Video Livestream of Second Annual Capser Tribute: Anton Treuer
“Madeline Island’s Anishinaabe Culture, History, and Language”
Anishinaabe Izhichigewin,
Gaa-pi-izhiwebak, miinawaa Inwewin Moningwanekaaning
Guest Speaker: Anton Treuer, Ojibwe scholar and acclaimed author. https://antontreuer.com
Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books, including The Cultural Toolbox, and The Language Warrior’s Manifesto. He has received more than 40 prestigious awards and fellowships, including from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the Bush Foundation, the First Nations Development Institute, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. In 2018, he was named Guardian of Culture and Lifeways and recipient of the Pathfinder Award by the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. Treuer’s equity, education, and cultural work have been recognized around the nation and the world.
Livestream of the Second Annual Capser Tribute, July 13, 2024. Click white arrow on image to play...
Funded in part by the Anishinaabe Fund and the Grutzner Madeline Island Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
And here are a few photos from the reception and event…
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