Larry Martin, retired director of American Indian Studies at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, is pictured in this undated photo. He leads music at Gichitwaa Kateri in Minneapolis and helps ...

The Star Wars universe was first introduced to audiences in 1977 with the film A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars). There have of course been many more films, series, and books too many to ...

Over the weekend, “Star Wars: A New Hope” dubbed in Ojibwe premiered in Winnipeg. Niigaanii-Animikii Inini, or Kalvin Hartwig, played a role in the translation. He gives voice to Red Leader, played by ...

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - A movie made a long time ago in countries far, far away (England and Tunisia) is being translated into a North American native language. “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” ...

“I’m building an automatic translator for the Ojibwa language,” he said in his office Thursday during an interview that ...

Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse ...

The translation initiative is also supported by Canada’s APTN network, the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The dubbing of the Star ...

The world premiere of an Ojibwe-language version of Star Wars: A New Hope was screened in Winnipeg on Thursday evening, bringing rave reviews and also a galaxy of optimism for First Nations languages.

Brothers David and Anton Treuer are members of the Ojibwe nation from the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. They are working to preserve the Ojibwe language, one of the few Native American ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A cultural touchstone will collide with a historic Michigan culture next month. The Grand Rapids Public Museum announced it will hold a special screening of “Star Wars: A ...