Ojibwe
Proper noun
Meaning
Ojibwe
The language spoken by the native Algonquin people of central Canada, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family.
Ojibwe (plural Ojibwes or Ojibwe)
A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada.
Synonyms
Examples
Ojibwe prophecy speaks of a time during the seventh fire when our people will have a choice between two paths. The first path is well-worn and scorched. The second path is new and green. It is our choice as communities and as individuals how we will proceed.
Bloomfield's initial research on Ojibwe was through study of texts collected by William Jones, in addition to nineteenth century grammars and dictionaries.
Bloomfield, Leonard, 1946 Bloomfield undertook field research on Cree, Menominee, and Ojibwe, and analysed the material in previously published Fox text collections.
Delina White, an Ojibwe fashion designer from Leech Lake, was recently awarded a DEED business loan and selected to display her work at the annual Southwestern Association for Indian Arts market.
But for the Ojibwe, who recoup traditional ways, there is a communal path to sovereignty based on self-determination, a vision also for an ethics of care and connectedness to nature.
Freshman Sawyer Armstrong, who is Ojibwe and a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Wisconsin, had not heard of Bucky’s Tuition Promise until he opened a letter notifying him that his tuition would be entirely covered by it.