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 People: Appreciating the Tribal Differences The First Native Americans: Presenting the Information Native American Unit Week 1- The Birchbark House: Neebin (Summer) Native American…
Category: History – America (Native Americans)
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 we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the…
Ojibwe Pictographs Homeschool Lesson
Have you ever wanted to learn more about ancient writings? This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful Ojibwe pictographs in this comprehensive homeschool lesson. We had already been introduced to Native American pictographs by Lillie. She had previously researched communication between the different tribes and during her presentation on the same subject:…
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 Turtle Island (now Northern America): Source If you look at the shell of any turtle in North America you will…
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 in this Ojibwe unit study. The first four books I have already mentioned…
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 we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the…
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 accompanying bracelet (Ahem, ask me how I know). In order to make these all…
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 simplicity. There is much more to it than first meets the eye, and yet even if one did not dig…
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 one or two families for the rest of the year. As well as being part of a family of blood relatives,…
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 ingredients together and knead until soft and pliable. Form into small balls and make a hole…
Art Study – Ojibwe Birch Bark Biting
Birchbark biting was mentioned briefly in the Birch Bark House as an activity which was done over the winter months to pass the time. Birch bark biting, otherwise known as Mazinibaganjigan, is an ancient folk art. One of the oldest forms of aboriginal art, it is practiced among the Ojibwe, Odawa, Cree and other Algonquian peoples for…
Native American Unit Week 2- The Birchbark House: Dagwaging (Fall)
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 we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the…
Introducing the Ojibwe People
We have spent a little over a week familiarising ourselves with the Ojibwe people. As well as access to their computers, the children had a couple of Ojibwe factual books: In addition I spent an hour or so each day reading from these two books: The Birchbark house is a fiction book written by Loiuse Erdrich. Erdrich…
How to Make Native American Ojibwe Dolls Clothes
The premise of this study is to create a Ojibwe family, a birch bark house for them to live in and all the Ojibwe bits and bobs to go with a lifestyle congruent with the Ojibwe tribe. The first thing we did was attempt to make a wigwam from twigs and fake Birchbark. I'll reveal…
Ojibwe Oral Tradition
The oral tradition of passing down stories to the next generation is incredibly important to the Native Americans. In the past it was the main way they kept their traditions alive. Treuer, author of Living our Language states, 'A language carries a people's memories, whether they are recounted as individual reminiscences, as communal history, or…