For more than a century, the Ojibwe language has been under assault. Generations of American Indians were forced into government or church-run boarding schools. Their native language and culture were forbidden. Today, only a few can speak Ojibwe fluently. But there are growing efforts to revive the language. Some say preserving it is essential to keeping the culture alive. And as Mainstreet Radio's Tom Robertson reports, language is also a vital link to the old spiritual ways. {
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