MIIN Weshki-ganawenjigaazojig 2025-26 Announcement
Winners announcement September 2025
Niigaanibinesiikwe
Niigaanibinesiikwe Hannah Orie is turtle clan from the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe in Hayward, WI and is a second-language learner of Ojibwemowin. Professionally, Hannah has six years of experience teaching in an Ojibwe language-medium throughout grades K-3 at Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute. She currently serves as a teaching assistant for the Native American Studies/Ojibwemowin program at LCO Ojibwe University while also enrolled as a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Elementary/Middle School Education under the Ojibwe immersion track. She is also newly a member of the National Native American Language Resource Center’s (N-NALRC) inaugural Youth Leadership cohort and a National Indian Education Association Emerging Language Leaders Fellow. She is excited to contribute to language revitalization in bigger ways with ideas of program expansion, media creation, community programming/involvement and continuing teaching.
Diindiisi
Diindiisi Alicia Corbiere is bear clan from Batchewana First Nation. She grew up in Toronto, Ontario and recently moved to Midland, Ontario to begin her position as Anishinaabemowin Motivator for Beausoleil First Nation. Diindiisi often works as a contract teacher through Ninaatigoons Learning, where she helps facilitate immersion for both children and adults.
She helps run a collective with Rochelle Allan called Anishinaabemowin at Home in Toronto, where they hold monthly immersion events for first-language speakers. Diindiisi also created Maajiibizadaa, an online youth group, to connect young learners of Anishinaabemowin. She recently received an Immersion Instructors’ Certificate through the Anishinaabemowin Boodwe Committee and Barbara Nolan. Diindiisi wants to continue gaining experience so she can one day bring immersion education to her home community.
Giizhibimi-ayaakwe 
Giizhibimi-ayaakwe indigo. Waabizheshi indoodem. Bapashkominitigong indoonjibaa. Gwaaba’iganing indaa. Alyza grew up on the Fond Du Lac reservation enjoying traditional seasonal activities with her family. This kept her connected to the Anishinaabe culture and heritage throughout childhood. Much of Alyza’s language work up to this point has taken place at Gookonaanig Endaawaad on her home reservation. She contributes to revitalizing language use within her community by sharing her love for Ojibwemowin through immersive experiences. Alyza aims to engage people of all ages within the Ojibwe language through meaningful, collaborative work. Alongside strengthening the understanding of our language and cultural lifeways for the next seven generations.
