Articles written by Robyn Katona

Robyn Katona, MPR News|Mar 3, 2023

Persia Erdrich's son had just turned 2 years old when he spoke his first sentence in Ojibwe. The pair were visiting the Minnesota Zoo as part of a group of babies, toddlers, parents and elders in a program to teach Ojibwe to young children and their parents. Erdrich, whose Ojibwe name is Netaa-niimid, said it happened when her son Patrick Linehan, whose Ojibwe name is Ogimaagaabaw, pointed at a bear in an enclosure. "Mokwa nibaa," he said. The bear is sleeping. This was possible for Erdrich's...  Website