American Indian language taught in U-M program (fwd link)

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American Indian language taught in U-M program

BY JEFF KAROUB • ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER • April 6, 2008

The statistics might not be promising, but personal experience offers Brooke
Simon hope that her ancestors' language won't disappear.
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"I can walk down the street and hear someone yell, 'Aanii!' from across the
street," said the 20-year-old University of Michigan student, referring to a
greeting in Ojibwa, or Anishinaabemowin. "Students aren't afraid to use the
language and learn about this language."

Simon participates in U-M's program in Ojibwe Language and Literature, one of
the largest of its kind in the nation. Ojibwe is an alternative spelling of the
language.

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