Let's Start Ojibwe - Lesson 1, Facts and Welcome

Part of the Sault College VIDEO LEARNING Series
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[@unapatton1978]

For the ones who feel discouraged by being told it's a dying language. When I was thirteen in 1991 my family moved to Dublin, Ireland. Celtic was mandatory in schools. Around me nobody wanted to learn and the only ones I knew could speak were the children of two Irish teachers. Now more every day vocabulary finds its way into the newspapers. Same was two generations ago with Hebrew. It's a slow process but it can be reversed. I wish you all the power and endurance. Being bilangual is more valuable than most who are not will ever know.

[@mr.meowgi9876]

I learned gailic from my grandmother

[@ashleyking3385]

my husband is ojibwe and I'm Irish. I'm trying to learn both languages and teach my children. They know small sentences in ojibwe. like "do you want a drink of water" and so on. they are still working on responding.

[@Otono_wcue_CanCommet]

chi miigwech

[@nayphomanic]

I simply want to learn my native language, I am almost 56 years old . I NEED to learn my history that I've been denied my whole life

[@centronowacumigxamanismo]

Don´t give up!

[@briannederrah9312]

Hey Rena, I'm an Ojibway-Metis and I feel the same way. If you want a partner to learn the language with (I know you posted this a while ago, so maybe you're already fluent!) I'll gladly learn with you! I need some help!!

[@JasonFerguson1283]

@@briannederrah9312 Me too!?

[@princesskenny85]

I feel that to the core.

[@magg2636]

@@syschinesubbie I'm Ojibwe dont feel ashamed to be white, what's in the past is in the past. Never be ashamed of who you are regardless of your ancestors past.

[@ponercualquier1503]

BILINGUALIZE ALL THE SCHOOLS ON THE WHOLE COUNTRY, AMERICA MUST TO RECOVER ITS IDENTITY AND ROOTS RIGHT NOW

[@gamermapper]

Not country, continent. America is a continent and the Native Americans and first nations of America are found all over the continent. All of America must teach American languages, from Alaska to Chile. (Especially since it's a video made by a nation mostly found in Canada and not the US)

[@tinafreemont9533]

When I was a kid, I was told ojibwe was a dying language. I still went to summer school at four winds and still speak it.

[@sonnyeli3681]

Tina Freemont Ojibwa is a dying language my town could speak it and I'm half Ojibwa

[@user-mg7lt1hj6x]

Same I speak fluent cree and I’m always told by other crees that our language is dying. Well maybe in the urban areas. Cause our youths feel like they don’t need to learn it idk why :/

[@alanguages]

@@user-mg7lt1hj6x The main reason from my experience is languages is a not a priority to many people. Let's face it, language learning is a huge task and people will default to something easier like not learning at all if they can. Laziness is a bad habit. Heck, there are people who move to a different country and won't learn the official most spoken language there, but stay in their bubble of people that speak their mother tongue.

[@user-mg7lt1hj6x]

alanguages word I speak basic in many tongues but I refuse to speak anything but English to folks whom appear my age do to the fact many young folks only know English. And partly there mother tongue. And it is true it took me many days and hours of personal time to self teach myself many words and phrases in other tongues.

[@ZippyBobo]

@@user-mg7lt1hj6x Many of the older generations in my family know how to speak michif, but after living in boarding schools when they were young they don't teach the language. The only time I hear them speak it is when they talk to each other.

[@KingBrandonm]

I am a tribeless Ojibwe, though my family belongs to the Sault Ste. Marie tribe(since the rolls are closed, it matters not how much family i have in the tribe, i cannot join because my dad is not in. he is not in because he does not care about our heritage) i am learning Aninshinaabemowin on my own to connect with my heritage and my anscestors. Stuff like this is so awesome for Natives in my position.

[@joshmcfarland23]

marry in man

[@johnjonnysonship4310]

The Martin clan will adopt you.

[@carpenter155]

Blood quantum is a joke; I am a Sault St. Marie and my quantum literally just went up from quarter to half blood but I ask, how does one measure blood?! Being aanishinaabe is not from the color of your skin or your blood, it’s a way of life. But no man or woman can understand this when they want suppression and land for money.

[@bugonaykishignanaboozhoo4378]

Good stay out mutts.

