Ojibwe language symposium brings learners and speakers together in Cloquet
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College hosted its seventh annual Ojibwe Language Symposium in Cloquet, Minnesota, bringing together community members for workshops, immersive games and speaker panels, according to MPR News. The free, family-oriented gathering invited learners of all ages and experience levels to participate.
“I think it's one of the few opportunities that we have just to kind of gather and to celebrate the language, and then also to connect with one another,” Michelle Goose, an Ojibwe language instructor at the college and a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, was quoted as saying.
According to MPR News, the symposium is held in collaboration with local immersion programs, including the Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network, known as MIIN. Goose said about 300 people registered this year, ranging from grade school students to elders. The two-day event took place Feb. 6-7.
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