The Ojibwe Night Sky

Aanishnaabemowin, American Indian, collaboration, constellations, indigenous knowledge, Ojibwe, shared voices, stars, storytelling

Please join us for a conversation with our Artist in Residence (AIR) Sam Zimmerman and Language Instructor Michael Zimmerman Jr. about constellations of the night sky through an Ojibwe lens.

Conversation with an Elder and an Artist: Diane Amour and Sam Zimmerman

collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, native scholars, Ojibwe, potawatomi, storytelling

Please join us for our opening event to introduce the American Indian Student Center’s (AISC) and the Electa Quinney Institute’s (EQI) inaugural Artist in Residence, Sam Zimmerman/Zhaawanoogiizhik (Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, Crane Clan). Sam and the former director of… Read More

ICS Language Video

December 13, 2021EducationHo-Chunk, ICS, Indian Community School, Language Revitalization, Languages, Menominee, Ojibwe, Oneida

ICS worked with their students and staff to create a video that teaches us vocabulary in multiple indigenous languages! ICS Language Video from Indian Community School, Inc. on Vimeo.

‘Let’s take our daughters and dance’

July 9, 2020Article, Interview, NewsAanishnaabemowin, AIM Song, American Indian, American Indian Movement, collaboration, Native American, Ojibwe, song

On Sunday, June 28, 2020, Margaret Noodin (EQI Director, English, American Indian Studies) and Kim Blaeser (English, American Indian Studies) organized and participated in a Jingle Dress Dance in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Read the full article by… Read More

WUWM Highlights work of EQI on UWM Today

January 14, 2019Article, Education, Interview, NewsAmerican Indian, drumming, language, Native American, native nations, Ojibwe, song, student support

On two occasions, Tom Luljack, host of UWM Today on WUWM 89.7, spent time with folks from our institute to learn a little more about the work of EQI, its impact on students, and the community as well as more… Read More