The keweenaw BAY indian community aims to strengthen cultural connections within their community through preserving and revitalizing ojibwe culture and language programming at the ojibwa community…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community $150,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to strengthen cultural connections through preservation and revitalization of Ojibwe culture and language programming at the Ojibwa Community Library.

The recipient will create a micro-museum space to display physical artifacts and printed and recorded stories, conduct outreach to elders, families, and artists to collect stories for cataloging, recording, physical display, and digital preservation, and deliver Ojibwe artist talks and hands-on cultural learning activities including traditional storytelling and traditional art creation. The project will enhance remote library book houses with culturally relevant materials and activity kits. Work takes place in Baraga, Michigan, and will serve the over 3,000 tribal citizens within the project service area. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2028.

The keweenaw BAY indian community aims to strengthen cultural connections within their community through preserving and revitalizing ojibwe culture and language programming at the ojibwa community library. The library will create a "micro-museum" space to display physical artifacts and printed and recorded stories. The project funds will also support outreach to elders, families, and artists willing to share stories for cataloging, recording, physical display and digital preservation. Project funds will support ojibwe artist talks and hands-on cultural learning activities including traditional storytelling and traditional art creation. Remote library book houses will be enhanced with culturally relevant materials and activity kits. The project will provide direct benefit to the over 3,000 tribal citizens within its project service area.