Waadookodaading
| Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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8575 W Trepania Rd, Hayward, WI 54843 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°56′38″N 91°21′25″W / 45.944°N 91.357°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter elementary/middle |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Brooke Niiyogaabawiikwe Ammann |
| Grades | K–8 |
| Number of students | 415 (2023-24) [1] |
Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute (Waadookodaading) is an Ojibwe-language immersion school located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation in Hayward, Wisconsin.[2]
History
[edit]The immersion program was started during the 2000–2001 academic school year by the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.[3]
Mission
[edit]The school was primarily conceived to preserve the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe)-language in Wisconsin, where only a few dozen elderly native speakers were estimated to remain in 2019.[4]
Facility
[edit]Waadookodaading is physically connected to the English-language Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School, but functions autonomously.[5]
Academics
[edit]In addition to state and federally-mandated academic requirements, Waadookodaading provides cultural activities such as harvesting wild rice and syrup, as well as snowshoeing.[6][7] The school currently offers kindergarten through eighth grade education.[5]
Organization and funding
[edit]Waadookodaading is an independent charter institution.[8] In 2024, it received $5,000,000 in federal funding aimed at expanding its operations to K-12.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "LCO Ojibwe School Hits Record Enrollment at 415 Students". Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Voices in the Wilderness: Language Integrity". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. January 2022.
- ^ "History – Waadookodaading". www.waadookodaading.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Wisconsin's Native Tribes Are Taking Action to Keep Their Languages From Dying Out". Milwaukee Magazine. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ a b Kim, Yvonne (2019-11-13). "'The place where we help each other'". The Cap Times. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Koran, Mario (2021-04-07). "'Race against the clock': the school fighting to save the Ojibwe language before its elders pass away". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Waadookodaading – The Ways". PBS Wisconsin Education. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Inc". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Northern Wisconsin to receive support from annual funding legislation". WSAW-TV. April 3, 2024.