[@kingslayers7]

@@carpenter155 ya the blood thing is a complete joke and totally ridiculous there are far too few of us to fight over some stupid metric of blood

[@aligorzeimet4029]

I like that there are still folks trying to teach this. I'm attempting to learn my families ancestral language since we have drifted away from our culture. It is hard finding our specific dialect but I'm grateful that there's at least some ways to relearn our language.

[@saultcollege]

We think so too Aligor. I'll share your kind words with Daren, the instructor in this series.

[@aligorzeimet4029]

***** Miigwech. I do hope that the combined efforts of all the Anishinaabemowin teachers can keep our language alive.

[@feliauwu6438]

My Reserve flooded.. we had to evacuate and I lost our language

[@SessaV]

My grandma left and pretended to be French in order to be a teacher in northern Michigan. She was Ojibwe. My grandpa was Algonquin from Canada. Neither spoke their native language to us. My grandma didn't start to talk about traditions until near the end of her life, and my grandpa's new wife didn't like him talking to us about his childhood. I'm just trying to learn more about my culture and family.

[@mumuislam1576]

My parents immigrated to Canada from Bangladesh, and the country who fought to keep mother tongue bengali alive. They have always encouraged my sister and I, to learn the language and culture of the country we live in and love. I'm glad I came across your video. Get started somewhere..

[@travisdubois703]

For all you guys hating saying he's non-native ur wrong. Objibwe Indians were living with french long ago when they arrived and the french did you know and that's why they are light compleked.

[@trevorknoedler5634]

Travis Dubois ..the Ojibwe grandfather of mine had the last name Dumont, which is French. I have wondered for a long time now if it was consensual. You give me hope, thank you!

[@thestudebakers6530]

I’m five weeks into a language lesson with an ojibwe teacher from my tribe! Exciting to be able to understand some of what you’re saying. - little Shell tribe 💛

[@kkusheedabaddie8669]

proud to say im first nation annishinabe nation and also wyandot nation ! im so proud to finally know what i am .. cuz i got adopted and never really knew who i was and now i reconnected with my biological family and learning the culture im so happy ! i feel furfilled xoxox im so glad to have to change to learn ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🪶🪶🪶🦅🦅🦅🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡thank you so much

[@colewoytiuk7170]

Ānīn, here from Saskatchewan. We have many speakers all the way here in Saskatchewan. However, we speak Saulteaux, basically Anishinaabmowin. Thank you for the series! Miigwetch

[@Love2panda1]

My family immigrated to Canada from Vietnam and I wanted to learn the language of the the people whose land I am on.

[@murrr1808]

I'm looking forward to going through this video series! I'm not Indigenous but come across many First Nations people in my work - in fact, many are from Manitoulin! I've also worked further north in Ontario and worked with people of the Cree Nation. I really do think that part of reconciliation should involve teaching our youth (ALL youth) about Indigenous cultures, including learning an Indigenous language. I want to be able to learn Ojibwe, as it seems to be the dominant language where I live, and be able to communicate better with my patients. Thank you! Miigwitch!

[@finnNmike666]

when I was 6 I asked my dad why he always has wolf statues, pictures and dream catchers all over the house and he said our family was once part of a Wolf tribe and since I was only 6 at the time I just thought cool and didn't question anything else. when I was 9 I asked again and he said the same thing but this time I asked what he meant by "used to" and he told me "our family doesn't talk about the past because the past is bad, just be lucky you live now and not then. I am now 16 and learning about "first nations and indigenous culture" so I started asking my older family members about the wolves and they told me we were ojibwe and part of the wolf clan and now I want to learn more about it like how we used to speak

[@RosesOfSaturn]

Chippewa Ojibwa here..Thank you for the video

[@sylisweaver4651]

Chi miigwetch - I am very grateful to be able to start learning Obijwe online from my home. I've always wanted to understand and speak this language. I am a non-native Ontario resident. As i spend more time with Native people and communities....it becomes increasingly clear that learning this language will take me deeper into understanding where I live.

[@meechy9166]

Chi Miigwech so much everything you do!!! this is such a beautiful program, right now I'm just watching the online version, but I do plan on taking the course, I am as well a Soo Native!! Much love and blessings!!! I will always honor the Indigenous community and the lifestyle and wisdom that comes along with it!! And it needs to be protected at all costs!! Such a beautiful, soothing language!! Very grateful!!!🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤💙💙💙💚💚💚

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

I wish we had learned indigenous languages from areas from our provinces instead of French. Quebec French hasn't served me at all in other French speaking countries. It would b great to help preserve these precious gems. I'm currently learning Chinook Jargon as I live in the PNW now. It's been a great intro to First Nations languages.

