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Ojibwe Medical Dictionary: A Handbook for Health Care Providers
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Language Name
Ojibwe.
Alternate Language Names
Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Otchipwe, Ojibwemowin.
Region
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, United States.
Who
Agnes Ningewance, Bella Panacheese, Lucie Strang, Matthias Suganaqueb (Consultants); Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Others Involved
Patricia Ningewance Nadeau (Coordinator); Don Ningewance (Illustrator); Reimer Communications (Formatting); Arden Ogg; Lisa Poulin (Proofreading); Miriam Johnston, Senior Specialist, Provincial Programs Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for her support and encouragement to this project; Bob Bruyere, Coordinator for the Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board for his political acumen and assisting the project to ‘get going’; the SLMHC Elders Council for their support by passing a resolution to have a medical dictionary developed and their guidance throughout the project; the language specialists team that worked tirelessly on developing the dictionary: Pat Ningewance-Nadeau, Larry Beardy, Greg Spence; the community language specialists who came to Sioux Lookout to participate in the workshops and provided their knowledge and expertise to this project; and also our internal interpreters for providing their wisdom and experiences. We also want to give recognition to Barb Linkewich, Vice-President of Health Services and Helen Cromarty, Special Advisor on First Nations Health who provided guidance and direction to Renee Southwind, Project Coodinator; and Renee, for her dedication to the project.
Publishing Information
Published 2011 by Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
How People are Cited
Title page; Acknowledgements; Introduction.
How Information is Cited
Not cited.
Where is Information Coming from
Speakers.
Tools and Framework used
Text.
Access
Open.
Included Languages and Directionality
English to Ojibwe.
Dialects Included
Eastern dialect.
Type of Dictionary
Bilingual Medical Dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Alphabetically (English-Ojibwe).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ✅ | Medical diagrams. |
| Example phrases | ✅ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Dedicated to To All the First Nations peoples in the Sioux Lookout area and Roger Walker (Former CEO and President/ Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre).
External Links
Ojibwe Medical Dictionary: A Handbook for Health Care Providers