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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Language Revitalization Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Start Date
February 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Mille Lacs
Mille Lacs
Project Overview
By the end of the FY25 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 interna funding mechanisms or in collaboration with external organizations. As a result of lack of availability of contract time available for performance of this work (resulting from prior programming year transition in grant leadership), overall objectives and goals for this year of programming will be substantially similar to past year. Progress has been made on outstanding goals, but work remains sufficient to justify an additional year of labor and costs associated with these same objectives.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minn. Stat. 3.922 Subd. 5 and 2023 Minnesota Session Laws, 93rd Legislature, Chapter 40, Article 3, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Direct expenses
$79,979
Administration costs
$771
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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 4: By Month 24 (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 suitable for usage in K-12 Ojibwe classrooms, as well as appropriate for future integration with more scalable materials appropriate for broader use and dissemination.

Recipient Board Members
Virgil Wind, Sheldon Boyd, Carolyn Beaulieu, Wendy Merrill
Project Manager
First Name
Virgil
Last Name
Wind
Organization Name
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Street Address
43408 Oodena Drive
City
Onamia
State
MN
Zip Code
56359
Phone
320-532-4281
Email
virgil.wind@millelacsband.com
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Minnesota Indian Affairs Council

Location

161 Saint Anthony Ave
Suite 919
St. Paul, MN 55103

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