[@carolineb.]

You are gracious. I am excited to follow your course. As a Canadian, I feel it respectful to be aware. Thank You for this gift. Honest delivery palpable. I struggle with some learning so this is good, your tempo etc.

[@bugonaykishig354]

Good luck learning Anishinaabe.

[@mamaturtle3923]

I'm from Turtle Mountain Tribe - adopted out it's about time I learn my native language. Glad I found this excellent set of videos. It's very easy to learn from this instructor. I love how he explains the meaning of the words. He doesn't just want you to repeat words after him!

[@tracyanne1713]

Thank you for making these videos.

[@dcolling216]

Miigwech for keeping this up! So helpful for our family! Love how this is presented - just a bit at a time with all the background. Our goal is to incorporate 2 words a week. Invaluable!

[@michellevankooten4398]

100% non-native here. Learning whatever Aanishinaabemowin I can in order to recognize it as the mother tongue here, and the language of the colonists is the stranger in a foreign land. Miigwetch.

[@mattmax11]

It's called english and it's actually not foreign.

[@pappi8338]

​@@mattmax11 It's foreign

[@ojibberwe7079]

You don't like that you're a foreigner?

[@fathaar]

Y E S

[@zachgoodbody]

Wanted to say thank you to Darren for doing these courses. I've tried learning from teaching materials from an aunt that teaches the Annishabemowin language and without heating the pronunciations and vowel explanations it was extremely hard. The insight explained in these videos has been very helpful and hope to inspire more family members to indulge in the language as well

[@Way2Spirited]

:) Our culture is in our language. It's very important for us to continue reclaiming our languages and cultures. It's also important for us to pass our languages on to the youngers, growing up speaking our own Indigenous Language helps shape us in a way that we are meant to be. One of the best gifts you can give your child is to let them grow up speaking their own language and participating in their own culture.

[@bb3ca201]

i can't speak a word of Ojibwe -- yet -- but I love this video

[@galaxyvlogs6354]

Nizh

[@galaxyvlogs6354]

Nisway nanan

[@saultcollege]

Thanks Robert..I will pass on your compliment to the instructor

[@daveyboy1579]

Boozhoo....

[@daveyboy1579]

miigwetch!

[@jdh9120]

I live here in Thunder Bay, Ontario and one thing i have come to realize is the value of the land and this land is very sacred. I descend from both Colonial Settler and Mi'kmaq FN, as a mixed race individual i can appreciate learning your language as i don't even know my own, rather i speak English and French primarily. Thunder Bay is my home, i love this place and the people, all treaty people.

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

Glad to have found this series. Sitting down to follow now. Miigwetch for posting.

[@erictherrien6174]

thanks a great deal , father is odawa and mother ojibwe feels good ,keep up good work

[@saultcollege]

Thanks Eric..Daren (the instructor) enjoyed doing the series and I will be sure to pass on your compliment.

[@therealshadowghost2653]

+Sault College meet me in pikangikum

[@WiishkobadArtistry]

thank you for making these videos, I've always felt different from my cousins that grew up on the reservation because they learned at least a little bit of Ojibwe from their families and I didn't.

[@magg2636]

Same

[@es7255]

Turtle Mountain Chippewa here, thank you for these videos 💗

[@milosperic3117]

very good video, i speak serbo-croat their was 23 different dialects in yugoslavia when i was born, grew up in northern ontario and school did teach us Ojibwe as a second language . could have and wish i took it. with some lessons nows the time, thanks

[@monicaannesusin6224]

So happy I found this!!!

[@Gummybears13]

So happy to see this. My family comes from here .. Chosa LaBarge .. were our names ..

[@bruja_cat]

I love learning languages, thanks for uploading!

[@dimitarrusinov8947]

I am here, because of Cara Gee. If you don’t know who she is, watch The Expanse. You’re welcome!

[@broadstork]

Same, I didn't even know these people existed. I thought she's of Asian descent.

[@MrBigbrownguy]

My new fav channel

[@GoddessIlluminated]

I'm going to watch some of your material, and I may reach out to connect. I am being called to connect with some ancestors, and I don't yet understand the profundity of what I'm working with. I am a very white person, but I do work with Indigenous groups - currently here in Australia. I've been called to connect with the Indigenous culture in my homeland as a way of grounding, and to assist in channeling the work that I do. My goal over the next two months is to learn as much as I can about the Ojibwe people - cultural and spiritual practices as I work on Country here. Blessings for sharing this valuable knowledge and for upholding spiritual cultural duty as you are called too. Regards,

[@Ibanez7400]

Miigwech. (Thanks or appreciation) from Aamjiwnaang.

