Nanda-gikendadaa Ojibwemowin agwajiing!
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Recipient Type
Tribal Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
August 2024
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cook
Project Overview
1. Coordinate language instruction for Grand Portage students from Head Start to Cook Country High School in order to produce fluent speakers. 2. Establish language programming for families: language table, radio program, and language camps. 3. Promotoe collaboration on Ojibwe language programs among federal, state, local, and reservation entities. 4. Develop new Ojibwe language projects based on community input.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2025 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750
Direct expenses
$69,100
Administration costs
$11,650
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Progressive Ojibwe language curriculum delivered Head Start to Grade 11. 2. Preservation of Grand Portage dialect. 3. Increased access to adult Ojibwe language education opportunities. 4. Increased visibility and use of Ojibwe language on the reservation and throughout Northeast Minnesota.
Recipient Board Members
Robert Deschampe, Agatha Armstrong, April McCormick, Marie Spry, Toby Stephens
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Deschampe
Street Address
83 Stevens Road, PO Box 428
City
Grand Portage
State
MN
Phone
218-475-2277
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