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“Language can disrupt the glue for colonial thinking which has been fundamentally dehumanizing to indigenous people.” —Anton Treuer in Al Jazeera
“You are a complete, fully realized human being. You are a soul who has a body. You are the one your ancestors were praying for and waiting for through the generations. You have been given a unique set of gifts, and you yourself are a gift to the world.” —Anton Treuer, The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World
Anton Treuer
Anton Treuer (pronounced troy-er) is Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and author of many books. His equity, education, and cultural work has put him on a path of service around the nation and the world.
Presentation Expertise
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
Racial Equity & Cultural Competency
Strategies for Addressing the "Achievement" Gap
Tribal Sovereignty & History
Ojibwe Language & Culture
Background
B.A. Princeton University
M.A. & Ph.D. University of Minnesota
40+ prestigious awards & fellowships, including
•American Philosophical Society
•National Endowment for the Humanities
•National Science Foundation
•First Nations Development Institute
•Bush Foundation
•John Simon Guggenheim Foundation