“Since Ojibwe is a language with not that much fluent speakers, we’re trying to teach the kids Ojibwe so the Ojibwe doesn’t die off,” Jaxon said. “So it’s special to learn it because ...

The low prevalence of the Ojibwe language among some communities have been cause for concern, McInnes said. Some communities have very few master speakers left, which makes large-scale revitalization ...

Schommer, 71, born in South Dakota to a Dakota father and an Ojibwe mother – who taught their daughter ... Census figures and information from Dakota communities indicate only 28 fluent Dakota ...