Preserving the harvest

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Explains the importance of the "circle of life" and that storytelling is used to pass on knowledge and wisdom. Shows methods of gathering, hunting, and trapping and explains the food and medicinal ...

Explains the importance of the "circle of life" and that storytelling is used to pass on knowledge and wisdom. Shows methods of gathering, hunting, and trapping and explains the food and medicinal uses of various plants. Emphasizes that the Ojibwa take only what they need to sustain themselves and that they make a tobacco offering before harvesting plants and animals. Describes how traditional methods, including the stripping of bark, are being taught to children.

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