Waadookodaading Explained

Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute
Address:8575 W Trepania Rd, Hayward, WI 54843
Country:United States
Type:Charter elementary/middle
Established:2001
Principal:Brooke Niiyogaabawiikwe Ammann
Grades:K–8
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

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

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

Waadookodaading is physically connected to the English-language Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School, but functions autonomously.[5]

Academics

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.

Organization and funding

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] The Administration for Native Americans also granted the school $300,000 in 2024.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LCO Ojibwe School Hits Record Enrollment at 415 Students. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. October 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: January 2022 . Voices in the Wilderness: Language Integrity . Dartmouth Alumni Magazine.
  3. Web site: History – Waadookodaading . 2024-10-07 . www.waadookodaading.org.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-27 . Wisconsin’s Native Tribes Are Taking Action to Keep Their Languages From Dying Out . 2024-10-07 . Milwaukee Magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: Kim . Yvonne . 2019-11-13 . ‘The place where we help each other’ . 2024-10-07 . The Cap Times . en.
  6. News: Koran . Mario . 2021-04-07 . ‘Race against the clock’: the school fighting to save the Ojibwe language before its elders pass away . 2024-10-07 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: Waadookodaading – The Ways . 2024-10-07 . PBS Wisconsin Education . en-US.
  8. Web site: Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Inc . 2024-10-07 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
  9. Web site: April 3, 2024 . Northern Wisconsin to receive support from annual funding legislation . WSAW-TV.
  10. Web site: Staff . Native News Online . 2024-08-08 . Administration for Native Americans Awards Over $7 Million to the Preservation of Native Languages . 2024-11-14 . Native News Online . en-GB.

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