Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Ginanda Gikendaasomin Library, located in remote northern Wisconsin, will support the growth of Red Cliff language and culture as well as community members’ personal aspirations related to educational and employment goals. This project will promote community access to the library’s many resources and services through increased staff, hours, and programming. The library already serves as a learning hub, and staff will work with local partners to schedule a calendar of events, such as storytime with elders, craft workshops, Native author presentations, archeological digs, Ojibwe language classes, and mobile book markets. As a result, program participants will develop a greater knowledge of Anishinaabe cultural traditions, may become eligible for different occupations that were previously out of reach, and contribute to greater levels of community well-being.