Language: English to Ojibwe
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Spiritual
Harvest: Name the Step
Facts
100

Canoe

Jiimaan

100

Manoominike

he/she harvests rice
100

When is asemaa put down?

before going onto the lake

100

he/she dances on rice

Threshing/ Bawishkam

100

Where does manoomin grow?

shallow, quiet, muddy bottomed waters

200

wild rice

manoomin

200

Inini

Man

200

Why is asemaa put down?

to thank the creator

200
they roast rice on the fire

Parches/ Gaapizige

200
How long does rice cure on the fire?

45 minutes to an hour?

300

lake

zaaga'igan

300

Bawishkam

he/she dances on rice

300

What animal was responsible for spreading the manoomin seeds across the land

asigganak - bird

300

they fan the  rice or toss the rice in a birch bark tray

winnowing/ nooshkaachige

300

how tall is a fully grown stem?

1 1/2 feet high

400

September moon

manoominike giizis

400

nooshkaachige

he/she fans rice

400

What medicine is used to thank the creator?

Asemaa

400

they pick rice 

manoominike

400

How fast does the stem grow?

three inches in 24 hours

500
Birch-Bark Containers

Makakoon

500

Biisim-manoomin

fine rice

500

What is the name of the spirit that comes down to earth?

manowa

500

they knock rice 

Bawa'am

500

How many grains need to sprout from the top of the plant for it to almost be ready?

4-5