LEARNING OJIBWE

The following comprehensive list of learning resources for Ojibwe has been prepared for the SSILA Learning Aids files by Rand Valentine, who teaches linguistics and Ojibwe at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The dialects covered include: Algonquin, Anishinaabemowin, Central Ojibwe, Chippewa, Eastern Ojibwa, Nipissing, Nishnaabemwin, Northern Ojibwe, Odawa, Oji-Cree, Ojibway, Odawa, Ottawa, Saulteaux, and Severn Ojibwe. Note that many of the prices listed are very dated and probably do not reflect current pricing. [as of August 2008]

Language Learning Lessons, Vocabulary Sets, and Grammars

• Ojibwemowin Series I, by Judith & Thomas Vollom, is the first in what is intended to be a series of textbooks and supplementary materials designed to develop Ojibwe language skills in classroom situations. The textbook (308 pp.) can be purchased separately for $45, or a complete teaching package-the textbook, three student workbooks, three audio tapes, flashcards, classroom activities, cultural content information, Ojibwe bingo, and animal cards-is available for $105. The first textbook is very strong on the integration of some basic language materials with the annual cycle of activities in traditional and contemporary Ojibwe society. It has materials on everything from glyphs to the order of ceremonies in the Powwow. Order From: O.L.P. Native Voice, Inc., 6957 W. Hwy. 10, Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 (tel: 612/427-3777). O.L.P. Native Voice carries a wide selection of Ojibwe language materials, including interactive CD ROMs. [Oct. 1995].
• Introductory Ojibwe: Parts One and Two. Edited by Tom Beardy, 1996. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Native Language Instructors' Program, Lakehead University. [xi, 285 pp., six cassette tapes]. Textbook of Severn Ojibwe (also called Oji-Cree), spoken in northwestern Ontario. Packaged in loose leaf binder with audiocassettes. These are very high quality materials professionally produced, based on a pedagogical series designed by an educator and language teaching specialist. For current pricing, and to order, contact Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore, Attention: Special Orders, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CANADA, P7B-5E1. Phone (807) 343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca, web address: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca.
• Intermediate Ojibwe: Parts One and Two In Severn Ojibwe Dialect. By Tom Beardy, 1996. Thunder Bay, ON: Lakehead University Bookstore. 366pp. [Textbook for university-level intermediate Ojibwe classes. Language is the Severn Ojibwe (Oji-Cree) dialect of northern Ontario. Includes set of cassette tapes.] For current pricing, and to order, contact Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore, Attention: Special Orders, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CANADA, P7B-5E1. Phone (807)343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca, web address: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca
• Introduction to Ojibwe. Mary Ann Corbiere of the Department of Native Studies of the University of Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) has produced an extensive introductory pedagogical grammar for use in university-level courses of her native Manitoulin Island dialect of Ojibwe (also known as Central Ojibwe, Odawa, or Nishnaabemwin). Contains extensive vocabulary/glossary as well. For ordering information, contact: Department of Native Studies, University of Sudbury, Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6.
• Kedwenan: An Ojibwe Language Book. Revised Edition. By Isadore Toulouse. 1996 [Introductory book for Southern Ontario Ojibwe (Central Ojibwe, Odawa, Nishnaabemwin), organized around common conversational expressions and paradigmatic alternations. Includes a cassette tape.] Price: Cdn $19.95 plus shipping and handling. To order, contact Special Orders, Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Phone: 807-343-8335. Fax:807-343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca, web address: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca.
• Aanii: An Introduction to the Central Ojibwe Language Video Series. Conversational Ojibwe as spoken at Wikwemikong, Ontario. Lessons providing Ojibwe and English subtitles, pauses for repetition, and additional vocabulary. Booklets included. Parts 1 and 2, each 25 minutes long presently available. Price: both tapes:$99.99 to institutions, $59.95 to individuals; individual tapes: $59.95 to institutions, 34.95 to individuals. Order From: Native Vision Productions,B-7058 Notre Dame St., Orleans, Ontario, Canada K1C-1H9. Phone: (613) 834-3410; Fax (613)
  834-7691.
• Kimberley K. Nelson. 1995. I Will Remember /Inga-minjimendam. Earl Nyholm, trans. Bemidji, MN: Loonfeather Press [28 pp., plus errata sheet]. An illustrated English-Ojibwe bilingual children's book. The English text was translated into Ojibwe by Earl Nyholm. Price: US $10.95. Order from: Loonfeather Press, P.O. Box 1212, Bemidji, MN56601.
• The Bad River (Wisconsin) Education Department has produced an Ojibwe language curriculum in print and on audiocassette, including beginning and intermediate illustrated text booklets, along with core programs for grades1 through 5. For more information, contact Bad River Education Program, P.O. Box 39, Odanah, WI 54861.
