Ninaatig Staats Pangowish teaches Anishinaabemowin at Wandering Spirit School in the TDSB. He also teaches community members at The Native Canadian Center of Toronto. He has formerly taught classes at York University. He has recently started Ninaatigoons Learning to do translations, provide consultancy on learning Anishinaabemowin and start more community based programming. Ninaatig is devoted to the revitalization fo Anishinaabemowin. He studied linguistics at McMaster, before pursuing an immersion program in Anishinaabemowin at Kenjigewin-Teg. He went on to obtain his B.Ed from Nipissing in order to teach language. In September, in will pursue his M.Ed focusing on incorporting cultural practices to deliever better outcomes for students. Ninaatig is thankful for this opportunity to share his love for Anishinaabemowin at LangFest.
