our offer
Mahchiwminahnanahtik (MCCLR) is a 501(c)3 is a grassroots community led initiative whose unique effort is to increase opportunities to learn and use the Chippewa and Cree languages by creating fluent speakers for each language.
what we do
Provide a 14-month Language Trainee Program (LTP) for up to 9 trainees effectively developing adult 2nd language emerging fluent Chippewa & Cree speakers.
In return the new adult 2nd language emerging fluent speakers are placed in the Rocky Boy Community schools and workplaces effectively producing 1st/2nd language speakers in adults and children.
Build a NehiyoYou Campus where the Chippewa and Cree languages will thrive in a natural environment
State of Emergency resolution authored by MCCLR adopted by the Chippewa Cree Tribe. During the onset of the Covid-19 Virus Worldwide Pandemic in March 2020, to present day, our community has lost over 40 Cree speakers due to either complications from contracting the Covid-19 Corona Virus, pre-existing health conditions or a combination of the two.
According to a survey conducted by MCCLR in July 2020, there are approximately 7,000 enrolled members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe and less than 1% of them are considered fluent first language Cree speakers while only .02% are considered fluent Chippewa speakers. These numbers are now lower due to the pandemic. The Rocky Boy community has not produced a fluent Chippewa or Cree speaker in over 45 years.
why we do it
how we do it
Tested and Proven 14-month Language Trainee Program.
Online Language Lessons
Working agreement with local schools to place language trainees into the schools to produce 1st language speakers in children.
