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Recipient
Minnesota Department of Education
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,334

The project is to develop proficiency assessments for L/Dakota and complete the Ojibwe assessments to enable students to earn college credit

Ramsey
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Recipient
Endazhi-Nitaawiging Charter School
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,000

Objective 1: By the end of 24 months, at least 50 students will increase their Ojibwemowin fluency level one ACTFL step each year. Objective 2: Establish a library at Endazhi-Nitaawiging with at least 500 books to support K-8 immersion education.

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Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,400

Over the next two years, through continued implementation of the Immersion Head Start program, Master Speaker/Apprentice program, incorporation of "lessons learned,: coalescence of materials and teaching tools we will create and share a content-based culturally appropriate authentic curriculum for Ojibwe Language Immersion at the Head Start, Kindergarten and First Grade levels. The development process will be an organic, real-time "in classroom" methodology incorporating models from successful Ljibwe language immersion schools.

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Recipient
Saint Paul Public Schools

1. To develop the aligned scope and sequence of the PreK-12 Dakota and Ojibwe language pathways, ensuring students are progressing towards language mastery. 2. To seek community input and foster strong support of Native language and culture programming at AIMS. 3. To develop a plan for AIMS which ensures that Dakota and Ojibwe language and culture are infused in all classrooms, and creates a sustainable heritage language program option.

Ramsey
Recipient
Endazhi-Nitaawiging
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$129,000

Objective 1: By the end of 24 months, at least 50 students will increase their Ojibwemowin fluency level one ACTFL step each year. Objective 2: Establish a library at Endazhi-Nitaawiging with at least 500 books to support K-8 immersion education.

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Recipient
Manidoo Ogitigaan
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$58,663

1. To increase access to Ojibwe language for students at the Nawayee Center School. MIAC will provide funding for an Ojibwe Language teacher at the Nawayee Center School, since there is currently no Ojibwe language program or teacher. During the project, the teacher will work with seasoned Ojibwe language immersion and classroom teachers to develop and build the language program for the Nawayee Center School. Success will be determined by the successful creation and implementation of a new Ojibwe language program at Nawayee Center School. We will also create a model for others to utilize.

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Recipient
Manidoo Ogitigaan
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,800

1. To achieve a sustainable, permanent Ojibwe Language Program for the Nawayee Center School that includes professional development and continuous support for a new Ojibwe language teacher at the school. 2. To introduce Nawayee Center School to a strong network of first language speakers, elders, artists, language facilitators and knowledge-keepers for the Nawayee Center School to support a sustainable community-based language program that includes staff, students, and their families.

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Recipient
Eastside Neighborhood Development Company
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,763
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,711

Support a new project that will aid in the development of a Montessori Language Proficiency Assessment for D/Lakota and Ojibwe languages for children 3-5 years.

Ramsey
Recipient
Red Lake Nation

1.) By the end of the project year 1, Ojibwe language materials and language app will be created and distributed throughout the Red Lake Reservation. 2.) By the end of the project year 1, one Language and Cultural Immersion camp will be conducted on the Red Lake Reservation. Objective 3.) By the end of project year 1, Red Lake Nation will conduct eight community language vents (language table, storytelling, etc.) conducted in Ojibwe, in all four communities: Red Lake, Little Rock, Redby, and Ponemah.

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Red Lake Nation

Objective 1: By the end of project year 1, an Adult Immersion Cohort 2 will be developed by Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program. Objective 2: By the end of project year 1, 20 Adult language learners from Red Lake will participate in an Adult Immersion Cohort provided by Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program. Objective 3: By the end of project year 1, 150 community language learners will participate in either in-person and/or online community language and cultural initiatives provided by Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program.

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Recipient
Red Lake Nation
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,500

Objective 1: By the end of project year 1, curriculum materials will be developed and made available to community language learners Object 2: By the end of project year 1, 150 community language learners will participate in either in-person and/or online community language and cultural initiatives provided by Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program

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Recipient
Red Lake Nation
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,500

Objective 1: By the end of project year 1, curriculum materials will be developed and made available to community language learners Objective 2: By the end of project year 1, 250 community language learners will participate in either in-person and/or online community language and cultural initiatives provided by Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program. Objective 3: By the end of project year 1, 150 community language learners will participate in a Ojibwe language Immersion camp

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Recipient
Red Lake Nation
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$80,750

To support Ojibwe language learners on the Red Lake Nation through various platforms: community language efforts, cultural events, Ojibwe language Immersion camp and online.

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Recipient
American Indian Family Center
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$99,267

The purpose of this project goes beyond just offering classroom style learning options. The purpose of the project is to provide teachings in the classroom, in the community, and in nature with fluent speakers and language learners alike. This proposal is starting the process of Language Revitalization by laying the groundwork for our program to grow and sustain itself beyond grant funding.

Ramsey
Recipient
Red Lake Immersion School

Objective 1.) By the end of the project year 1, traditional food curriculum will be developed. Objective 2.) By the end of the project year 1, Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program students will be skilled in identifying traditional foods and will display increased Ojibwemowin language skills.

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Recipient
Red Lake Immersion School

Objective 1.) By the end of project year 1, traditional foods curriculum will be developed. Objective 2.) By the end of project year 1, Waasabiik Ojibwemotaadiwin Immersion Program students will be skilled in identifying traditional foods and will display increased Ojibwemowin language skills.

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