recently launched a new online dictionary of the Ojibwe language. The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary is an online search engine of more ...

Five-year-old Will Peterson tossed a pile of snow into the air and proclaimed: "Gisinaa" -- the Ojibwe word for "It is cold." "Will is our local weatherman," said his teacher, Gordon Jourdain. "We ...

Tourists visiting Bemidji this summer may pick up a few words of a “foreign” language. That’s because the first city on the Mississippi River way north in Minnesota may be the only town off a ...

This weekend's Nagaajiwanaang language camp in Sawyer is teaching more than Ojibwe vocabulary words and spelling lessons. The four-day camp is a lesson in all things Ojibwe, from attitude to native ...

James Vukelich is the creator of 'Ojibwe Word of the Day' and has been recognized as a leading... James Vukelich is the creator of 'Ojibwe Word of the Day' and has been recognized as a leading voice ...

DASSEL — Each and every one of us is connected to our family past and future through an unbroken chain, and our actions have consequences that reverberate up and down that chain for generations to ...

Carol Nickaboine pulls out a three-ring binder full of pictures and words, ready to teach the 4-year-olds plopped in front of her a lesson in their native language. ‘What is this?’ she asks, pointing ...

BEMIDJI, Minn.—Classrooms in the Bemidji School District are getting some new names—in Ojibwe. Dozens of signs featuring words in Ojibwe are being made by five students at Bemidji High School and will ...

It's no secret that winters in northern Ontario can be cold and long. That requires plenty of winter gear to stay warm, including mitts, books, a jacket and snowpants. An Ojibwe language teacher from ...

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The statistics might not be promising, but personal experience offers Brooke Simon hope that her ancestors' language won't disappear. "I can walk down the street and hear someone yell 'aanii!' from ...