***** When you forget your original language, you lose the tie to how your ancestors thought. That is the reason it's so important to Native Americans, it was the plan of White American that we lose our culture and our roots. We do it to honor our ancestors and to spite the powers that thought to wipe us out.
***** Are you asserting that an individual cannot grow to his full potential in his Native language? Right now with the unrest in Crimea, would you say that the Russian invasion is a good thing? Would you still hold that belief if the Russian soldiers start indiscriminately killing innocent Ukrainian civilians? White Americans slaughtered Native Americans indiscriminately and often under a white flag of truce (and sometimes under the American flag that supposedly signaled the Indian camp in question was not hostile). They stole land and relegated Indians to the most inhospitable land around. They took our children away and sent them to boarding schools hundreds of miles away from their homes for the purpose of making them forget their Native tongue and the rituals and customs of their people. Most Native Americans today know English with the possible exception of many elders. We have known English for several generations, but it doesn't seem to help the poverty, the unemployment or the lack of opportunity many Native tribes suffer. Native Americans are no longer actively being hunted and killed, but the opportunities that are open to us are virtually nonexistent. By keeping in touch with our language and culture we PROVE that we will NOT be wiped out, nor can we be made to forget our past.
***** That is precisely why we were wiped out, because we didn't want to be part of the (conquering) whole. We wanted to retain our culture, our language our beliefs. I'm all for moving forward as a race (the human race), but the argument starts when we choose who leads. History shows us it's not the wisest who lead, nor the most compassionate, but the more aggressive, the most willing to hurt others for whatever cause be it nationalist, religious, or capitalist. I see your vision as the ultimate dream, but being Indian, I'm forced to be a realist. Without a pressing international threat mankind will NEVER work towards one goal.
***** - Though we evolve through space and time, ancient knowledge resurfaces time and time again. To know and study ancient languages allows us to understand and perceive very important things about the Earth and many other things. English is already the global language. People are already coming together as One, but you don't have to come together as One and forget about the cultures that make up the population. Coming together as humanity can mean many other things. It doesn't mean you have to stop studying and connecting to the roots in which your DNA came from. Now religion? That is the culprit to many wars and mass killings. To remove religion means to coexist much better and draw closer to a one-ness in humanity.
***** It's never as simple as that. Don't Ukranians speak Russian? How did that help understanding between the Ukranians and the invading Russians? Keep in mind that the cultures that spoke that "ancient languages" are all gone. That's not true of Native Americans. We are still alive and well in these modern times and we're taking measure to ensure that we DON'T disappear like the cultures of all those "ancient languages. Talking one language is precisely what was insisted upon by the White men who killed so many Indians. They wanted us to speak THEIR language (presumably so they could understand our defense plans). Learning English hasn't helped us shed the poverty, the substance abuse, and unemployment or the shoddy education opportunities that have been bequeathed us. We can all speak the same language, but I can't change the color of my skin. Ask the Black man in the U.S. if he feels he's on "equal terms" as the White man. English hasn't helped them attain equality much.
this is fucking awesome, I wish more of native language was being taught like this, sadly alot of it is just going to die if we don't find it out ourselves
Ok I found the answer because of the link at the end. Thanks for posting it. The school site says: "All curriculum is delivered in the Ojibwe language with the exception of one hour a day using English Language Arts."
Awesome clip. Is everything in Ojibwe? Does the school ever teach English, or do their parents do that? I saw a video once where a kid went to a school like this, possibly even this one, but the Mom only spoke English. That's why I was wondering.
onechild'sband In that 20/20 documentary by Diane Sawyer the little kids were in a Lakota immersion class. They all knew English, but they were learning Lakota really fast. Its not really the same as this, because I think they were going to go back to English, but its a start.
onechild'sband In another documentary called, The Medicine Game, there was a Mohawk immersion class. The first two Thompson brothers, Jeremy and Hiana didn't even learn English until they were around 10 and 11. That actually held them back, but the immersion class should still exist.
TheSuburbanBase Oh, the immersion class definitely should exist. Speaking English is practical but mother tongue comes first. I'm Finnish so I will never understand the struggles that come with speaking a minority language, but I have a lot of respect for those who speak them. I'll check the documentary out! Thank you!
Learning math is difficult enough. Kudos to these Native kids. We can't let our traditions and our languages lapse.
***** When you forget your original language, you lose the tie to how your ancestors thought. That is the reason it's so important to Native Americans, it was the plan of White American that we lose our culture and our roots. We do it to honor our ancestors and to spite the powers that thought to wipe us out.
***** Are you asserting that an individual cannot grow to his full potential in his Native language? Right now with the unrest in Crimea, would you say that the Russian invasion is a good thing? Would you still hold that belief if the Russian soldiers start indiscriminately killing innocent Ukrainian civilians?
