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) | No Comments »
Tags: Amnity Graphics, Anton Truer, Bemidji, Bemidji State University, Brian Larson, Cabin Coffeehouse, Lakeland News, Minnesota, Noemi Aylesworth, Ojibwe

mathias | April 6, 2011

Bemidji, Minnesota, a town of 14,000 between the reservations of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is labeling objects around town with Ojibwe terms (like Ininiwag (men) and Ikwewag (women) on bathroom signs), as in Hawaii where words like aloha (hello/goodbye/love) and mahalo (thank [...]

Category: Hawaiian, Ojibwe (Ojibwa, Chippewa) | 2 Comments »
Tags: Bemidji, Bemidji State University, Cabin Coffeehouse, Chippewa, Hawaiian, immersion, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Noemi Aylesworth, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Shared Visions, White Earth Band of Ojibwe