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PONEMAH - Beginning on Tuesday and going through Thursday, July 24-26, 2018, Red Lake Chemical Health, Red Lake Economic Development and Red Lake's Ojibwemowin Revitalization Program sponsored a 3-day Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp at the Ponemah Round House, open to all kids ages 6-18
The three-day camp featured lacrosse, the moccasin game, canoeing, swimming, drum and dance, plant identification, crafts, traditional Anishinaabe teachsings and more.
Gabeshiwin 2018
Ponemah Round House, MN
Agenda
Day 1, July 24
8:30am Meet at Chemical Health in Red Lake
9:00am Travel to Ponemah
10:00am Prayer, breakfast
11:00am Introduction, Orientation
Icebreaker game
Stories in Ojibwe
12:30pm Lunch
1:15pm Afternoon Activities
Lacrosse, Drum, Pow-wow Zumba, Moccasin Game
2:30pm Activity; Drum & dance, moccasin game (boys)
4:00pm Circle time; review of the day & what they hope to gain tomorrow
4:30pm Traditional food dinner
5:15pm Depart back to Red Lake
6:00pm Parent pick-up at Chemical Health
Day 2, July 25
8:30am Meet at Chemical Health in Red Lake
9:00am Travel to Ponemah
10:00am Prayer, breakfast
11:00am Ojibwe words/phrases, activities of 1st day
12:30pm Lunch
1:15pm Afternoon Activities
Medicine pouch making, birch bark making, Ojibwe bingo, Pow-wow Zumba
3:00pm Activity; Drum & dance, moccasin game (boys)
4:00pm Circle time; review of the day & what they hope to gain tomorrow
4:30pm Traditional food dinner
5:15pm Depart back to Red Lake
6:00pm Parent pick-up at Chemical Health
Day 3, July 26
8:30am Meet at Chemical Health in Red Lake
9:00am Travel to Ponemah
10:00am Prayer, breakfast
11:00am Activities of 1st and 2nd day
12:30pm Lunch
1:15pm Afternoon Activities Live Painting with Wesley May, Swimming at Cut off
3:00pm Review of the day/camp, Miigwechiwendam
Give away & T-Shirts distribution
Take a Group Photo
4:15pm Leave for Red Lake
5:00pm Parent pick-up at Chemical Health
See also:
BP: Camp for the culture: Red Lake language camp combines fun and tradition
PONEMAH -- On Tuesday morning, the area near the Ponemah Round House was filled with the sights and sounds of a typical summer camp. Children chased each other around the grounds, played games like "telephone" and "Marco Polo" and prepared for a nature walk.
But -- while the three-day Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp aims to show kids a good time -- its goal runs deeper: expose Ojibwe children to their culture and improve their sense of who they are.
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