Resources

Nichols, John D., & Nyholm, Earl. (1994). University of Minnesota Press. (Western Dialect)

Baraga, Frederic. (1992) Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and Kenny Pheasant’s resources from Anishinaabemdaa.

Three-year undergraduate degree in Anishinaabemowin

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

This language app promotes engagment of parents and their children to learn Ojibwe, from Wikwemikong Heritage Organization, developed by Thornton Media, Inc. Available on Android/Google Play $8.49

This language app promotes engagment of parents and their children to learn Ojibwe, from Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg Head Start School, developed by Thornton Media, Inc. Available on Android/Google Play $8.49 and iOS/Apple $7.99

Printable/downloadable posters featuring original art by Beth LaPensee

Developed by Isabelle Galton, the text and audio are from the Long Point First Nation and Temiscaming First Nation area. The purpose is to focus on the auditory, as there is no formal way of writing for the Algonquin Nation. Available for iOS/Apple

Johnston, Basil H. (2007) Michigan State University Press

Original stories in Anishinaabemowin. Written by Nancy Jones, et al. Gaa-mazinibii’ang Wesley Ballinger. Wiigwaas Press, 2010.

Let’s Go For a Walk, by Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, Ogoki Learning Systems. Join Ben and Jenni as they walk to the river. Features voices from respected Ojibwe speaking elders. Available on Android/GooglePlay & iOS/Apple.

Barbaranolan.com takes you to the fun world of understandable Nishnaabe-language immersion video. We’ve carefully designed and produced immersion-style dramatized episodes fully expecting that you’ll be able to understand the general meaning of the stories being acted out – without needing translation.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishnaabemwin Pane Immersion Program Diploma

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Certificate in Instruction in Ojibwe

Undergraduate Minor in Ojibwe

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

A collection of 34 stories in Anishinaabemowin, with English translation. Great Lakes Indian Fisheries & Wildlife Commission, 2013.

Rhodes, Richard A. (1993). De Gruyter. (Eastern Dialect)

Word lists for traditional fishing practices and wigwam building. Written by Nancy Jones, Gordon Jourdain, and Raose Tainter. Editors: Aton Treuer and Keller Paap. Waadookodaading Ojibwe Immersion Charter School, 2011.

Certificate in Anishinaabe Language

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

One of the largest word collections; mixture of dialects.

Little You was written by Richard Van Camp and illustrated by Julie Flett. It was translated into Anishinaabemowin by Margaret Noodin and Angela Mesic, Orca Book Publishers, 2021.

Lots of language resources including teaching and learning info, games and puzzles, videos and more. Additional resources and materials may be available by contacting the department staff.

Geared toward children and early learners. GLIFWC resources focus on vocabulary for the natural world.

Geared toward children and early learners. GLIFWC resources focus on vocabulary for the natural world.

A singing game to pass on teachings about water, by Pinnquaq with art and design by Elizabeth LaPensée. Songs by Anishinaabe elders and Sharon Day, sung by the Oshkii Giizhik Singers. Available for iOS/Apple.

Poems about Indigenous life by George Kenny. New edition features poems translated into Anishinaabemowin by Pat Ningewance. University of Manitoba Press, 2014.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Indigenous Language Education Programs

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Blueberry Patch was written and illustrated by Jennifer Leason. It was translated into Anishinaabemowin by Norman Chartrand, Orca Book Publishers, 2019.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Developed as part of the Duluth Children’s Museum’s “Manoominike” Ojibwe language learning exhibit, this matching game teaches terms used in the sacred tradition of wild ricing. Available for Android/GooglePlay & iOS/Apple.

Original stories in Anishinaabemowin. Written by Nancy Jones, et al. Gaa-mazinibii’ang Wesley Ballinger. Wiigwaas Press, 2013.

1 year of curricular resources available; must initiate contact and sign a user agreement, per the website.

