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Boozhoo gakina! My name is Niigaanibinesiikwe and I'm from right here in LCO. I knew from a young age that I wanted to pursue Ojibwemowin when I heard elders and my soon-to-be teachers converse in the language, only to wonder what it was like to understand. I'm joining the LCO University team coming from six years of immersion classroom/teaching experience from Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute and several years of close mentorship with seasoned language pioneers and teachers. I look forward to working alongside Dr. Chi-Migiz and contributing to adult language learning and community language restoration.

Some of my earliest memories of ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ are listening to my wen'enh Jerry Smith speak Ojibwe during a kid's summer program, being a part of the NSTI program as a middle schooler, and calling the front desk asking for my mom all the time when she worked here :) Who knew I would have the opportunity to be a part of the University down the road both as a student and a staff member! What an amazing opportunity to have language be so accessible in our own backyard at places like ɬÀï·¬ÏÂÔØ and Waadookodaading. Let's learn from each other, with each other, and for each other! Ambe, bi-ojibwemotawishin waabamiyan!

I love to cook, sew, dance and travel to pow-wows, hunt and fish, rice, and occasionally nerd out on the PlayStation :) and GO PACK GO

Ojibwemowin I, Ojibwemowin II, Ojibwemowin III, Ojibwemowin IV