• Ojibwe Mekana (1305 London Road, Duluth, MN 55805; 218/724-1291) has produced two cassette-based courses on Ojibwe. The Basic course (Ojibwe Vocabulary for Beginners) consists of one tape and two books (a big one that includes English translations of the words on the tape, and a smaller one that has only the Ojibwe). The Advanced course (Apanimowinaynce: Sound and Vocabulary for the Advanced Learner) includes two tapes and one book (pocket-sized, with both Ojibwe and English). The tapes consist of a native speaker pronouncing the words and phrases in the book, and using them in sentences so they can be heard in context. Excellent telephone support is offered. The course materials should be ordered from: Indian Country Communications, Rt. 2, Box2900-A, Hayward, WI 54843 (715/634-5226). The basic course is $21, the advanced course $32 (prices include shipping). [July 1994]
• Eagle Works (Jim & Jessie Clark, Rick Gresczyk, and Margaret Sayers)produces booklets and accompanying cassettes on Ojibwe, which can be purchased separately or as sets. Currently available are: Everyday Ojibwe [common expressions and commands] $3 ($5 for cassette, $7 for set);Let's Speak Ojibwe [50 short dialogues] $5 ($5 for cassette, $9 for set); Ojibwe Word Lists $6 ($10 for cassette, $15 for set); and Traveling with Ojibwe [phrasebook] $20 (cassette not yet available). Discounts are offered on purchases of 10 copies or more. Order from: Eagle Works, Box 11998,M inneapolis, MN 55411-0998 (tel: 612/522-8707). [Oct. 1993]
• Samuel Kewaquado has recently started a company (Summerclouds Inc.) which will be designing and printing Ojibwe teaching materials. The first publication, an Ojibwe/English Colouring Book, designed for children between 4 and 10, is now available for $4 (Canadian) or $5 (US). Write: Summerclouds Inc., Shawanaga Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 16, R.R. #1, Nobel, Ontario P0G 1G0, CANADA. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Samuel Kewaquado. [Oct. 1989]
• Basil H. Johnston offers a language course, Learn Ojibway, with 35 hours of instruction on 29 cassette tapes. Tribal stories are also available. For prices and other information, write: Basil H. Johnston, c/o Tibby Johnston, R.R. 5, Cape Croker, Wiarton, Ontario N0H 2T0, Canada. [April 1993]
• Patricia Ningewance Nadeau has published Talking Gookom’s Language: Learning Ojibwe, an introductory course in her native Lac Seul (Northwestern Ontario) Ojibwe. The course features 28 lessons with points of grammar as well as coversational dialogues. A workbook with CD can be purchased separately. To order, contact Mazinaate Press, Lac Seul First Nation, Lac Seul, Ontario POV 2A0. Telephone (204) 774-8007, Fax (204) 489-3969. Email: books@patningewance.ca  [August 2008]
• Patricia Ningewance Nadeau has published Pocket Ojibwe: A Phrasebook for Nearly All Occasions. This book contains a large number of dialogues and vocabulary ranging across many topic areas, helping a learner to know “what to say in the Anishinaabe language at airports, bush trails, ceremonies, conferences, courtrooms, hospitals, on the phone, and while visiting.” It also contains an extensive bilingual wordlist. It too is in Pat’s native Lac Seul (Northwestern Ontario) Ojibwe. To order, contact Mazinaate Press, Lac Seul First Nation, Lac Seul, Ontario POV 2A0. Telephone (204) 774-8007, Fax (204) 489-3969. Email: books@patningewance.ca. [August 2008]
• Kenny Pheasant (1661 Sunburst St., Grawn, MI 49637), an Odawa speaker from the Wikwemikong Reserve on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, sells beginning and advanced Odawa (Ottawa, E. Ojibwa) language tapes. Originally made to accompany his classes at Northwestern Michigan College, each tape is 90 minutes long and was recorded professionally at the recording studios on the NMC campus; there is Pow Wow music in the background. Written material to accompany the tapes can be purchased separately. Six tapes are available: Beginning Odawa I (Greetings, Relatives, Foods, etc.); B.O.II (House & household items, People, Clothing, etc.); B.O. III(Conversation, greetings, etc., and a review of B.O. I-III); Advanced Odawa I (Conversation, Verbs, etc.); A.O. II(Conversation, Commands, Animate/inanimate, etc.); and A.O. III(Conversation, Commands & responses, etc., and a full review). Each tape is $10; written material is an additional $2.50 per tape. Add $3.50 for postage and packing. Telephone orders are welcome after 4 pm weekdays at (616) 276-6333. [Jan. 1992]
• Ojibwe Structure Reference Booklet. 1988. By Lena White. [This booklet gives examples of grammar structures in Ojibwe of Manitoulin dialect, designed to assist Ojibwe-speaking teachers in learning Ojibwe language patterns.] 31 pp. For current pricing, and to order, contact Special Orders, Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Phone: 807-343-8335.Fax: 807-343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca, web address: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca
• Explore Ojibwe: A Practical Reference Workbook for Teachers. 1987. By Lena White. Thunder Bay, ON: Lakehead University Bookstore. This workbook gives Native language teachers an opportunity to write their own examples in Ojibwe in their own dialect. It provides them with an introduction to the structure of the Ojibwe language, and practice in the recognition of verb forms and paradigm patterns. It is an especially useful teaching and learning resource for an Ojibwe language program that is introducing writing in the most widely used orthography. 114 pp. For current pricing, and to order, contact Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ONP7B 5E1, Canada. Phone: 807-343-8335. Fax: 807-343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca, web address: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca.

