Alumni Stories

  • Tech alumnus Kalvin Hartwig ’10 pictured in studio voicing his lines as Red Leader in Star Wars (Anangon Miigaading): A New Hope. (Image credit: Dr. Cary Miller)

    Husky Makes History with Voice Role in Ojibwe Dubbing of Star Wars

    Michigan Tech alumnus Kalvin Hartwig ’10 has dedicated his career to supporting Indigenous language and cultural revitalization. Now, in a galaxy not so far away, Hartwig brings this mission to new heights as one of the main cast voice actors in the Ojibwe dubbing of Star Wars: A New Hope, streaming on Disney+ as of October 27. Niigaanii-Animikii Inini Kalvin Hartwig, a 2010 Michigan Tech graduate in social sciences, humanities, and German language, voices the Red Leader character, originally played by the late Gordon "Drewe" Henley. Hartwig, an award-winning filmmaker and member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, pursued the role after seeing a Facebook ad.