Ojibwe Language Project spreads in Bemidji (fwd link)

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Ojibwe Language Project spreads in Bemidji

TRENT OPSTEDAHL
Associated Press
Published: July 22, 2013

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — In 2005, two volunteers set out on a mission to reconstruct a language native to the Bemidji area that had slowly deteriorated throughout the centuries.

Nearly 10 years later, Michael Meuers and Rachelle Houle have come a long way in resurrecting the Ojibwe language here, enlisting more than 150 area businesses to participate in the Bemidji Ojibwe Language Project, the Bemidji Pioneer reported.

"The Ojibwe language is the culture of our land," Meuers said. "There's something to learn here from their culture."

All across town, a number of businesses have erected signs with certain phrases from the Ojibwe language to promote racial diversity.

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