[@kiayungko7731]

I live in Ontario, which is Ojibwe people’s land, so I want to learn ojibwe.

[@autumnlheureux4231]

Only found out last year my tribal band and familial relations. I’m a Pembina Chippewa descendent. My family line was part of Little Shell’s band, but finally resided on Turtle Mountain. I’m curious as to what our dialect is like.im excited to finally know our family’s past

[@AndrewStPaul]

I thought that was Steven Seagal at first. Haha

[@kanzee5940]

+Andy St. Paul hehe...ehn...AnishnabeMowin Seagal nini maaba

[@erichartke4331]

Hello, I am non indigenous. I live on Ojibwe land and I am trying to learn and understand all I can and I think language is a big part.

[@normabussey2254]

This is so beautiful.....& we know the nasty elite rulers who took this away from so many.....the shift is here, for all beautiful humans. We are all connected. ❤️🙏

[@dungareenavy5970]

My great grandparent was Ojibwe. I really want to connect.

[@seventhfirestephanie8740]

Aniin. My mother & her parents were from Mille Lacs, MN. They moved to California under the Relocation Program, then my mom went on to have me. My grandparents didn't speak it in CA (only when conversing w long distant relations thru phone calls at which I used to love listening in on even though I didn't understand). Anyhow, I'm looking forward to learning w the help of these videos. Miigwetch.

[@favden8760]

I’m Ojibwe and I WANT to learn it

[@Jon_2218]

We are here also as are others in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Muscowpetung First Nation #80, 80A, 80B, Anishiinabe Ojibwe,

[@aurorah4203]

i'm 36 weeks pregnant with my baby. she's hmong and ojibwe so i want to teach her hmong and ojibwe language!

[@lunapineapple4000]

Yay winnipeg

[@silentrunner7283]

Wow. I used to live in Espanola, also worked on the Island during the summer. I remember doing track and field in Wiki.

[@TheDANZAii]

Awesome Language Ojibwe man!!!

[@user-sj4dk2nk1v]

Bless God you my dear

[@zininjagodzmanand4030]

I speak fluent ojibwe

[@ascensionharjo5967]

ZiNinjaGodz Man and can I get some words off you?

[@sibbies6666]

Teach me

[@ellanola6284]

Make your own videos then.

[@lily1745]

uhm, cool i guess? 🤨

[@sammie309]

pretty sure we might be related my man, that's wiky cheers on the great videos miigwetch

[@ozaamigo3130]

Boozhoo! My fellow anishnabwe!

[@gxtmfa]

Considering my folks having been living in the Midwest for about a century and a half now, I’d say it’s about high time to learn some of the language.

[@jfm14]

Same here. Growing up, I learned a few words like "boozhoo" and "miigwech"... but that's it. I live on the Dakota-Ojibwe treaty line, so I suppose I'll have to learn a few different languages/dialects eventually!

[@dakotahheadbird7123]

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe- Minnesota

[@galaxyvlogs6354]

I been to leech lake

[@oliviaboyd3888]

Mille Lacs!!

[@martinapenarodriguez4154]

The only thing I ever knew about my great grandmother was her name was glenadine and she was ojibwe native. And she was married to a man with the last name Austin. My great grandfather refused to acknowledge she was ojibwe and they always told my grandfather she passed away. I found her when I was older and got to speak a little with her by letter but she passed before I got any real information from her 😔

[@k1ttyk4tlov3scak3]

My family spoke this language and was in this tribe. I honestly just want to learn my family's history

[@cht5086]

Keep it up my man, I study as of the 1996 Census of Canada , Only 3 (Cree,Ojibway,Inuktitut )of the 50 Aboriginal languages still spoken can be considered secure of the rest,at least 12 are in danger of extinction 😞

[@lisacoppedge9639]

miigwech I love to learn.my language

[@ErinReviews]

Thank you for this as I am learning anishinaabemowin for my children as their father refuses to teach them their heritage as he doesn't practice his culture anymore.

