Native Language Revitalization Session 2: Next Steps for the Movement in the Minnesota Region

During our second webinar, we will continue our learning about Native language revitalization with a panel composed of Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network (MIIN) board members and a local partner from Bemidji State University. This webinar will dig deeper into language reclamation efforts around the state as shared out by several language revitalization leaders.

This is a standalone session; you can register for one or both of our Native language revitalization webinars. We hope you can also join us for the first session on March 12. 

Panelists

Dr. Miigis Gonzales (Niizhwaasanangookwe), Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, is an Assistant Scientist for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for American Indian Health, Great Lakes Hub. Her research promotes Indigenous language and culture as a means to improve wellbeing among Indigenous people. She serves as the MIIN Board Chair and is a 2019 Bush Fellow.

Dr. Michael Sullivan (Migizi) is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) linguist from the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation in northern Wisconsin and a MIIN Board Member. He is the former Native American Studies Faculty Director at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College and also served as the Resident Linguist for the Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion School.

Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings served two consecutive terms as an elected Tribal Council Member for the Bad River Tribe and as the Administrator for the Gaa-Miskwaabikaang (Red Cliff) Treaty Natural Resources Division. He was the Director of Public Information for the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), served as a member of the Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change, and was the first Native American appointed to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. He is the newest MIIN Board Member.

Dr. Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books including the Language Warrior’s Manifesto. He is an expert speaker on racial equity & cultural humility, strategies for student success, Tribal sovereignty and history, and Ojibwe language & culture. He has received 40+ prestigious awards and fellowships including from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation and the First Nations Development Institute. He is a 2008 Bush Fellow.

Details

This event is hosted by Mattie DeCarlo, Grantmaking Officer, Bush Foundation, and is presented in collaboration with We Are Still Here - Minnesota (WASH-MN). WASH-MN is a collaboration fiscally sponsored by Indigenous Roots, an arts organization that supports a coalition of people, organizations, and small businesses dedicated to the Reclaiming Native Truth research and its findings.  

Log-in details will be provided in your confirmation email. This event is open to MCF members and others interested in funding Minnesota's Native organizations. Contact Paul Masiarchin, [email protected] with questions.