Dictionaries, Thesauruses, and Grammars

• Frederic Baraga. 1992. A Dictionary of the Ojibway Language. A reprint of Baraga's, A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language (1878-1880). Contains a new introduction by John D. Nichols. This dictionary is a fine piece of linguistic scholarship as well as an important historical document. Price: $24.95, plus $2.50 postage and handling for US orders, $3.50 for other orders (6.5% sales tax for Minnesota residents, 7% GST for Canadian residents). Order From: Order Department 121, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul, Minnesota USA 55102-1906.
• Baraga’s 1853 first edition of the dictionary mentioned above is available online, through the Wisconsin Historical Society website, at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1649. The online version is searchable, and a pdf of the full text can be downloaded if desired (though lacking the powerful search facilities of the online version). Note that you can also download a pdf scan of this book through Google Books. [August 2008]
• Ernest McGregor. 1987. Algonquin Lexicon. An Algonquin to English listing of extensive Algonquin vocabulary, with many topical treatments as well. Pricing and availability uncertain. Order from River Desert Education Authority, P.O. Box 10, Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada J9E-3B3.
• John Nichols and Earl Nyholm. 1995. A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. An expansion and revision of Nichols and Nyholm's 1979 dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Bilingual dictionary containing over 10,000 entries, including line illustrations of many culturally prominent items. (Cloth $19.95, Paper $9.95, $3.00 shipping for first book to the U.S., .50 for each additional book. $4.00 for first book outside of U.S., US .50 for each additional. From U of Minnesota Press, 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290,Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520).
• Richard A. Rhodes, Eastern Ojibwa-Chippewa-Ottawa Dictionary. Mouton de Gruyter, 1993. 625 pp. $35 (paper; available only in North America). A new printing, in paperback, of a modern comprehensive dictionary of Ojibwa, originally published in 1985. In addition to its 9,000 entries, there is information on dialects, variation, and borrowing, and a lengthy guide to pronunciation is included. - Order from: Mouton de Gruyter, 200 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY10532. Add $3 postage and handling for the first copy ordered, $1 for each additional copy.] [April 1993]
• Mary Ellen Scott, Lois Thomas, Elsie Scott and Orvin Scott. 1995. The Saulteaux Language Dictionary. Edmonton: Kinistin First Nation / Duval House. [118 pp.]. Topical vocabulary list of 1500 words in a western dialect of Ojibwe. Price:$39.95, plus 10% shipping and handling, from: Duval House Publishing,18288-102 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5S-1S7. Phone: 1-800-267-6187.
• Rand Valentine, Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar (published by University of Toronto Press, 2001). A fairly extensive (1100 page) grammar of Odawa and Eastern Ojibwe.
• Basil Johnston, Anishinaubae Thesaurus, a topically organized vocabulary of the Ojibwe spoken in the vicinity of eastern Lake Huron (published by Michigan State University Press, 2007). [August 2008]
• A group of people, led by Charlie Lippert and Weshki-ayaad, has created the Freelang Ojibwe dictionary, a quite extensive electronic dictionary that runs on Windows operating systems. It can be downloaded from here: http://www.freelang.net/dictionary/ojibwe.html.