White Americans slaughtered Native Americans indiscriminately and often under a white flag of truce (and sometimes under the American flag that supposedly signaled the Indian camp in question was not hostile). They stole land and relegated Indians to the most inhospitable land around. They took our children away and sent them to boarding schools hundreds of miles away from their homes for the purpose of making them forget their Native tongue and the rituals and customs of their people.
Most Native Americans today know English with the possible exception of many elders. We have known English for several generations, but it doesn't seem to help the poverty, the unemployment or the lack of opportunity many Native tribes suffer. Native Americans are no longer actively being hunted and killed, but the opportunities that are open to us are virtually nonexistent.
By keeping in touch with our language and culture we PROVE that we will NOT be wiped out, nor can we be made to forget our past.
***** That is precisely why we were wiped out, because we didn't want to be part of the (conquering) whole. We wanted to retain our culture, our language our beliefs. I'm all for moving forward as a race (the human race), but the argument starts when we choose who leads. History shows us it's not the wisest who lead, nor the most compassionate, but the more aggressive, the most willing to hurt others for whatever cause be it nationalist, religious, or capitalist.
I see your vision as the ultimate dream, but being Indian, I'm forced to be a realist. Without a pressing international threat mankind will NEVER work towards one goal.
*****
- Though we evolve through space and time, ancient knowledge resurfaces time and time again. To know and study ancient languages allows us to understand and perceive very important things about the Earth and many other things. English is already the global language. People are already coming together as One, but you don't have to come together as One and forget about the cultures that make up the population. Coming together as humanity can mean many other things. It doesn't mean you have to stop studying and connecting to the roots in which your DNA came from. Now religion? That is the culprit to many wars and mass killings. To remove religion means to coexist much better and draw closer to a one-ness in humanity.
***** It's never as simple as that. Don't Ukranians speak Russian? How did that help understanding between the Ukranians and the invading Russians?
Keep in mind that the cultures that spoke that "ancient languages" are all gone. That's not true of Native Americans. We are still alive and well in these modern times and we're taking measure to ensure that we DON'T disappear like the cultures of all those "ancient languages.
Talking one language is precisely what was insisted upon by the White men who killed so many Indians. They wanted us to speak THEIR language (presumably so they could understand our defense plans). Learning English hasn't helped us shed the poverty, the substance abuse, and unemployment or the shoddy education opportunities that have been bequeathed us. We can all speak the same language, but I can't change the color of my skin.
Ask the Black man in the U.S. if he feels he's on "equal terms" as the White man. English hasn't helped them attain equality much.
That is so cool. These kids are leaps and bounds ahead of me. I can barely count to 10.
Welcome to the Tipi for real though
Almost made me cry, and Imma dude. Learning Cree and Saulteaux, and I cant even comprehend math through language.
I met one of the teachers from this school at a diner. These are good people through and through.
this is fucking awesome, I wish more of native language was being taught like this, sadly alot of it is just going to die if we don't find it out ourselves
Ok I found the answer because of the link at the end. Thanks for posting it. The school site says: "All curriculum is delivered in the Ojibwe language with the exception of one hour a day using English Language Arts."
Love it! That's awesome! KEEP IT ALIVE!
I love this !!
Wonderful!
awww wow keep up with the tradition nuff said
Wow! That's amazing
Lol gaawiin nigikendanziin! Cute:-)
Miigwech!
HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miye sunka...pilamayahe
AwwwwwwWWWWWWWWW!!!!! I love this so much!!!!!
spectacular!
I'm jealous I wish I can speak Ojibwe
Awesome
I'm native :) aanii world
Yes let`s learn to speak fluent NATIVE........ AHO !!!
anishinaabe Mowin
Awesome clip. Is everything in Ojibwe? Does the school ever teach English, or do their parents do that? I saw a video once where a kid went to a school like this, possibly even this one, but the Mom only spoke English. That's why I was wondering.
I assume that's thank you. Cool then. They will be bi-lingual in no time.
That is so cool! So everything is taught in Ojibwe except English as a foreing language? There needs to be more schools like this!
onechild'sband In that 20/20 documentary by Diane Sawyer the little kids were in a Lakota immersion class. They all knew English, but they were learning Lakota really fast. Its not really the same as this, because I think they were going to go back to English, but its a start.
onechild'sband In another documentary called, The Medicine Game, there was a Mohawk immersion class. The first two Thompson brothers, Jeremy and Hiana didn't even learn English until they were around 10 and 11. That actually held them back, but the immersion class should still exist.
TheSuburbanBase Oh, the immersion class definitely should exist. Speaking English is practical but mother tongue comes first. I'm Finnish so I will never understand the struggles that come with speaking a minority language, but I have a lot of respect for those who speak them. I'll check the documentary out! Thank you!
Hi gimiwan
Mino.
TT-TT Miigwetch
Natives had math and written history before Europeans?