mathias | October 26, 2011
On Sunday, September 25th, 2011, Twin Cities Public Television was awarded and Upper Midwest Emmy – having received 26 nominations in 20 categories – for Eugene Stillday’s (Ojibwe) Native language documentary “First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language, narrated by writer, Louise Erdric (Ojibwe). The project was funded through Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment and follows Anton Treuer [...]
Category: Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Chippewa) |
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Tags: Anna Gibbs, Anton Truer, documentary, Eugene Stillday, First Speakers, First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language, immersion, Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Larry Stillday, Leech Lake Reservation, Louise Erdric, Niigaane Ojibwemowin Immersion School, Ojibwe, Ponemah, Red Lake, Rose Tainter, Susan Johnson, tpt, Twin Cities Public Television, Upper Midwest Emmy, Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School
mathias | September 8, 2011
The Ojibwe language children’s book Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Jigikinoo’amaageng was recently crowned Minnesota’s Best Read by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and will represent all state publications at the National Book Festival on September 24 – 25 in Washington, D.C. The book features a playful cast of relatable animals. It has [...]
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Tags: Anna Gibbs, Anton Truer, Awesiinyensag, Bemidji State University, Birchbark House, Birchbark House Fund, children's book, Eugene Stillday, Heather Fairbanks, Heid Erdrich, John Nichols, Keller Paap, Lakehead University, Library of Congress, Lisa LaRonge, Louise Erdrich, Lucia Bonacci, Marlene Stately, Michael Sullivan, Minneapolis Foundation, Minnesota, Nancy Jones, National Book Festival, National Endowment for the Humanities, Ojibwe, Rand Valentine, Rose Tainter, We the People Grant, Wesley Ballinger, Wiigwaas Press
mathias | August 3, 2011
A while ago, Shared Visions put Male and Female English-Ojibwe bathroom signs in various locales around Bemidji, Minnesota, where several Ojibwe communities are located. Now, permanent English-Ojibwe signs (translated by Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University) can be seen in hospitals, schools, parks, centers, and businesses. Business owner Brian Larson had his [...]
Category: Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Chippewa) |
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Tags: Amnity Graphics, Anton Truer, Bemidji, Bemidji State University, Brian Larson, Cabin Coffeehouse, Lakeland News, Minnesota, Noemi Aylesworth, Ojibwe
