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Ojibwe Fry Bread Recipe
This is for Ticia, who asked for the recipe of our Ojibwe fried bread. We basically used the recipe from this book: Recipe 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tbs oil 3/4 cup water Cooking oil Add...
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Law Study – Ojibwe clans
The Ojibwe people lived in familial groups, made up of several extended families. The groups had between 300 and 400 people in them, living together in summer camps but splitting into smaller camps of...
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Picture Study: Ojibwe Gathering of the Clans
I was very excited about doing a study of Ojibwe art because I adore it! I had pinned an inordinate amount of pins with references to this art form. There is something powerful within its...
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Native American Dress Up: ‘Beaded’ Bracelets
This was a simple craft to do and is perfect for all ages, although a three year old may need to be watched closely to make sure she is not squeezing all of the paint out onto her leather strip and...
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Native American Unit Week 3- The Birchbark House: Biboon (Winter)
The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter...
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Native American Picture Books: Ojibwe Nation
I think picture books are a wonderful means of introducing a culture. I did go a bit mad this time though because I knew I was going to try to include my two younger girls as well as my older three...
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Ojibwe Calender
The world, according to Ojibwe legend, was created when muskrat brought mud from the bottom of the flood to be placed on turtle’s back. The resulting island which formed from the mud was known as...
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Ojibwe Pictographs
We had already been introduced to Native American pictographs by L12 when she researched communication between the different tribes and during her presentation on the same subject: This lesson would...
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Native American Unit Week 4- The Birchbark House: Zeegwun (Spring)
The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter...
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Native American Unit Study: Ojibwe Nation
Ticia asked for me to do a post collecting all my Ojibwe posts into one place. So here it is: Native American Unit Study The First Native American People: Mapping the Area The First Native American...
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