For the first time, a Minnesota Wild game will have an Ojibwe-language broadcast.

In recognition of Native American Heritage Day, viewers will have the option to watch Friday's game against the Colorado Avalanche in Ojibwe, the result of a collaboration between the team, FanDuel Sports, Grand Casino, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network (MIIN).

The idea came from Baabiitaw Boyd, Founding Board Member and Chair of MIIN, an organization that advocates for and advances language preservation, renormalization, and daily use of Anishinaabe languages.

As the Wild's facility was being renamed Grand Casino Arena, Baabiitaw was asked to participate in a ceremony that included spending time with leaders from the Wild organization.

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