Ginanda gikendaasomin library, located in remote northern wisconsin, will enhance community well-being through promoting the ojibwemowin language, indigenized science, technology, engineering, art,…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $150,000 to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin on October 1, 2026, under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to support Ginanda Gikendaasomin Library's community programming in Bayfield, Wisconsin through September 30, 2028.

The library will deliver weekly Ojibwemowin language classes, a summer Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math camp featuring indigenized curricula, cultural workshops, tribal farm and food sovereignty programming, and digital literacy training. The project engages school-age youth, teens, young adults, and elders across the Red Cliff community.

Red Cliff Band operates the library as a federally recognized tribal government delivering health, education, social services, and cultural preservation programs. The tribe maintains a substantial federal grant portfolio spanning the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies, with recent awards including a $2.43 million Head Start program, a $5 million Community Development Block Grant for housing revitalization, and a $900,000 Healing to Wellness Court grant. The tribe's mission centers on language and culture revitalization, economic development, public safety response, environmental stewardship, and health outcomes for tribal members.

Ginanda gikendaasomin library, located in remote northern wisconsin, will enhance community well-being through promoting the ojibwemowin language, indigenized science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEM) and tribal farm & food sovereignty programming, and digital literacy. Grant funds will support weekly ojibwemowin classes, a summer STEM camp, cultural workshops, and digital literacy training. The project will benefit the entire red cliff community, engaging school-age youth, teens, young adults and elders.