Text Collections and Sources

• Oshkaabewis Native Journal. The Indian Studies Program at Bemidji State University produces a bi-annual journal focussing on the Ojibwe language. Typically contains extensive texts, and cassette tapes of the texts are available for two recent journal issues. Texts include contemporary speakers as well as modern transcriptions of older materials, including, especially the rich text collection gathered by William Jones. ONJ Volume 3, Number 1, contains 27 texts, including Wemizisekonaa (John Penesi, from Jones collection), Waabooz Gaa-biindashkwaanind (ArchieMosay), Anishinaabe-izhichigewin Geyaabi Omaa Ayaamagad (Joe Auginaush),etc. ONJ Volume 3, Number 2, contains a collection of materials by the late Archie Mosay. This is a truly outstanding addition to Ojibwe language learning and preservation. Tapes are available for both issues. U.S. Subscriptions: $16.00 per annum (journal only); $36.00 (journal and cassettes); Foreign Subscriptions: $20.00 (journals only); $44.00 (journals and cassettes). Oshkaabewis Native Journal, Indian Studies Program, Box 19, Sanford Hall, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699. Phone (218) 755-3977.
• Anton Treuer has compiled a collection of Ojibwe materials from Oshkaabewis Native Journal, Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales and Oral Histories. 2001. Minnesota Historical Society Press. [available through amazon.com] [August 2008]
• Maude Kegg, Portage Lake: Memories of an OjibweChildhood. Edited and transcribed by John D. Nichols. Univ.of Alberta Press, 1991. 296 pp. $19.95 (paper)/$29.95 (cloth). - 41 stories dictated in Ojibwe by an elder of the Mille Lacs Reservation,Minnesota, reminiscing about her childhood at Gabekanaansing (Portage Lake) in the early decades of this century. Among the activities related in detail are building wigwams, boiling maple sap into syrup, and harvesting turtles and wild rice. Ojibwe and English are on facing pages, a full Ojibwe-English glossary is appended, and linguistic study aids are provided by the editor. Probably very useful as a textbook. - Order from: Univ. of Alberta Press, 141 Athabasca Hall, Edmonton, AlbertaT6G 2E8, Canada. Add $4 shipping and handling, and 7% GST (to Canadian addresses). For further information call (403) 492-2985. [Jan. 1992]
• Leonard Bloomdfield (editor and translator), The Dog's Children: Anishinaabe Texts Told by Angeline Williams. Newly edited and with a glossary by John D. Nichols. A very nice collection of both traditional and spontaneous materials. The title story is a phenomenal rendering of a widely distributed myth in North America. Nichol's textual apparatus is comprehensive and of immense value to language learners, though you will need a grammar to understand all of the grammatical codes (A good starting place is the introduction to Nichols and Nyholm 1995). Publications of the AlgonquianText Society, Univ. of Manitoba Press, 1991. $29.95 (CDN) [Order from: University of Toronto Press, 5201 Dufferin St., Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T8, Canada. $2.50 handling for the first book,.75 each additional. Canadian orders add 7% GST. [April 1992]
