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riversedge

(78,000 posts) Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:54 PM Sep 22

@GovEvers I was glad to join the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to unveil a new dual-language highway sign to

I am glad to see this.

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I was glad to join the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to unveil a new dual-language highway sign to properly recognize their sovereign territory.

Folks, here in Wisconsin, we choose to embrace, not erase, our partnerships with Native Nations.
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@GovEvers I was glad to join the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to unveil a new dual-language highway sign to (Original Post) riversedge Sep 22 OP

I've been through the Red Lake reservation in northern MN, and all the road signs are in Ojibwe. Ocelot II Sep 22 #1

Ocelot II

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1. I've been through the Red Lake reservation in northern MN, and all the road signs are in Ojibwe.

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Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:04 PM

Sep 22

Which is interesting, because Ojibwe words, especially for place names, aren't like English words; they are descriptions, so they tend to be rather long so sometimes the words have to be hyphenated. I'd love to know the literal translations. I also noticed that some stores and other businesses in Bemidji have signs in Ojibwe - at least Boozhoo (Hello) and Thank you (Miigwech).

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