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the four seasons of the ojibwe

four stages of making maple sugar and candy

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E97 32m p12 - Wright,Kenneth M. Mrs. John Mink collecting maple sap. 1925 Minnesota Historical Society
First, the maple tree is tapped using a sumac peg.
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Neg.# 35237 - Killy,Monroe P. Collecting sap at a maple sugar camp 1939. Minnesota Historical Society
Next, the sap is collected in a mukhuk.
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E97 32m r12 - Mrs. Dick Gahbowh boiling sap for maple sugar and syrup 1925. Minnesota Historical Society
Then, the sap is boiled to remove most of the water.
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E97 32m p22 - Killy, Monroe P. Fred and Mary Day making maple sugar. 1948. Minnesota Historical Society
Finally, the thick maple paste is broken up to create sugar.
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1  Ojibwe Children's Song
2  Essential Question
3  Learning Goal
4  Vocabulary Words 
5  Maple Sugar –“Today you will learn about …”
6  Video – Honoring the Maple Sugar
7  Life in spring – When the black crows appear...
8  Sugar bush supplies & Slide show – Maple tree
9  Four Stages of Making Maple Sugar/Candy
10  Maple Sugar Quiz
11  Answers to Quiz
12  The Ojibwe and the Birch Tree
13  Gathering Birch Bark
14  The Many Uses of Birch Bark
15  Making Birch Bark Containers
16  Making Birch Bark Homes & Canoes
17  Animated Story – The Birch Tree
18  Birch Tree Story Questions 
19  Spring  Review
20  Essential Question Review
​21  Learning Goal Review
​22  Extension of Learning