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Alex Kmett’s Language Revival Mission | Minneapolis News
Alex Kmett, a proud Red Lake Nation member and Ojibwe language advocate, just landed a $150,000 Bush Fellowship to deepen his work preserving and revitalizing the Ojibwe language — not just as words, but as a living system of knowledge, values, and worldview. After co-founding a language immersion program for kids and healing from the trauma of boarding school eras, he’s now using this grant to travel to places like New Zealand and Hawaii, learning how to weave indigenous languages into everyday life. This is more than an honor — it’s the time and freedom to build a lasting legacy for his…
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