Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Immersion Charter School was started five years ago by parents in collaboration with local Elders, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe community members, and the Hayward Community School District.  As a Charter School registered with the State of Wisconsin, Waadookodaading embodies a positive and productive intergovernmental arrangement that has empowered Waadookodaading parents and local Ojibwe community members to take symbolic and practical ownership of the school as well as the larger movement towards indigenous language preservation.  For their efforts, Waadookodaading has earned a widespread reputation and receives regular requests to share their strategies and models all over Indian Country.