Redefining the Ojibwe Classroom (fwd abstract)

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Anthropology & Education Quarterly
March 2005, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 96-103

Redefining the Ojibwe Classroom: Indigenous Language Programs within
Large Research Universities

MINDY J. MORGAN

Mindy J. Morgan is an assistant professor of anthropology at Michigan
State University (morgan37 at msu.edu).

Indigenous languages are powerful symbols of self-determination and
sovereignty for tribal communities in the United States, and many
community-based programs have been developed to support and maintain
them. The successes of these programs, however, have been difficult to
replicate at large research institutions. This article examines the
issues of incorporating Indigenous languages into the university system
by focusing on a series of language events developed as part of the
Ojibwe language program at Michigan State University. These language
events demonstrate a way for communities to participate in and maintain
control of Indigenous language programs despite their location in
nontribal educational institutions.