OJIBWE SEASONS

SPRING (ZIGWAN)

• Went to Sugar Camp where they produced sap for maple sugar.
• Repaired existing lodges and built new ones.
• Met up with other families that they have not seen in a long time.
• Men went to hunt, and the women made the maple sugar
• Built canoes

SUMMER (NIBIN)

• Moved to summer villages
• Played lacrosse
• Had ceremonial feasts and dances
• Grew corn and other crops
• Picked fruit like strawberries

FALL (DAGWAAGIN)

• Moved to ether a pond, lake, or stream
• Grew wild rice
• Canoed
• Took crops from the summer to prepare for storage
• Harvested more crops

WINTER (BIBOON)

• Moved to their wigwams
• Ate the stored food
• Men hunted
• Children hunted and trapped small animals
• Women cooked meals and made coats and leggings