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the four seasons of the ojibwe

living in winter

Picture
Left: Old Mille Lacs Indian Museum on the Lake Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Photograph by Robin Nelson (1980) Right: Minnesota Historical Society. Ojibwe wigwam on the St. Croix, ca 1885
Their winter lodge was warm and cozy with cedar boughs spread on the floor, pretty woven mats, and soft furs to help make comfortable beds. Everyone had their own place to be inside the lodge.
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1  Essential Question
2  Learning Goal
3  New Vocabulary Words
4  Winter Season – “Today you will learn”…
5  Living in Winter
6  Cooking in Winter
7  Hunting
8  Trapping - animated
9  Tracking Quiz
10  Answers to Tracking Quiz
11  Crafting (Moccasins)
12  Crafting (Porcupine quills)
13  Crafting (Cradle Boards)
14  Winter Activities - Animated Video (Toboggans)
15  Snow snake game
16  Story Telling
17  Beaver and Muskrat  (animated video)
18  Beaver and Muskrat Story Question
19  Signs of Spring
20  Winter Season Review
21  Essential Question Review
22  Learning Goal Review
23  Extension of Learning