I Secretly Learned the World’s Rarest Language Then Met Tribal Elders

There are currently less than 10 elders on Walpole Island (aka Bkejwanong) who still fluently speak their dialect of the Ojibwe language known as nishinaabemowin. I spent a month secretly learning their language and then visited the community and met with tribal elders and people around town. None of them had any idea that I had been learning one of the rarest dialects of one of the world’s rarest languages, and we had a great time!