Comments (0) February manoomin was shorten due to a blizzard, but while at camp students continued work with the LacCore Scientists (macrofossils, diatoms and phytoliths), celebrated Valentines Day by making cards for each other, baking layered cupcakes as well as snowshoeing. We continue to “connect the dots” through concept maps and note taking. We continue to depend on each other as we learn.
Now in our third year of the manoomin project a number of new students have joined the study. To help all of us remember what we have accomplished as a group we talked through the process of coring and studying the lakes. Through pictures and coring cupcakes seasoned manoomin students shared what they knew of the process, equipment and purpose in collection of the lake cores on the Fond du Lac Reservation.
Students continued their study of Bang Lake’s macrofossils, phytoliths and diatoms. Identyfication with continued clarification by LacCore scientists is building on a becoming familiar with the different terms through hands on learning.
T-shirt designs were created by each group. Groups will share what they each learn to the entire group weekly. A large poster of the Bang Lake core is being developed which will include not only what each group finds in their core but the oral tradition and stories of events at or near Bang Lake.
Considering our community and being actively involved in keeping it healthy anchored manoomin in January 2013. Friday night’s first activity was making birdhouses for our elders. Students worked in small groups constructing houses to be given out. Wood burned designs personalized the houses.
Saturday afternoon thru the early evening students served food at the 13 Moons Pow Wow at the Black Bear Casino. It is estimated nearly 1,000 people were served. Elders were brought a plate by the young people.
Service to our community is an important part of gidakiimanaaniwigamig.
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