Program Type: Certificate, Associates, Bachelors or Masters
Bachelors Degree
Estimated Time to Complete
Four Years
Format: On Campus, Off Campus or Hybrid
On Campus
Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves and become proficient in the Ojibwe language. Students will learn about Ojibwe culture, tribal sovereignty, tribal arts and music, and Ojibwe history. Graduates of this degree will express this knowledge through the Ojibwe language with special attention to culture and ways of knowing of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
Graduates of this degree may have opportunities in a variety of fields. Some examples include cultural teacher, cultural advisor, and translator. Graduates of the BA in Ojibwe Language, Culture, and History will also have gained skills that may enhance job performance in areas such as Native businesses and industries, tribal government and programs, and working with grants related to Native languages and communities.
Mission: Turtle Mountain Community College
Turtle Mountain Community College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.
- A learning environment stressing the application of academic concepts to concrete problems;
- Academic preparation for learning as a life-long process of discovery of knowledge embedded in the intellectual disciplines and the traditions of the tribe;
- In and out of class opportunities to discover the nature of Indian society, its history, variation, current and future patterns, needs and to serve as a contributing member toward its maintenance and betterment;
- A curriculum wherein Indian tribal studies are an integral part of all courses offered as well as history, values, methods, and culture of Western society;
- Continuous assessment of institutional programs and student academic achievement for the purpose of continuous improvement of student learning;
- Baccalaureate, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science degrees and certificate programs of study;
- Cooperation with locally Indian-owned business and stimulation of economic development for the service area;
- Continued independent accreditation; and
- Community service and leadership.
Turtle Mountain Community College is a tribal community college with obligations of direct community service to the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Under this unifying principle, the college seeks to maintain, seek out, and provide comprehensive higher education services in fields needed for true Indian self-determination.
The philosophical foundation of the college is embedded in the system of values that stem from the heritage and culture of the Anishinabe people and expressed in the Seven Teachings of the Tribe.
- To cherish knowledge is to know WISDOM.
- To know LOVE is to know peace.
- To honor Creation is to have RESPECT.
- BRAVERY is to face the foe with integrity.
- HONESTY in facing a situation is to be honorable.
- HUMILITY is to know yourself as a sacred part of the Creation.
- TRUTH is to know all of these things.
Career Outlook
Upon completion of the BA in Ojibwe Language,
Culture, and History, graduates will have gained the necessary skills to:
1.
Demonstrate proficiency
in speaking, reading, listening, and writing Ojibwe Language, Culture, and
History.
a.
Students will
demonstrate oral fluency in Ojibwe.
b.
Students will analyze
the Ojibwe language through reading and writing with emphasis on the double
vowel writing system.
c.
Students will
demonstrate active listening skills in Ojibwe.
2.
Exhibit knowledge of
Ojibwe traditional worldview and spiritualty, especially as it relates to the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
a. Students will analyze
Ojibwe philosophy and culture through the Ojibwe language.
b.
Students will
demonstrate how worldview and spiritualty shape perceptions of our social
environment.
c.
Students will learn
about self-identity and cultural identity as it relates to the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa people and apply that knowledge through presentations,
research, and participating in cultural events.
3.
Examine and assess
tribal sovereignty and tribal history, and how they relate to language and
culture of the Ojibwe people, especially the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
tribe.
a. Students will explain
what tribal sovereignty is and how it applies to the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa.
b. Students will examine
how tribal sovereignty supports efforts regarding the historical and current
status of tribal government.
c. Students will examine
the history of tribal sovereignty and the past and current status of tribal
governments, especially as it relates to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
tribal government.
d. Students will assess
tribal sovereignty and government within a global context.
4.
Demonstrate Ojibwe
culture and language through the mediums of tribal art, Native literature, and
traditional music of the Ojibwe people.
a.
Using the Ojibwe
language, students will explain how traditional and contemporary Native
American music and culture are interrelated.
b.
Students will build
knowledge of language and culture through the medium of Native American art.
c.
Students will critique
Native American literature as it relates to cultural norms, customs, and
morals.
d.
Students will evaluate
Native American traditional and contemporary literature through the use of
Ojibwemowin.
Credit Hours
122 Credits
Application Deadlines
Review the TMCC Academic Calendar for registration deadlines for each semester.
Requirements
Associate Degree in Applied Science, Art and/or Science for a Minimum of 60 Credits Total
Plan of Study Grid
Junior Year Three-Fall
| LANG 325 | Ojibwe Language III | 4 |
| AHU 253 | Turtle Mountain Ojibwa Traditions | 3 |
| SOCI 270 | Sociology of Indian Reservations | 3 |
| ENGL 265 | Native American Lit I | 3 |
| Or | |
| ENGL 266 | Native American Literature II | 3 |
| LANG 330 | Ojibwe Grammar Patterns & Sentence | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Junior Year Three-Spring
Senior Year Four-Fall
| LANG 425 | Ojibwe Language V | 4 |
| LANG 401 | Native American Dance & Music I | 3 |
| LANG 402 | Ojibwe Language Immersion Methods | 3 |
| LANG 404 | Native American Art | 3 |
| LANG 403 | Decolonizing Language and Culture | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Senior Year Four-Spring