What's the Word? "Voices from the Ojibwe Nation"

From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Honors National American Indian and Alaska-Native Heritage Month
Length: 29:00

Three members of Ojibwe communities, which reach from Michigan to Montana in the United States and from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada, share their rich literary history. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Promos

Playing: What's the Word? "Voices from the Ojibwe Nation"
From: Modern Language Association

Anton Treuer talks about the Ojibwe oral tradition and his work to preserve the Ojibwe language;

Kimberly Blaeser discusses poetry's role in Ojibwe life and culture;

Gordon Henry traces the roots of Ojibwe fiction and speaks about the work of Louise Erdrich.

Evergreen

Well-suited to National American Indian and Alaska-Native Heritage Month in November

Thirty- and fifteen-second promos available.

This piece has a companion, What's the Word? "American Indian and Alaska-Native Tribal Traditions".

More from Modern Language Association

What's the Word? "American Indian and Alaska-Native Tribal Traditions" (29:10)
From: Modern Language Association

A celebration of American Indian and Alaska-Native tribal traditions

What's the Word? Passing (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

An exploration of writers and characters of mixed race

What's the Word? Trujillo (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

Three novels that explore Trujillo's influence on life in the Dominican Republic and in the diaspora

What's the Word? The African Novel (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

An exploration of the African novel

What's the Word? Religion and the State (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

Three writers whose work explores the intersection of religion and the state

What's the Word? Seeing 9/11 (28:58)
From: Modern Language Association

Three representations of the events of September 11th.

What's the Word? Shakespeare after 9/11 (28:58)
From: Modern Language Association

A look at how the events of September 11th changed the way we read Shakespeare's plays about politics and leadership.

What's the Word? Mystical Poets (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

How do those who have experienced the direct presence of God capture this heightened state in words?

What's the Word? Poetry for Children (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

The poetry we hear—and create—as children teaches us about the power of words.

WTW Texts of Resistance (29:00)
From: Modern Language Association

How did slaves resist their oppression? Three works explore what it means to resist and to survive.

Piece Description

Anton Treuer talks about the Ojibwe oral tradition and his work to preserve the Ojibwe language;

Kimberly Blaeser discusses poetry's role in Ojibwe life and culture;

Gordon Henry traces the roots of Ojibwe fiction and speaks about the work of Louise Erdrich.

Evergreen

Well-suited to National American Indian and Alaska-Native Heritage Month in November

Thirty- and fifteen-second promos available.

This piece has a companion, What's the Word? "American Indian and Alaska-Native Tribal Traditions".