Language Tools

EQI is deeply invested in supporting the Native community here in our city. We work closely with Indian Community School of Milwaukee, Inc., and other tribal entities in the greater Milwaukee area. Follow any of the links below to get more information.

Ojibwe.net (and on Facebook): Language information and lessons can be found on on these websites.

Indigenous MKE is a story game app built by attendees of the 2017 Mooshkine camp.

ICS Language Video: Learn vocabulary in multiple indigenous languages!

EQI Special Collections Archive is a collection that consists of audio/visual materials concerning the teaching of Indigenous languages including Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Menominee, and Anishinaabemowin. Curated primarily by the Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Included in the collection are lessons regarding vocabulary and grammar, as well as nursery rhymes, songs for children, recorded conversations between experts and native speakers, and an Anishinaabemowin talk show. Additionally, there are records from Native American language conferences on the student activities offered.