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Ocelot II

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1. I've been through the Red Lake reservation in northern MN, and all the road signs are in Ojibwe.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:04 PM

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Which is interesting, because Ojibwe words, especially for place names, aren't like English words; they are descriptions, so they tend to be rather long so sometimes the words have to be hyphenated. I'd love to know the literal translations. I also noticed that some stores and other businesses in Bemidji have signs in Ojibwe - at least Boozhoo (Hello) and Thank you (Miigwech).

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I've been through the Red Lake reservation in northern MN, and all the road signs are in Ojibwe. Ocelot II Monday #1