Ojibwe immersion camp reconnects students to their language

Forget Rosetta Stone: an Ojibwe immersion camp happeningnear Espanola, Ont., this weekaims toprovide time andspaceto gain confidence in speaking a language that many Ojibwe people do not speak themselves and perhaps, to tap into culture and tradition.

MskwaankwadRice, whois helping to run the camp, saiditwillprovide Anishinaabemowin immersion and grammar instruction for adult learnersto preserve their language now andfor future generations of Anishinaabeg.

"We're at the point where we need to do this for the language to survive ... for us to maintain that sense of identity," he said.

The camp will take place at the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre at Anderson Lake.

Listen to the complete interview withMskwaankwadRice on CBC Sudbury's Up North radio show.

Up North5:28Ojibwe immersion camp to take place near Espanola

Later this week, an Ojibwe language immersion camp will take place at the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre at Anderson Lake, just outside of Espanola. Mskwaankwad Rice, one of the people helping to run the camp, shared more details.