Intermediate Ojibwe I

Undergraduate credit

The course will serve as further introduction to Anishinaabe language and culture. Because Ojibwe is an endangered language, it is of utmost importance that the language is learned and used. This is a beautiful language with much to teach about living in this place. It deserves to be revitalized for future generations. After completing AMCULT 322 students should be able to use Ojibwe to: -- Create and respond to simple and compound statements and questions. Understand 500 - 1000 words. -- Understand some idiomatic phrases. -- Express detailed descriptions of events. -- Describe actions, people, places and things using complete sentences. -- Be able to write using standardized orthography. -- Understand the major contemporary cultural and political issues of the tribes of the Great Lakes.