Anishinabek Nation takes steps to restore language.Anishinaabe-mowin--the Ojibwe language--is now the official language of the Anishnabek Nation. The chiefs of the 42 communities that make up the Anishinabek Nation voted to adopt a resolution declaring Anishinaabe-mowin its official language during the annual Grand Council Assembly held June 12 to 14 on Sand Point First Nation. "Our language is sacred, and protecting and restoring it is a priority for our chiefs," Grand Council Chief John Beaucage said regarding the resolution. "It is the vision of this official language policy that our people will once again think in Anishinaabe-mowin by ensuring that Ojibwe is once again the language of our ceremonies, our gatherings and our working life." Under the resolution, schools within the Anishinabek Nation will be encouraged to adopt Ojibwe immersion immersion /im·mer·sion/ (i-mer´zhun) 1. the plunging of a body into a liquid. 2. the use of the microscope with the object and object glass both covered with a liquid. programs to better teach the language to students, and language programs will be established for First Nation employees. The passing of the official languages resolution is just the latest in the Anishinabek Nations' efforts to revive To renew. For example, revival is the act of renewing the legal force of a contract or debt, either by acknowledging it or by giving a new promise, when the contract or debt is no longer a sufficient foundation for a lawsuit because it is barred by the running of the Statute usage of the Ojibwe language. An Anishinaabe-Mushkegowuk-Onkwehonwe Language Commission is also being created to assist First Nations across Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. with their language development needs. |
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