Midwest Rappers Show Love for Their Indigenous Ojibwe Language (fwd link)

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Midwest Rappers Show Love for Their Indigenous Ojibwe Language

by Thoai Lu
Tuesday, June 21 2011, 7:00 PM EST
USA

Today’s love goes to a hip-hop group that represents something rare of
its genre: Native folks. Point of Contact is based in Southside
Minneapolis and you can see the group in action in their video,
“Modern Day Warriors.”

What grabbed my attention though was member Tall Paul (Paul Wenell
Jr.)’s solo rap in “Prayers in a Song.” He talks about Native pride
and history, and ends the video rapping in Ojibwe, an indigenous
language that scholars and educators are trying to save.

Access full article below:
http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/06/love_for_native_hip-hop_groups_embrace_of_ojibwe_language.html