The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will fund the Ojibwe Language Education and Apprenticeship Project to preserve the Ojibwe language and cultural practices.
KBIC will train and mentor a tribal member to become a fluent Ojibwe language instructor through an apprenticeship with their current contracted language instructor. Upon completion, the new apprentice instructor will teach Ojibwe language classes to tribal youth, families, and community members. The project aims to develop long-term capacity for teaching the language and conducting cultural demonstrations on the tribe's ancestral lands in Baraga, Michigan. It will expand existing language education offerings and increase opportunities for immersion experiences through June 2023.
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