Ojibwe is not a single standardized language, but a chain of linked local varieties, grouped into nearly a dozen dialects. Ojibwe Country primarily extends from Quebec, across Ontario and Manitoba to Saskatchewan in Canada, and from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota in the United States. Ojibwe is the heritage language of more than 200,000 Ojibwe people who reside in the United States and Canada. Why we need the Ojibwe People's Dictionary It is our goal to make The Ojibwe People's Dictionary a continually expanding resource for Ojibwe language and culture. The Ojibwe People's Dictionary has thousands of entries and audio, with more coming online each week. Along with detailed Ojibwe language entries and voices, you will find beautiful cultural items, photographs, and excerpts from relevant historical documents. It is also a gateway into the Ojibwe collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is a searchable, talking Ojibwe-English dictionary that features the voices of Ojibwe speakers. Welcome to the Ojibwe People's Dictionary ![]() In addition to working with the Ojibwe People's Dictionary as one of Ojibwe Elders, he also served as the director of language and culture for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Larry Amikoban Smallwood worked as a language instructor for the Minneapolis Public Schools, Nay Ah Shing School, University of Minnesota - Duluth, and Leech Lake Tribal College. ![]() ![]() Sullivan previously served as the Community Language Curator for the Ojibwe People’s Dictionary and is currently the Faculty Director of Native American Studies at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University on his home reservation of Odaawaa-zaaga’igan, where he teaches the intricacies of the Ojibwe language that he learned from Amik. Nichols as his academic advisor and the late Larry Amik Smallwood as his main language consultant. Sullivan earned his doctorate in linguistics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, working under the tutelage of Dr. is a lifelong student of the Ojibwe language, father, husband, ceremonial drum keeper of the Ojibwe, powwow emcee, up-and-coming storyteller, and teacher of the Ojibwe language. The following recordings are copyrighted 2023, and made available here under aĬreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The book includes textual notes where the published transcriptions deviate from the original recordings. These 25 recordings correspond to the stories in the book, and are the raw, original audio. Their book, Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor, is available from the Minnesota Historical Society Press.Įdited and revised versions of these recordings are published in Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor. ![]() The recordings contained in this collection come from the late Larry Amik Smallwood, amd were recorded and transcribed by Michael Migizi Sullivan Sr., who worked as a researcher with the Ojibwe People's Dictionary from 2011 to 2013. We are pleased to provide access to the audio recordings for Plums Or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor. Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor Ojibwe People's Dictionary Speaker Amikoban and former researcher Migizi publish book and audio recordings
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