'Gi-ga-miinigoowiz Mamaandaawiziwin.' Fans of the beloved 'Star Wars' series may be more familiar with the phrase's English translation -- 'May the Force be with you' -- but soon viewers will get to experience the original 1977 Hollywood hit dubbed in the Ojibwe language.
Fans of the beloved "Star Wars" series may be more familiar with the phrase's English translation -- "May the Force be with you" -- but soon viewers will get to experience the original 1977 Hollywood hit dubbed in the Ojibwe language.
"You can feel it within our community. This is going to be huge," said Theresa Eischen, a member of Little Grand Rapids First Nation in northeast Manitoba, who voices Princess Leia in the dubbed version. Cary Miller, project manager and associate professor in Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba, said the dubbed version will make the language more accessible, especially for a younger generation that hasn't grown up with it due to colonization and the child welfare system.
Producers chose Ojibwe because it's the most spoken Indigenous language in Manitoba, Ontario and Minnesota, with about 320,000 speakers across Canada and the United States. "We're all strangers … but we all have these shared experiences that kind of connect us into this experience, whether that's through 'Star Wars' or through Ojibwe. We're all working together collaboratively to grow that," said Ajuawak Kapashesit, who is from Moose Factory in Ontario and the White Earth Nation in Minnesota.
Dennis Chartrand, a member of Minegoziibe Anishinabe in Manitoba, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, has been preparing his whole life for taking on the role of one of the most recognized villains in pop culture.
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