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Class Description:
In this human culture and history class, students will travel to a recreated Ojibwe site where they will practice skills commonly used 250 years ago. Skills include firestarting using a bow drills or flint and steel, preparation of wild rice and raspberry tea, making of basswood twine and black ash baskets. Students will be introduced to Ojibwe history and language. Stories will be told to give insight into the Ojibwe perception of natural events.
Total time: 3 hours (two hours outdoors)
Audience: 6-20 students, 4th grade through adult
Activity level: Easy
Travel: 1/4 mile
Total uphill travel: 50 feet
Outcomes
Upon completion of Ojibwe Heritage class students will be able to:
- Demonstrate fire starting techniques using flint and steel, and bow and drill.
- Demonstrate the steps necessary to process wild rice.
- Demonstrate basswood twine making and black ash basketry.
- Describe the seasonal lifestyle of the Ojibwe.
- Evaluate and choose aspects of traditional Ojibwe lifestyle to combine with our own, and incorporate into our daily lives.
Minnesota Graduation Standards
The Ojibwe Heritage class will provide students with guided practice, in an authentic setting, to support the following Graduations Standards. We have chosen one to three “major focus” standards per grade level. Due to the holistic nature of environmental education, several other standards, not listed here, are addressed as well.
• H.S. Inquiry: History Through Culture (A, B)
• H.S. People and Cultures: Human Geography (A, C, E)
• 6-8th People and Cultures: Geography and Culture (1-5)
• 6-8th People and Cultures: History and Citizenship (1, 2)
• 4-5th People and Cultures: Historical Events (3)
• 4-5th People and Cultures: Geography and Citizenship (3c)
Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts
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