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Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Language Course – Fall, 2025

October 14 - December 2
Free – $200.00

Fall 2025 Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Online Language Course

8 x 90 min classes: October 14 – December 2

Or, if the timing works better for you, we’ve just opened registration for a Winter 2026 Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Online Language Course which will be on Tuesdays @ 5pm Eastern Time from January 6 – March 3. Learn more & sign-up…

These courses are open to everyone – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. If you are a non-Indigenous language learner, we ask you to review these reflections on what it means to be a non-Indigenous learner in an Indigenous language learning course.

Your Language Instructor:

Sarah Wood is a member of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and currently resides in Peterborough, ON, where she is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. She has been learning Anishinaabemowin for 6 years. She is also a part-time faculty member at Brock University, Trent University and Biidwewdamowaad Nimkiig Biidaabang teaching Anishinaabemowin and an immersion facilitator and language teacher at Ninaatigoons Learning.

Dates and Times:

  • Tuesday evenings, 5:00pm-6:30pm Eastern Time: October 14, 21, 28 / November 4, 11, 18, 25 / December 2
  • Recorded and made available to registrants after for those who can’t attend live (available for 3 months after the session)

Course Outline:

  • Session 1: Greetings/Sound Chart/Introductions
  • Session 2: Persons/Maaba and Maanda
  • Session 3: Animate Intransitive Verbs (VAI)
  • Session 4: Animate Intransitive Verbs (VAI) Continued
  • Session 5: Feelings/Daily Routines
  • Session 6: Weather/Inanimate Intransitive Verbs (VII)
  • Session 7: Inanimate Transitive Verbs (VTI)
  • Session 8: Animate Transitive Verbs (VTA)/Review/ Next Steps

All registrants will receive:

  • 8 live (virtual) 90 min language learning sessions
  • A link to the recordings & supplemental resources (available for up to 3 months following the workshops)
  • A Certificate of Completion for the sessions attended (live or recorded)

Your contribution:

  • FREE for Indigenous Participants: We invite you to register, free of charge, no questions asked
  • 75% Discounted Rate for Indigenous Participants: Option to contribute a smaller amount (75% off regular) to support this course
  • Non-Indigenous Participants: Early Bird until Sept 30 – $160 ($20/session) / After Sept 30 – $200 ($25/session)
  • Group Discounts: 20% off for groups of 5 or more more using this discount code at checkout: XKJS3VJC

Your course fee goes towards supporting our charity in covering the course costs, including ensuring that we compensate the course instructors adequately, and that we can continue to offer learning opportunities like these. These are offered free of charge for Indigenous participants as an acknowledgement that one should not have to pay for something that was stolen.

Anishinaabe Learning Resources (optional, but excellent!):

  1. Pocket Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe): A Phrasebook for Nearly All Occasions
  2. Gookum’s Language: Learning Ojibwe
  3. Anishinaabe Bird Names: Nature Guide
  4. Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask

The Importance of this Learning:

Indigenous languages carry connections to lands, ancestors, traditions, and contain ecological knowledge crucial for sustainable living, medicinal practices, and traditional storytelling, enriching our collective wisdom. By supporting Indigenous language revitalization efforts, we not only preserve linguistic diversity but also uphold Indigenous Peoples’ fundamental rights to their languages and cultures.

Our intention being not to offer a second language program where participants achieve fluency, but rather to provide a spark—an introduction that inspires and encourages further engagement with the language and broader revitalization efforts. We aim to create a welcoming space where learners can begin their journey, build connections, and develop a foundation for future learning opportunities.

Non-Indigenous participants can take steps towards reconciliation by participating in language courses like these as a way to uplift language revitalization and deepen their own understanding of local place. We just ask that you review these reflections on what it means to be a non-Indigenous learner in an Indigenous language learning course.

We offer this language learning opportunity as a partnership between our charitable social enterprise and Natural Curiosity.

Details

Start:
October 14
End:
December 2
Cost:
Free – $200.00
Event Categories:
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Website:
https://outdoorlearning.com/events/category/indigenous-language-learning/

Organizer

Outdoor Learning School
Email
info@outdoorlearning.com

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Indigenous Participants - 75% Discounted Registration: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Language Course Fall 2025
We invite you to make a smaller contribution if this isn't a barrier. This helps us to cover our costs, including compensating language instructors adequately. And allows us to work towards offering future opportunities like this.
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Indigenous participants can register for free, with no questions asked. We look forward to learning alongside you!
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Early Bird Registration: Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Language Course Fall 2025
Your course fee goes towards supporting our charity in covering the course costs, including ensuring that we compensate the course instructors adequately, and that we can continue to offer learning opportunities like these.
$ 200.00 $ 160.00
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