Nagaajiwanaang Genawendangig Anishinaabemowin

To preserve 'elder reflections on Anishinaabe seasonal life' in an Ojibwe Immersion format which includes both audio and written input. Complex grammar forms and the use of infrequent verbs, nouns and rhetorical phrases will be preserved in a natural immersion format for advanced students and the next generation of speakers. The ability to replay the audio and review the written curriculum is expected to reinforce Ojibwe language learning. The young speakers involved will participate in revitalization and be celebrated for contributing to their own, and the shared community fluency. Four young speakers will gain a higher level of fluency, immersion training, and sustained experience in a meaningful array of language revitalization culture based activities which will help sustain a successful Ojibwe immersion program by making experienced second language student learners avaialbe who will contribute to new and existing revitalization efforts. The four Ojibwe Immersion curriculum CDs produced by the Nagaajiwanaang Genawendangig Anishinaabemowin language program provide both tangible material and a model for other language revitalization groups including tribal communities and schools. Material from previous projects are currently being used by schools such as: Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, Niigaane Immersion school, the Unversity of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Michigan. It is also being used on White Earth PBS. Elders and students from the seven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, three in Wisconsin, and seven First Nations in Ontario, have participated in our language program, summer camp, or language table; with commitment and support, they will transfer back home our basic model of intensive immersion experience for young adults, enhanced and enriched by this project.