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the four seasons of the ojibwe

summer season (niibin)

Picture
McClintick, Lisa. Marsh marigolds brighten Hidden Falls at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park by Northfield (2014)
As the leaves begin to unfold and the flowers bloom, the Ojibwe people think of their summer homes and the tasks that need to be done.

Today you will learn about:
• Gardening - Cultivated plants used for food
• Gathering- Wild plants used for food and more
• Games – Summer was a time to play games
 
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Page Jump
1  
Essential Question
2  Learning goal
3  New Vocabulary words
4  Summer Season – “Today you will learn about”…
5  Video – Summer Village – Migration 
6  Summer Wigwam
7  Video – Getting Seeds
8  Gardening  - Tools
9  Slide Show – Ojibwe Cultivated Foods & Video – Planting the Garden
10  After the Harvest
11  Video – Refilling the Cache
12  Gathering
13  Slide Show – Gathering
14  Where Do You Get Your Food?
15  Summer Sports and Games
16  Games of Chance 
17  Ojibwe Games
18  Ojibwe Toys
19  The Little Snapping Turtles – Maude Kegg Personal Story in Ojibwe & The Little Snapping Turtles – in English
20  Animated Story – The Little Snapping Turtles
21  Turtle Story Questions
22  Pow-Wows
23  Summer Season Review
24  Essential Question Review
25  Learning Goal Review
​26  Extension of Learning & Maude Kegg writing activities ​