Fond du Lac campers immerse themselves in Ojibwe

[Francis Hult]

Duluth News Tribune

 

Fond du Lac campers immerse themselves in Ojibwe

 

"Bezhig, niizh, niswi, niiwin, naanan," called out Gordon Jourdain, counting off the numbers one through five in Ojibwe to start a canoe race.

 

With that, seven canoes shoved off into Big Lake on the Fond du Lac Reservation on Tuesday, as part of the reservation's first language immersion camp.

 

Organized by Ojibwe instructor Rick Gresczyk, who teaches in the Twin Cities, and Sawyer residents Jim and Pat Northrup, the tribal council-sponsored camp began Sunday, lasting from morning until night each day through today.

 

Full story:

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/123629/

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