How this Anishinaabe elder uses online videos to pass along love of language to children

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Anishnaabe elder Barbara Nolan launched the series of online videos, shown in this handout image, last month aimed at introducing her nation’s language to the very youngest members of the community.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy Barbara Nolan

By Sidhartha Banerjee The Canadian Press

Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation’s language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children.

Nolan launched a series of online videos last month to introduce the language — called Anishinaabemowin — to the very youngest members of the community.

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