Designed by Ojibwe language teacher, Isadore Toulouse, originally from Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island and a graduate from Lakehead University's Native Language Instructors Program. The text is organized into 17 chapters that contain standard lists of vocabulary and short sentences. Topics include greetings, where are you going, places, table gestures, food, action verbs, feelings, family, numbers, days, months, weather, seasons, and locatives. The words and phrases reflect contemporary lifestyles and include references such as the bank, band office, restaurant, and day care centre.

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