Original stories in Anishinaabemowin. Written by Nancy Jones, et al. Gaa-mazinibii’ang Jonathan Thunder. Wiigwaas Press, 2013.

Build a sentence in English and translate to Ojibwe. Use verbs in the simple (indicative), conditional (conjunct) and even bossy (imperative) forms! Available for Android/GooglePlay & iOS/Apple.

Anishinaabemwin Revival Program (ARP) of Lakeview School, M’chigeeng First Nation, Ontario. Nenbosh e-kidod is a game the teaching double vowel writing system. Available on iOS/Apple, coming soon to Androi/Google Play

Anishinaabemwin Revival Program (ARP) of Lakeview School, M’chigeeng First Nation, Ontario. This is the second game in the Nenbosh e-kidod series, a game teaching the double vowel writing system. Available on iOS/Apple, coming soon to Android/Google Play

Nibi is Water is written by Joanne Robertson and translated into Anishinaabemowin by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse. Written from an Anishinaabe water protector’s perspective, the book is in dual language—English and Anishinaabemowin. Orca Book Publishers, 2020.

My Heart Fills With Happiness was written by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Julie Flett. It was translated into Anishinaabemowin by Margaret Noodin and Angela Mesic, Orca Book Publishers, 2021.

By Barbara Nolan and Ogoki Learning Systems Inc,. Available for iOS/Apple

Dictionary for Eastern dialects, run by Mary Ann Corbiere & Rand Valentine

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

By Darrick Baxter & Arlene Mousseau, Ogoki Learning Systems. Features professional quality audio & pictures. Practice syllabics, learn about treaties, history, maps, famous Ojibwe peoeple and more. Available for Android/GooglePlay & iOS/Apple

By AKRC Language App and Ogoki Learning Systems Inc., the Ojibwe App includes words and phrases in the Ojibwe language in dialect of Northwestern Ontario. Available for Android/GooglePlay & iOS/Apple.

Nichols, John. (1988) Centre for Research and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages, University of Western Ontario

Wisuri, Marlene and Peacock, Thomas. D. (2009) Minnesota Historical Society Press

Includes free text and audio that can be downloaded from the back catalogue of the Oshkaabewis Native Journal.

Written by Trevor Greyeyes and Maeengan Linklater, with an introduction by Patricia Ningewance, Mazinaate Inc, 2011.

Maude Kegg tells stories of her Ojibwe childhood to John D. Nichols (editor). University of Minnesota Press, 1993.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Links to weekly online classes (as of 1/31/21 held via BlueJeans meeting platform. Information on site).

Archive of previous Anishinaabemowin classes from the Sault Ste Marie Tribe’s Language and Culture Department

By Pinnquaq, provides a 3-step learning method: listen, practice, then record your own version of each song to share. Offers unique lessons for each word and original artwork. Nunavut produced, developed, and owned. Available for iOS/Apple.

A collection of story told in Anishinaabemowin by Angeline Williams in 1941, with translations into English. Leonard Bloomfield (editor) University of Manitoba Press, 2017.

Johnston, Basil H. (2001) Minnesota Historical Society Press

Benton-Banai, Edward. (1988/2010) University of Minnesota Press

Primarily a dictionary of Western dialects, but also has some sound clips and cultural information

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Undergraduate Minor in Native Languages

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Bachelor of Arts in Ojibwe Language

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

An excellent compilation of resources available online from various Anishinaabe communities in the US and Canada. It is extensive (but not exhaustive) and there may be some overlap between this list and the UToronto guide.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Online course available to the public

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

Certificate in Anishinaabe Language

Includes embedded videos and other learning resources. Calendar shows regular online Anishinaabemowin events. Website is a collective effort from a number of Anishinaabe communities and educational institutions.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.

A large collection of stories about characters learning to navigate life. Written by Rosemarie DeBungie, et al, Wiigwaas Press, 2014. Gaa-mazinibii’ang Andrea Carlson.

Anishinaabemowin courses for credit. May require admisison to the institution.