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Alphonse 2-3-14

My first interview with Alphonse Pitawanakwat at Fenner Nature Center on his experiences finding work and coming to Lansing to work for General Motors. Alphonse is from Wikwemikong First Nation, Manitoulin Ontario.  He is a fluent speaker of Anishinaabemowin and graduated from the Lake head University Native Language Instruction program. He currently teaches the language at the University of Michigan and is involved in creating digital language instruction at Michigan State University.

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