Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves and become proficient in the Ojibwe language. Students will learn about Ojibwe culture, tribal sovereignty, tribal arts and music, and Ojibwe history. Graduates of this degree will express this knowledge through the Ojibwe language with special attention to culture and ways of knowing of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
Graduates of this degree may have opportunities in a variety of fields. Some examples include cultural teacher, cultural advisor, and translator. Graduates of the BA in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History will also have gained skills that may enhance job performance in areas such as Native businesses and industries, tribal government and programs, and working with grants related to Native languages and communities.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the BA in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History, graduates will have gained the necessary skills to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, and writing Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History.
- Students will demonstrate oral fluency in Ojibwe.
- Students will analyze the Ojibwe language through reading and writing with emphasis on the double vowel writing system.
- Students will demonstrate active listening skills in Ojibwe.
- Exhibit knowledge of Ojibwe traditional worldview and spiritualty, especially as it relates to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
- Students will analyze Ojibwe philosophy and culture through the Ojibwe language.
- Students will demonstrate how worldview and spiritualty shape perceptions of our social environment.
- Students will learn about self-identity and cultural identity as it relates to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa people and apply that knowledge through presentations, research, and participating in cultural events.
- Examine and assess tribal sovereignty and tribal history, and how they relate to language and culture of the Ojibwe people, especially the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa tribe.
- Students will explain what tribal sovereignty is and how it applies to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
- Students will examine how tribal sovereignty supports efforts regarding the historical and current status of tribal government.
- Students will examine the history of tribal sovereignty and the past and current status of tribal governments, especially as it relates to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa tribal government.
- Students will assess tribal sovereignty and government within a global context.
- Demonstrate Ojibwe culture and language through the mediums of tribal art, Native literature, and traditional music of the Ojibwe people.
- Using the Ojibwe language, students will explain how traditional and contemporary Native American music and culture are interrelated.
- Students will build knowledge of language and culture through the medium of Native American art.
- Students will critique Native American literature as it relates to cultural norms, customs, and morals.
- Students will evaluate Native American traditional and contemporary literature through the use of Ojibwemowin.
The suggested sequence of courses is outlined below. Students will move as a cohort, completing the same courses together and graduating at the end of four semesters with their Bachelor Degree in Ojibwe Language, Culture and History. Students are highly encouraged to follow the sequence of courses in order to graduate within a two-year timeframe.
Required Courses
Courses
Junior Year:
Fall Semester
| LANG 325 | Ojibwe Language III | 4 |
| AHU 253 | Turtle Mountain Ojibwa Traditions | 3 |
| SOCI 270 | Sociology of Indian Reservations | 3 |
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| ENGL 265 | Native American Literature I | 3 |
| Or | |
| ENGL 266 | Native American Literature II | 3 |
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| LANG 330 | Ojibwe Grammar Patterns and Sentence Structure | 3 |
Spring Semester
Senior Year:
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
Additional Courses
Below are additional courses for students who have already taken and successfully passed with a “C” or higher AHU 253, AHU 256, SOCI 270, ENGL 265 / ENGL 266, POLS 287:
| AHU 134 | Pow Wow Organization & Managment | 3 |
| AHU 254 | Anishinaabe Cultural Involvement | 3 |
| ENGL 239 | Native American Children’s Literature | 3 |
| HIST 252 | Chippewa History II | 3 |
| LANG 299 | Native Language Revitalization: Case Studies and Planning I | 3 |
| POLS 285 | Federal Indian Policy II 1871 to Present | 3 |
| SOCI 271 | Contemporary Indian Issues | 3 |
| SOCI 275 | Native American Indian Studies | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 146