One of my teachers, Anton Treuer on keeping the language:
I want you to read Anton Treuer's story on tobacco and learning the language.
Really think about what he says about the importance of using tobacco and learning/using the language.
“A battle now rages to keep Ojibwe alive. At stake is the future of not only the language, but the knowledge contained within the language, the unique Ojibwe worldview and way of thinking, the Anishinaabe connection to the past, to the earth, and to the future.” - Anton Treuer, ‘Living Our Language’