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Boozhoo!
Welcome to the Ojibwe numbers web page.
Follow the links above to learn how to construct and speak numbers, money,
and time. It is best to follow the links in order because each page depends
on your understanding of the previous page(s). Formulas show how the numbers
are constructed. Examples are linked to sound files and multiple dialects
are spoken (color coded). Speaker names appear when the cursor is dragged
over a button.
Fond du Lac dialect (red button)
- Sonny Greensky, FDL Ojibwe schools language instructor
East Lake dialect (yellow button)
- David "Niib" Aubid, University Minnesota Duluth Ojibwe language instructor
Red Lake/Canadian dialect (blue button)
- George Dick, native speaker and language instructor
- Martha Jourdain, Fond du Lac (FDL) Ojibwe schools culture instructor
Students (green button)
- Jennifer Ammesmaki, FDL Ojibwe schools student
- Kristen Sam, FDL Ojibwe schools student
- Rachel Breckenridge, FDL Ojibwe schools mathematics instructor
A Class Project
This page started as a technology project for my
Native American Mathematics class. The project was supported by the Arrowhead
Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (APT3)
group through the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). Our team consisted of
myself, Rachel Breckenridge (in-service teacher), Jonathan Rickert (pre-service
teacher), and David "Niib" Aubid (professor). The students of the
Native American Mathematics class and other student volunteers helped design
and construct the web page. In the process they learned not only about web page
design but also Ojibwe number construction. The web page was also a class project
for my Ojibwe language class at UMD. My hope is this site can be used to teach
Ojibwe numbers to those interested.
Acknowledgements – Miigwech!
This page would not have been possible without the help of many
individuals. David "Niib" Aubid taught my students and myself
the contents of these pages and many other aspects of the Ojibwe
language. Niib also spent many hours helping me develop and revise
the number constructions and make recordings. Jonathan Rickert
spent hours beyond his obligation helping with page layout and
answering my questions about Dreamweaver (software used to
construct this page*). Martha Jourdain graciously lent her
beautiful beadwork to use in the layout and her voice for the
recordings. George Dick and Sonny Greensky took time out of their
days to be language consultants and speakers. Rich Murto, FDL
Ojibwe’s technology guru, helped with technical glitches. Thanks
to the students that helped with the web page: Kristen Sam,
Jennifer Ammesmaki, and others who wish to be left unacknowledged.
And finally, thanks to the APT3 group and the Fond du Lac
reservation for the opportunity to do this web page.
* The web page has been reformatted
somewhat to fit the size constraints of fdlrez.com
A Note on Spelling
The "double vowel orthography" was utilized to spell Ojibwe
words and phrases. This orthography draws on the English alphabet
to construct Ojibwe sounds and has wide (but not universal)
acceptance among Ojibwe instructors and speakers. See: A Concise
Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe by John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm,
Univiversity of Minnesota Press, 1995
Associated Link
Arrowhead Preparing Tomorrow's
Teachers to Use Technology
Please email or write if you have any comments.
Rachel Breckenridge
Fond du Lac Ojibwe Schools
49 University Rd
Cloquet, MN 55720
rachelbreckenridge@fdlrez.com
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