The Ojibwe People's Dictionary

The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary is hiring a research professional tol work closely with the Editor to transcribe, annotate, and edit audio for inclusion in the Dictionary, as well as documenting and editing materials for the Dictionary website. This is a one-year, 30-hours-per-week position funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Dynamic Language Infrastructure/National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) grant (Award #2152631). The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary (ojibwe.lib.umn.edu) is an online language resource used by language learners, teachers, and linguists throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Apply to Job ID 355955 at https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/355955

It's Give to the Max Day in Minnesota. Please consider supporting the continued development of the Ojibwe People's Dictionary. You can now donate to a dedicated fund for the Ojibwe People's Dictionary at https://z.umn.edu/ojbwemowin

Indigenous Mapping - New Spring 2022 course explores the University of Minnesota's relationship to systemic racism and settler colonialism. Students will use a spatial analytic lens to examine the significance of place - the University of Minnesota's campuses and land-holding, and more broadly, the state of Minnesota - and its relationship to Indigenous Peoples, particularly Ojibwe and Dakota Peoples. Participate from anywhere -- course takes place over Zoom. Wednesdays 4-6:35pm, starting Jan. 19th through May 11th.

Register for AMIN 3920 Sect. 02 Indigenous Mapping at https://schedulebuilder.umn.edu/explore/2022Spring/AMIN/3920/

Four Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Anishinaabemowin (or Ojibwe) - IISD Experimental Lakes Area Here are four things we just learned about the Ojibwe language that every linguist and language-lover should know.

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, What does it take to be a good ally for Indigenous People? Akawe gidaa-bizindawaag.

10 ways to be a genuine ally to Indigenous communities When working with Indigenous communities there isn’t one way to be an ally as every community and individual is different. Every relationship you build needs a different approach. But here are some suggestions that will help you to get started.

The Ojibwewigamig (Ojibwe Immersion House) is a Living Learning Community where Ojibwe language students can live together in a safe and fun environment where Ojibwe language is the primary language of the house. This LLC provides Ojibwe language students the unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the Ojibwe language as immersion has proven to be the most effective method of acquiring and learning language.

This LLC is not restricted to only heritage Ojibwe students but to any student who wants to learn the Ojibwe language within an immersion environment. Ojibwewigamig will have a mixture of intermediate to advanced students so that students are able to stay in the language without too much reliance on English. The ultimate goal of this LLC is to help students attain a higher level of fluency in the Ojibwe language by providing students an opportunity to use the language in everyday life.

As a result of living in Ojibwewigamig, students will increase their knowledge of everyday vocabulary and usage and overall fluency in the Ojibwe language, gain confidence in speaking Ojibwe, and a sense of community among the Ojibwe language students garnering lifelong friendships and connections.

This experience is located in UMN Housing in the Radius Apartments. Students can request: a private bedroom or a shared bedroom.

The Ojibwe Language Program sponsors this experience and will recruit and select students for this LLC.

If interested, please contact Zoe:
[email protected]

The Ojibwewigamig (Ojibwe Immersion House) is a Living Learning Community where Ojibwe language students can live together in a safe and fun environment where Ojibwe language is the primary language of the house. This LLC provides Ojibwe language students the unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the Ojibwe language as immersion has proven to be the most effective method of acquiring and learning language.

This LLC is not restricted to only heritage Ojibwe students but to any student who wants to learn the Ojibwe language within an immersion environment. Ojibwewigamig will have a mixture of intermediate to advanced students so that students are able to stay in the language without too much reliance on English. The ultimate goal of this LLC is to help students attain a higher level of fluency in the Ojibwe language by providing students an opportunity to use the language in everyday life.

As a result of living in Ojibwewigamig, students will increase their knowledge of everyday vocabulary and usage and overall fluency in the Ojibwe language, gain confidence in speaking Ojibwe, and a sense of community among the Ojibwe language students garnering lifelong friendships and connections.

This experience is located in UMN Housing in the Radius Apartments. Students can request: a private bedroom or a shared bedroom.

The Ojibwe Language Program sponsors this experience and will recruit and select students for this LLC.

There is no max age limit. This opportunity is open to Grad-students. You are required to have completed one year of Ojibwemowin instruction.

If interested, please contact Zoe:
[email protected]