• John D. Nichols (Editor), An Ojibwe Text Anthology. Studies in the Interpretation of Canadian Native Languages and Cultures 2.TEXT+ Monograph Series, Centre for Research and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages, Univ. of Western Ontario. 1988. 292 pp., $30 (hardcover). ---Contains: Timothy Dunnigan, Rose Barstow, & Angeline Northbird, "Ojibwe Texts: Language Mixing and Humor in the Mille Lacs and Red Lake Dialects"; Francis X. Fox & Nora Soney with Richard Rhodes, "Chippewa-Ottawa Texts"; Alice King with Jean Rogers, "Parry Island Texts"; Gregor McGregor with C. F. Voegelin (edited by Leonard Bloomfield & John D. Nichols), "Birch Island Texts"; Patricia M. Ningewance, "Summary of Mercury Intoxication: A Translation"; Earl Nyholm, "Wiigwaasi-jiimaan: A Film Narration"; Frank Pine with Truman Michelson (edited by John D. Nichols &Arden C. Ogg), "Two Michigan Wenabozho Texts." All contributions are in the same format: a brief introduction, thetext(s) presented in parallel (on facing pages), the same text(s) in interlinear format (with grammatical coding), and a full Ojibwe-English glossary. Order from: Centre for Research and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages, Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada. Prices are in Canadian dollars. Add $3/volume for shipping. Email contact: jmtaylor@uwo.ca  [June 1989]
• Nichols, John D., ed. 1988. "Statement made by the Indians": A bilingual petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864. London, Ontario: Centre for Research and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages, University of Western Ontario. This is a carefully annotated transcription of a bilingual petition produced by the Ojibwes of Bad River, Wisconsin in 1864. Excellent introductory article as well. Email contact: jmtaylor@uwo.ca  [August 2008]
• Valentine, Rand, ed. 1995. 1998. Weshki-bmaadzijig Ji-Noondmowaad: That the young might hear. London, Ontario: Centre for Research and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages. This is a retranscription and grammatical analysis of the stories by Andrew Medler that appear in Bloomfield's posthumous 1958 grammar, Eastern Ojibwa. Email contact: jmtaylor@uwo.ca  [August 2008]
• Ojibwe Dialogues and Riddles: By Students of the Native Language Instructors' Program, Algonquian Language 2233. Edited by Randy Valentine. This is a collection of conversational texts and riddles produced by Ojibwe-speaking students of a course on Algonquian syntax. The riddles reflect a contemporary language-learning method, and do not represent a traditional form. Includes bi-column Ojibwe and English transcriptions. Order from: Thunder Bay, ON: Lakehead University Bookstore. 1991 (54 pages) Lakehead University, July 1991. For current pricing and to order, contact Special Orders, Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1,Canada. Phone: 807-343-8335. Fax: 807-343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca. URL: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca.
• Ningewance, Patricia. 1996. Naasaab izhi-anishinaabebii'igeng gaa-gii-maawaji'iding: e-gii-maawaji'idiwaad anishinaabeg e-gii-gagwe-mikamowaad bezhig naasaab anishinaabebii'igewin. This is a report of a major conference to study the possibilities of a standardized writing system for various Ojibwe dialects. Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Education and Training.
• The University of Eau Claire American Indian Studies Department has made available many works by Frederic Baraga, which are searchable and/or downloadable. They can be found at http://www.uwec.edu/ais/ojibwe_language_resources.htm. [August 2008]
• Kees van Kolmeschate has worked to make many pre-twentieth century documents containing Ojibwe available in electronic form, often with modern romanizations. His web page is here: http://home.kpn.nl/cvkolmes/ojibwe/[November 2009]
• Weshki-ayaad has produced many Ojibwe materials that can be accessed through her website, at http://weshki.atwebpages.com/index.html.[2009-11-16]

