With the end of peepoonki ‘winter’ and the closing of our maple sugar camp, it’s time to get ready to go hunting for wiinhsihsia ‘onion’ and šikaakwa ‘ramps.’ Soon the soft green leaves of both of these plants should begin to poke their way up above the piles of leaves leftover from the fall. This…
Category: Seasonal Changes
eehsenaamišipoohkiiyankwi (meeloohkamiki 2022) ‘Maple Sugaring (Spring 2022)’
“The women bring sugar, which is generally neatly packed in a square box made of bark, containing about fifty pounds. It is made from the sugar tree. This art has long been known to the Indians. They make and use large quantities of sugar. We have seen very white and clear looking sugar of their…
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