UM TodayIndigenous research – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 APTN News: Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/aptn-news-lucasfilm-aptn-join-plans-for-ojibwe-version-of-star-wars-a-new-hope/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/aptn-news-lucasfilm-aptn-join-plans-for-ojibwe-version-of-star-wars-a-new-hope/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:08:20 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=188771 Lucasfilm, APTN join plans for Ojibwe version of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’]]> The galaxy of “Star Wars” is expanding once again as plans take shape to translate the original 1977 Hollywood hit into the Ojibwe language.

Lucasfilm, the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba say they’ve reached an agreement to record a dubbed Ojibwe version of “Star Wars: A New Hope.”

The first film in George Lucas’ popular sci-fi series introduces many of the beloved characters, including Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca.

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