[@philippangowish4636]

Questions, Comments and Concerns of a Second Language Learner. Howdy, I'm a student at McMaster who is very interested in languages. I've spent the last three years intensely studying languages from all over the world. I watched the entirety of the lessons on this playlist ( lessons 1 - 13 ) and wanted to share my thoughts with you on your language series. - In lesson 12.3 you discussed Money, and the title on the white board was Zhoonya which I believe was very useful. However, that was not the case for each video. You gave a word for plural in the plurals section, but it wasn't the title. -While on the subject of plurals, you briefly mentioned that in addition to the -ag suffix for animate plurals following a constant that there are also ,-ig, -eg and -og. however, i was wondering if the same pattern is also found in the inanimate plurals or if -an is the only plural ending for inanimate plural. -You taught temporal expressions in 12.2, but then you stopped using them. I think that it would be useful,when explaining tenses if you used them because they do come up in daily conversation often to help clarify or specify. - wii-mino-giizhigad na waabang/ noggom/ baamanpii Moreover, with temporal expressions, I would've like to see more;such as, later, earlier, soon. -You explained in Lesson 10, on plurals, that the question marker "na" changed it's position in the sentence often. So, I hope you can clarify for me - I believe that "na" is always the second word in the sentence. wii-zoogpo na/ (gg/k)iizhaa na kiinomaagegamigoong (earlier?/noggom)/ wii-zoogopo na (noggom/waabang/baamanpii) -In general, more sample phrases would go a long way with using the words and being able to put them into a specific pragmatic order. Thank you for producing this, It was a great refresher. I hope i've helped you in some way and also that you'll help me to understand the material a little better. Chi-miigwetch. A.P.P

[@kevwarriner5048]

My girlfriend passed her family see me as her husband she was from the Colt nation so in her memory I decided to learn culture and language I'm Metis

[@sakura_suc]

I'm trying to learn for my daughter so she can know her culture. Especially since she's registered I find it important

[@wedabest1695]

I kinda like only know the basics in ojibway,like how to great someone and introduce myself and how to count to 10 😂

[@natheenas7555]

we da Best hahaha same here! Felt this! 😂😂😂 but it’s good to learn more 💜

[@gladysharris7449]

I'd registered for Cherokee language again but are they different it is hard but I'll try! Belcon is my mother grandma so I try to learn something all the time! Detroit Wyandotte Michigan thanks

[@bloodystatic4156]

I am a caucasin 19-year old man (?) from Grand Haven, Michigan. I was born in Holland, Michigan and I am peimarily of Dutch descent. How did I get here? Well, it all goes back to a book called Weird Michigan. It was published in 2006. On page 53, it states that there was a nineteenth century preist who visited most of his parishioners on snowshoes. The man’s name was Bishop Frederic Baraga. He was born in Slovenia and joined the Catholic mission fields in the Great Lakes area in 1830. He went to northern Michigan. Rather than simply trying to Europeanize the indigenous people like most other Europeans before and after him, Barage learned their languages and produced an Ojibwa dictionary that is still in use. I looked a dictionary up and ended up on the Ojibwe People’s Dictionary. I found out that the Ojibwe and Ojibwa tribes are actually one and the same. Then, I ended up here on the video that I am watching right now. I think I may have been here before!

[@codythomasallen6090]

I went to learn my ojibew language my father's side is native

[@3namesjames]

I want a better understanding of the languages that have been spoken here in Ontario for so long. Thanks!

[@jessevanderveeken4371]

Does anyone know what dialect of Ojibwe this is they'd be teaching in this video series?

[@ginnyloon5290]

I speak ojibway 😊

[@flop477]

Ginny Loon you should make lessons!

[@deathvenom21playspubg95]

Ojibwe lol

[@jfm14]

@@deathvenom21playspubg95 Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippewa, etc. All are commonly accepted spellings.

[@Randall2023]

Dauphin River First Nation Canada 🇨🇦

[@rayanneowen810]

I speak Ojibway

[@Ace-ke7fq]

U should make your own channel on this for its needed,.Make $$$ utube, ynot..?

[@snikerz5886]

Always wanted to learn my people's language. I'm part of the Turtle Mountain tribe in North Dakota, but my family moved from the rez to oregon in the 40s-50s and out of 5 children only my dad spoke the language and he passed when I was still a kid so I never got to learn until now. Maybe I'll find out if my first name really means "young man" or not.

[@jayminelijah2899]

ZhinZhaw Gourneau I’m from the Rez too, gourneau is a very common last name there

[@trevorknoedler5634]

ZhinZhaw Gourneau ..my grandpa is from Turtle Mountain..I would love to learn the history!

