Barbara Ann Nolan is the Anishinabek Nation’s Language Commissioner, our Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidood. We talked about her extensive involvement in Anishinaabemowin revitalization, starting in the 1970s, to the community efforts she's seeing across Anishinabek territory today. As a vibrant first speaker of Nishnaabemowin, Barbara advocates for an uplifting approach to language learning, through immersion experiences, in-person or virtual classrooms, language videos, games and apps.

Visit her new children's video series at:    / @barbara_nolan  

Visit her website at http://www.barbaranolan.com.

Download the 2024 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan 2024 Monthly Calendar:  https://www.anishinabek.ca/Flipbooks/...

This podcast is produced by the Communications Department at the Anishinabek Nation: http://www.anishinabek.ca.  

Find this episode transcript here: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/65fmx...

Music: “Brothers” by Wolf Saga and Chippewa Travellers, “Embracing Beauty: by Justin Delorme, licenced through Nagamo Publishing. “Vibing over Venus” by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License)