The Ojibwe language was nearly lost due to forced assimilation through federally-run boarding schools and policies. Today, communities around the central Great Lakes are working to revitalize language and culture. To keep Ojibwemowin flourishing, Keller Paap of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Brooke Ammann of the St. Croix Chippewa teach children at Waadookodaading, an Ojibwe Language Institute.
This story is a part of The Ways, a project of Wisconsin Public Television Education. Follow the link to find a video of this story and see the children making (and enjoying!) maple sugar.
