Brendan Kishketon

American Indian Studies

6 Scott Hall

72 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

My interest in linguistics is sparked by the movement to preserve, document, and revitalize the Ojibwe language (an endangered language). I use my research to fuel my curriculum in my teaching activities and to advance our knowledge of the language in general.

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

BA: Linguistics, Brigham Young University, 1998
MA: Linguistics, University of Minnesota, 2005
PhD: Linguistics, University of Minnesota, 2009

Specialties

linguistics
language revitalization, documentation, immersion

Publications

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Publications

Ojibwe Discourse Markers. Kishketon, Brendan, University of Nebraska Press, Author, 2016.
Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake. Kishketon, Brendan, Wendy Makoons Geniusz, University of Minnesota Press, Co-Editor, 2015.
The Ojibwe Changed Conjunct as Completive Aspect: Kishketon, Brendan, Monica Macaulay, Margaret Noodin, and J. Randolph, SUNY Press, Papers of the 44th Algonquian Conference, 2016.
All About Mii: Kishketon, Brendan, Karl S. Hele and Regna Darnell, University of Western Ontario, Papers of the 39th Algonquian Conference, 2008.

Activities

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Awards

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Courses

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Courses

AMIN 1001 American Indian Peoples in the United States
AMIN 3143 Language in American Indian Culture and Society
ANTH 3143 American Indian Languages and Cultures
OJIB 3104 Intermediate Ojibwe II
OJIB 5106 Advanced Ojibwe I
OJIB 5109 Advanced Ojibwe II
OJIB 5202 Ojibwe Mastery I
OJIB 5204W Ojibwe Mastery II
AMIN 3141 American Indian Language Planning
OJIB 1100 Ojibwe Immersion