Eeyoonsaawikiša – Eastern Redbud

We are quickly moving out of aanteekwa kiilhswa ‘Crow Moon’ and into cecaahkwa kiilhswa ‘Sandhill Crane Moon,’ and the days are getting both longer and warmer.  This period is called meeloohkamiki ‘spring’ in Myaamiaataweenki. However, meeloohkamiki is not viewed as a separate season, but instead a transitional period between peepoonki ‘winter’ and neepinwiki ‘summer’ in…

wiinhsihsiaki miihkimaataawi ‘Let’s Harvest Onions’

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…