[@Mystic45708]

My mom’s grandparents are from Turtle Mountain tribe North Dakota.. Ezear Fayant & Louise Fayant (Samatte).. There was no headstone on grandma’s grave, my brother & I had one put on for her.. unable to find Ezear’s grave, no markings in St.Anthony’s cemetery. My wife and I are trying to learn our language.

[@memrym]

My sister susie and i were born on mantulin island

[@deathvenom21playspubg95]

Ah a fellow makwa

[@scorpioknightreads5031]

I'm potawatomi trying to learn both ..

[@ojibwaysfinest69]

my in Ojibway my nine

[@Xmen553]

SİZİ İLK DEFA YAKINDAN GÖRÜYORUZ TÜRKİYEDEN SEYREDİYORUZ

[@SabakaJunglay]

🇹🇷 Hi, from 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@Honeydo666-gaming]

Hooowahhh

[@theaidanmann]

I live in wikwemikong

[@KingBrandonm]

TurtleRebel4Life i use the Wikwemikong territory Android app as my main resource. its been so helpful in finally connecting with my heritage.

[@trudeyhenley4982]

A beautiful country.

[@maxphillips8485]

Hello I have question

[@ryanl9232]

Wow Steven Segul.

[@xilincao1913]

Which dialect is this ?

[@cntm51]

Is this language. Dialect meaning close to the more Northern-ER Ontarioians? I use to understand and speak as a kid. But somewhere along my life I’ve lost my tongue.

[@camberoniom]

Cauley Mishenene Wondering this as well, Im in Northern Ontario, trying to learn my language as my great grandmother lost her tongue from the schools

[@mauricelynn6291]

I’m ojicree but there’s no ojicree teaching, so I’m gonna just learn ojibwe 🙂 hahah

[@ohhey8702]

Apollo :/ is oji cree and ojibwe the same language

[@sffb8295]

@@ohhey8702 I think Ojicree is a mix of Ojibwe and Cree as a portmanteau. I could be wrong tho.

[@PhantomMana]

Ojicree is a mix of both language.. they made their own lol jk

[@rainlee7730]

That's okay cause my understanding is that cree. Ojibwe AND powatami all share a language. The words and the language are all very similar to eachother

[@jessicalovesbeauty09]

Do you have any tangible dictionary/ references that you could recommend?

[@andINeverDid]

There is actually a very good one if you google it. Although, it's important to note the difference in language structure. It's not something you can easily just translate from english.

[@jfm14]

ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/ I don't know about the different dialects and all that, but this site is a good source to start with.

[@gladysharris7449]

Glady lee Wyandotte Michigan

[@whartzell807]

Febuary 1 2024 sault tribe reopens enrollment.

[@niaou4903]

You have a pretty voice

[@therealshadowghost2653]

im in fish house in pikangikum

[@StevenMartin8000]

constance lake first nation

[@elliscowley8430]

I have u obesity of mb Ojibwa that I scored 98 now I know why whitekifz score high on English . Could I teach at Sault college w my university ll Ojibwa advanced

[@mykaylageorge]

i don't understand my family when they speak Ojibwe its kinda hard but

[@jayr8233]

I'm blackfoot but im trying to learning other languages as well so I can converse with natives

[@alexmathews2]

How do we write Alex Mathews in anishnabian langugae

[@ojibberwe7079]

Your name doesn't change spelling when translating to a new language. But you would say ,"Alex Indizhinikaaz" ≈ "Alex is what I'm called"

[@jerricho11]

I was born and raised in Minnesota and I've always wanted to learn a Native American language. Is it cultural appropriation for me (a white person) to learn Ojibwe?

[@anniefischer7316]

jerricho11 it depends on who you talk to. most will definitely say no! ojibwe is sadly a dying language and anyone who wants to learn it definitely should!

[@flop477]

jerricho11 no definitely not

[@ChrisWMF]

How is that going so far?

[@covfefemurderhornets4694]

I'm glad you want to learn one of the many beautiful Native American languages.

[@FirstLast-qf1df]

If something takes considerable effort, it isn't appropriation.

[@jellysherrif7777]

I am Ojibwe

[@Pisigastew]

Is Saulteaux the same language as Ojibway?

[@banananana4658]

A little late response by Saulteaux is a dialect and group of ojibwe that live in southern Manitoba

[@dcolling216]

@@banananana4658 Also in Saskatchewan.