Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Language Course
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This course is open to everyone – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. If you are a non-Indigenous language learner, we invite you to review these reflections on what it means to be a non-Indigenous learner in an Indigenous language course.
Your Language Instructor
Sarah Wood is a member of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and currently resides in Peterborough, ON, where she is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. She has been learning Anishinaabemowin for 6 years. She is also a part-time faculty member at Brock University, Trent University and Biidwewdamowaad Nimkiig Biidaabang teaching Anishinaabemowin and an immersion facilitator and language teacher at Ninaatigoons Learning.
Dates & Times:
--->Tuesday evenings, 5:00pm-6:30pm Eastern Time: October 14, 21, 28 / November 4, 11, 18, 25 / December 2
---> Recorded and made available to registrants after for those who can't attend live (available for 3 months after the session).
Course Outline:
---> Session 1: Greetings/Sound Chart/Introductions
---> Session 2: Persons:/Maaba and Maanda
---> Session 3: Animate Intransitive Verbs (VAI)
---> Session 4: Animate Intransitive Verbs (VAI) Continued
---> Session 5: Feelings/Daily Routines
---> Session 6: Weather/Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (VTI)
---> Session 7: Inanimate Transitive Verbs (VTI)
---> Session 8: Animate Transitive Verbs (VTA)/Review/Next Steps
All registrants will receive:
---> 8 live (virtual) 90 minute language learning sessions
---> a link to the recordings (available for up to 3 months following the workshops)
---> a Certificate of Completion
Your Contribution:
---> FREE for Indigenous Participants: We invite you to register, free of charge, no questions asked
--->75% Discounted Rate for Indigenous Participants: Option to contribute a smaller amount (75% off regular) to support this course
--->Non-Indigenous Participants: Early Bird until Sept 30 – $160 ($20/session) / After Sept 30 – $200 ($25/session)
--->Group Discounts: 20% off for groups of 5 or more using this discount code at checkout: XKJS3VJC
Your course fee goes towards supporting our non-profit in covering the course costs, including ensuring that we compensate the course instructors adequately, and that we can continue to offer learning opportunities like these. These are offered free of charge for Indigenous participants as an acknowledgement that one should not have to pay for something that was stolen.
Optional Anishinaabe Learning Resources
The Importance of this Learning:
We know that Indigenous knowledge and perspectives are foundational to outdoor learning and learning from the land, and that learning that language of the local land is a critical part of deepening knowledge and understanding. Non-Indigenous educators can take steps towards reconciliation by participating in language courses like these as a way to uplift language revitalization and deepen their own understanding of local place.
Indigenous languages carry connections to lands, ancestors, traditions, and contain ecological knowledge crucial for sustainable living, medicinal practices, and traditional storytelling, enriching our collective wisdom. By supporting Indigenous language revitalization efforts, we not only preserve linguistic diversity but also uphold Indigenous Peoples’ fundamental rights to their languages and cultures.
We offer this language learning opportunity as a partnership between our charitable organization and the Outdoor Learning School & Store.
Interested but unavailable this fall? We will be hosting a Winter 2026 session from January 6 - March 3, 2026.
"I am participating in your Anishinaabemowin Ojibwe language class. The class has been so helpful, and the instructors are great. As an Indigenous person, I'm grateful for the opportunity to learn and help preserve our language. Chi Miigwech!"
