While Ojibwe is spoken across southern Canada and the Upper Midwest, the language is considered severely endangered. Since Minnesota is home to the greatest concentration of fluent Ojibwe speakers, ...

Awanibiisaa is the Ojibwe word for "misty rain." It might have been one of the many words learned by the 400-some people who gathered for last week's Ojibwe Immersion Camp in Sawyer. Then again, maybe ...

This September, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa author and language advocate James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw is set to release his highly anticipated children’s book, Wisdom Weavers: Explore the Ojibwe ...

James Vukelich is the creator of 'Ojibwe Word of the Day' and has been recognized as a leading... James Vukelich is the creator of 'Ojibwe Word of the Day' and has been recognized as a leading voice ...

Ojibwe Words We Use Gimiwan Dustin Burnette, the executive director of the Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network, joins us to teach us about the Ojibwe origin of words and names like Bemidji or Kanabec ...

Larry Martin, retired director of American Indian Studies at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, is pictured in this undated photo. He leads music at Gichitwaa Kateri in Minneapolis and helps ...

Bemidji, with a population of 14,000, is located at the center of the triangle formed by the reservations of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and White Earth Band of Ojibwe.

Cole Premo is digital manager for CBS Minnesota. For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota.