Ojibwe: Northern Lights Chapter 4

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wigwam

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a round dwelling made out of poles and saplings and covered with sheets of birchbark or woven mats

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birchbark

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the bark, or outer covering, of a birch tree

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migration

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the process of moving from one region or country to another. Like the Ojibwe migrated from the north east of America to the great lakes in search of "Food that grew on water"

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wild rice

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(MANOMIN) a tall grass that grows in shallow, still waters that contains an edible grain that was important to the Ojibwe culture

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maple sugar

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a sweet substance made by boiling sap from a maple tree

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corn

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the most important crop grown by the Ojibwe in the summer

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alliance

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an agreement made between two or more nations (or allies) to cooperate for specific reasons

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sovereign

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self-ruling and independent

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Spring ("Ziigwan")

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In this season the Ojibwe moved from the pine forest to the the maple forest to make Maple Sugar. They would also construct their birch bark canoes.

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Fall ("Dagwaagin")

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In this season Ojibwe went to the ponds, marshes, and lakes to harvest Wild Rice