Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Language Revitalization
Objective 1: At outset of project, MLBO staff will meet on a monthly basis in order to provide steering support for programming as well as a means of ensuring quality control for programming in order to ensure effective usage of grant resources. Objective 2: By Month 3 MLBO Administration and NAS Language Staff will have completed internal planning pertaining to usage of contracting funds, including long-term objectives for contracts and future-planning of contract funds which have not yet been allocated. Objective 3: By Month 3, MLBO will begin working with contractors on dual-prong approach to programming, including both archival retention of Ojibwe materials as well as production of Print/Audio/Audiovisual materials for immediate use. Objective 5: By Month 12 (or project year-end), MLBO will have exhausted funds related to materials production and will have produced a suite of print/audio/audiovisual materials which may be sustainable for usage in K-12 Ojibwe classrooms, as well as appropriate for future integration with more scalable materials appropriate for broader use and dissemination.
By the end of the FY23 grant programming period, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe will have hired and worked with Contractors with specialization or experience in Ojibwe culture and/or materials production in order to collect, curate, manage, and make available Ojibwe Language media in written, audio, and audiovisual forms which may be used with the Nay Ah Shing Schools as Ojibwe Language and History tools. This Goal will continue the Second Stage of a multistage project; subsequent stages of this program may take place through either internal funding mechanisms or in collaboration with external organizations.