Ojibwe History and Culture

 
WORKSHOP DETAILS 
Wednesday and Thursday, December 8-9, 2010 at Bemidji High School, MN
Day 1: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Day 2: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Clock Hours: 14
Graduate Credit Available
Intended Audience: K – 12 educators
Presenter: Dr. Anton Treuer

Cost: $135
 
For information about this workshop contact Connie Skildum at connie@minnesotahumanities.org.

In the late nineteenth century, traditional Ojibwe ways of life were under assault.  The land the Ojibwe could use to farm, hunt, and fish had been greatly reduced by treaties and allotment.  In addition, Ojibwe children were being sent to government schools, often far from their homes and families.  This workshop explores the immediate and long-term effects of allotment and government-imposed education on the Ojibwe. Also discussed will be current issues of treaty rights, mascots, and repatriation. Participants will explore the ways that language contributes to cultural experiences and exchanges as well as present-day efforts to preserve the Ojibwe language.

This two day workshop led by Dr. Anton Treuer, will provide help and guidance with historical and cultural issues, explore successful strategies for teaching to and about Ojibwe people and developing lessons that align with the state standards. Opportunities will be provided to explore absent narratives through the careful examination of selected video, historical, literature and curricular examples.
 
Graduate credit is available through Hamline University for an additional fee of $123.
Graduate Credit Assignment (December 8-9 workshop) .doc View
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ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Dr. Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He has a B.A. from Princeton University, M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He is Editor of the Oshkaabewis Native Journal, the only academic journal of the Ojibwe language. His published books include Ojibwe in Minnesota, The Assassination of Hole in the Day: Ojibwe Leadership, Land, and Life Transformed, 1825-1868, Awesiinyensag: Dadiibaajimowinan Ji-gikinoo’amaageng, Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories, Aaniin Ekidong: Ojibwe Vocabulary Project, and Omaa Akiing. Dr. Treuer has sat on many organizational boards, ranging from the White Earth Land Recovery Project to MeritCare Health System. Dr. Treuer has received prestigious awards and fellowships from the American Philosophical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota Humanities Commission, the Experienced Faculty Development Program, the Institute for the Study of World Politics, the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, the Grotto Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Bush Foundation, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
 
PAST EVENTS
Wednesday and Thursday, August 25-26, 2010 in Park Rapids, MN 
Intended Audience: K-12 Park Rapids educators
Presenter: Dr. Anton Treuer
 
 

RESOURCES, MATERIALS AND LINKS

Dr. Treuer on TPT's Almanac
 
 
Dr. Treuer speaks on MPR's Midmorning  September 9, 2010.
Click here to read more.
 
                                                                                                
 Aaniin Ekidong: Ojibwe Vocabulary Project.  Click to read more.                 Ojibwe in Minnesota.  Click to purchase.
 
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