'There was a real sense of triumph, that I was teaching Ojibwe in a place where it was once forbidden and the fact that my office was right where I used to sleep,' she said. 'It was very ironic'
A former Ojibwe language professor at Algoma University is being recognized by Canada for her work to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages as a teacher, author and publisher.
According to 2021 census data from Statistics Canada, 243,000 people reported being able to speak an Indigenous language — a decline from the 2016 census when that figure was around 251,000 speakers. More than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Canada. “So, we who work in native language, we have to work against that, against that kind of negative attitude towards the language. But we’re doing it.”
“There was a real sense of triumph, that I was teaching Ojibwe in a place where it was once forbidden and the fact that my office was right where I used to sleep,” she said. “It was very ironic.” Ningewance is currently conducting research at the University of Manitoba alongside her grandson, Aandeg Muldrew, who is also working as a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at the Winnipeg-based university. “I’m very elated and feel very privileged to be doing this, to be working beside my grandson who will follow in my footsteps,” Ningewance said.
She hopes to author scripts, novels and short stories in the Ojibwe language in the future in an ongoing effort to keep the language alive.
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