Immersion program provides new hope for preserving Ojibwe language

[Francis Hult]

Minnesota Public Radio

 

Immersion program provides new hope for preserving Ojibwe language

 

The number of people who are fluent in the Ojibwe language is fading fast. On the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota, the language is rarely spoken in most homes. The average age of Ojibwe speakers there, is about 70. 

 

There's a new elementary school program at Leech Lake that's designed to revive the language. Its young students hear only Ojibwe in the classroom -- all day, every day. Proponents say total immersion in the language is the best way to ensure its survival. 

 

Full story:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/04/08/teachingojibway/

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