Motorola launches Indigenous Collections app for language and cultural preservation
News Apps Motorola launches Indigenous Collections app for language and cultural preservation The free Android app shares knowledge from members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community. By Anna Washenko July 28, 2026 9:30 am EST Motorola Motorola announced the unveiling of its new Indigenous Collections app. This mobile app was created in conjunction with members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community as a means of chronicling and preserving the Ojibwe language as well as their "stories, landmarks and family knowledge." Ojibwe language instructor Jason Jones and Dr.
- ▪News Apps Motorola launches Indigenous Collections app for language and cultural preservation The free Android app shares knowledge from members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community.
- ▪By Anna Washenko July 28, 2026 9:30 am EST Motorola Motorola announced the unveiling of its new Indigenous Collections app.
- ▪This mobile app was created in conjunction with members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community as a means of chronicling and preserving the Ojibwe language as well as their "stories, landmarks and family knowledge." Ojibwe language instructor J
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News Apps Motorola launches Indigenous Collections app for language and cultural preservation The free Android app shares knowledge from members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community. By Anna Washenko July 28, 2026 9:30 am EST Motorola Motorola announced the unveiling of its new Indigenous Collections app. This mobile app was created in conjunction with members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community as a means of chronicling and preserving the Ojibwe language as well as their "stories, landmarks and family knowledge." Ojibwe language instructor Jason Jones and Dr. Anton Treuer, an author and Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University in Minnesota were two of the primary collaborators for the app. The app is available for free through the Google Play Store.
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