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Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Ojibway lessons now streaming below by Basil Johnston

Lesson 1 - Ojibway for Beginners

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Intermediate lesson 37Basil Johnston

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Advanced Ojibway lesson 1Basil Johnston

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" I have developed an audio program consisting of 25 CD's (now on flash drive) with 50 lessons thereon, a two year course. This audio program is the most extensive and intensive course that there is available, it is based on this text. " - Red Language Lexicon For beginners, Dibaudjimootaudiwin Conversations in Ojibway by Basil Johnston

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Basil Johnston

“They must remember that an infant takes anywhere from 2 and 2/12 years before he or she says his or her first word. In other words, anywhere between 4 and 6 thousand hours of listening.

And here adults are impatient with themselves, expecting to speak the language within months."

Basil Johnston

"If adults and students would listen to the language for an hour a day...they'll be pretty well in command of basic conversational Anishinabe after one year. "

Dr.Cecil King, University of Saskatchewan

“While also serving as a mantra for the study of the Ojibwe language, The Gift of the Stars advances the knowledge so necessary for Ojibwe students today. There is a critical need for academic materials to revitalize the language in a time when it does face ultimate extinction. Basil's work goes a long way to stemming the tide”