I am in total agreement about our heritage and lack of information available to the public on our anishinaabe language. I have just moved here less than a year ago in hopes of learning my language and becoming an active member of our community and the ways of our people. I am now a member of the Elders Language Advisory group and very proud to tell you that we are now in the process of making and having available audio tapes with our language available to the public, and libraries. We are also trying to have the language taught in the high schools here also, which looks to be very promising. We have a class every week with 2 teachers who do it in total emmertion, which is really great and not hard to follow. I should mention that I am a member of the sault ste. marie band of chippewa, and our classes are going to be available in all seven counties. Its a great start, hopefully I'll have more news as the audios become available. Thank you for allowing me to comment on this. Animikii Ikwe (Thunder Woman) also known as Donna

Thats great, WE did a pipe making class on Sugar Island a few yrs ago. They had a culture camp there. Will the language tape be interactive? Bud ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sdonna1951@aol.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Re: NISHNAWBE-D Digest V05 #65 >I am in total agreement about our heritage and lack of information >available > to the public on our anishinaabe language. I have just moved here less > than > a year ago in hopes of learning my language and becoming an active member > of > our community and the ways of our people. > > I am now a member of the Elders Language Advisory group and very proud to > tell you that we are now in the process of making and having available > audio > tapes with our language available to the public, and libraries. We are > also > trying to have the language taught in the high schools here also, which > looks > to be very promising. We have a class every week with 2 teachers who do > it in > total emmertion, which is really great and not hard to follow. I should > mention that I am a member of the sault ste. marie band of chippewa, and > our > classes are going to be available in all seven counties. Its a great > start, > hopefully I'll have more news as the audios become available. > > Thank you for allowing me to comment on this. > > Animikii Ikwe (Thunder Woman) also known as Donna > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - Release Date: 4/19/2005 > >