General Sources

• The quarterly newsletter, Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, is indispensable for students of Ojibwe language and linguistics. It is available at a rate of $12 (US to US addresses; rates for other countries provided by editor) from: John D. Nichols, ed., Department of Native Studies, 532 Fletcher Argue Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN, Canada R3T-2N2. Email: jnichol@ccm.umanitoba.ca.
• The Native Language Instructors' Program (NLIP) of Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, maintains a Website with information on various Ojibwe materials produced by students and faculty of the program, purchasable through the Lakehead University Bookstore. The URL for NLIP is: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~nlpwww. The Bookstore page is: http://www.lakeheadu.ca/~nlpwww/booklist.html.
• The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre offers videotapes, audiotapes, and other teaching materials in Severn Ojibwe (Oji-Cree). A price list is available from: The Ojibway and Cree Cultural Centre, 43 Balsam St. South, Timmins, Ontario, CANADA P4N-2C7. Phone (705) 267-7911; Fax (705) 267-4988; Email: ojccc@onlink.net.
• Google Books has scanned in many classic materials, including Frederic Baraga's 1853 dictionary (A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English: This Language is Spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as Also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, with Little Difference; for the Use of Missionaries, and Other Persons Living Among the Above Mentioned Indians) and 1878 grammar (A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language for the Use of Missionaries and Other Persons Living Among the Indians), Andrew Blackbird’s History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author (1887), Frances Densmore’s Chippewa Music (1913), among many others. Note that if you access the books via Google, you can do internal, text-based, searches, but if you download the book as a pdf, you will not be able to do this, since the text has not been subjected to optical character recognition (ocr). If you have Adobe Acrobat (not the reader, but the pdf-generating application), you can run ocr on the pdf and have reasonably good (far from perfect) text-searching capabilities.

Syllabic Teaching Material and Computer Fonts
Northern Ontario and Manitoba Ojibwe speakers use a syllabic script, which is available in fonts for computer from several sources, including those listed below. An excellent primer in syllabics is available as well.
Syllabic Primer

• Charles E. Fiero, comp. Ojibwe Syllabics: A Handbook for Readers and Writers of Ojibwe. 55 lessons in Eastern and Western Syllabics. A set of pedagogical exercises designed to help speakers of Ojibwe learn syllabic writing. For current pricing, and to order, contact Special Orders, Lakehead University Alumni Bookstore Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Phone: 807-343-8335. Fax: 807-343-8158. Email: bookstr@lakeheadu.ca. URL: http://bookstr@lakeheadu.ca. [August 2008]

Syllabic Fonts

• It is strongly recommended that Syllabics users use Unicode fonts, as these have much greater mobility (across time, hardware, and software) than traditional Syllabic fonts. Syllabic Unicode fonts are freely available from the Language Geek website, http://www.languagegeek.com/. [August 2008]
• Netaawigaabo Communications. Western Syllabics Truetype font for Macintosh or Windows, and Type 1 Postscript font for Macintosh. Layout according to common syllabic chart order. Includes sh series, lacks generally-final, and length dots. Price: $285.00 for commercial and government use, $190.00 for educational and non-profit use. Netaawigaabo Communications, 390 Place Saveur, Lorette, Manitoba. Phone (204) 878-9727; Fax (204) 878-9726; Email: cochrane@cybersp.mb.ca.
• Lone Wolf Multimedia, Inc. (Rob Shukin). Cree and Dene fonts. Can be viewed at website http://eagle.wbm.ca/users/lonewolf. Email: lonewolf@eagle.wbm.ca.
• Eiko Eimori. Syllabic font Emilia, comes in several varieties, suitable for various dialects and writing traditions of Cree and Ojibwe, including Emilia Saskatchewan, which included the barred-y syllabics introduced forth in Woods Cree. Windows and Macintosh. Price: Windows, $500.00 plus 7% GST, $300 for schools and bands. Eiko Eimori, Inc., 11 Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1S-2J5. Phone:(613) 231-2786; Fax: (613) 231-6392.