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Cloquet man named Bush Fellow for Ojibwe language preservation
- Alex Kmett, a Cloquet resident, became interested in learning the Ojibwe language as a teenager but lacked resources then.
- Kmett was named a 2026 Bush Fellow and awarded a $150,000 grant for his work in revitalizing and teaching the Ojibwe language.
- Kmett co-founded Ojibwe language initiatives at the University of Minnesota Morris, including an early childhood language immersion model.
- He said receiving the Bush Fellowship is like winning the lottery with time because it gives extra time to develop ideas and be stronger.
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Cloquet man named Bush Fellow for Ojibwe language preservation
CLOQUET — When Alex Kmett first became interested in learning his ancestral language of Ojibwe as a teenager, he didn’t have the resources available now. Twenty years later, Ojibwe language preservation efforts have been made both nationally and locally, such as the Ojibwe-language version of “Star Wars” and the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Ojibwe Language program. However, Kmett hopes to continue to strengthen language revitalizatio…
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