Iskigamiziganing izhaadaa! "Let's go to the sugarbush!" Welcome to this online resource for learning about iskigamizigan (sugar bush). You'll find ikidowinan (vocabulary) videos, iskigamizigan tips, and more. Downloadable / printable Iskigamizigan guides from the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office and Mino Bimaadiziiwin Gitigaanin can be found in the document center at the bottom of this page. Chi-miigwech to all Gaa-Miskwaabikaang staff and volunteers who helped make these resources possible. Aho! More videos and audio files will be added soon.
Getting Started Before tapping trees, it is a good way to offer asemaa (tobacco) to the spirits every spring before starting a sugar bush. If you don't know what to say, the following is a great example!
G: Aanin minik mitigoog gaa-ozhiga'wadwaa? N: _______ mitigoog ningii-ozhiga'waag. Q: How many trees did you tap? A: I tapped _______ trees. Watch & Listen
G: Aaniin ezhi-onjigaawaad? N: Gizhiigaawag. Bejigaawag. Iskigaawag. Q: How are they running? A: They're running fast. They're running slow. They stopped running. Watch & Listen
G: Aaniin apii waa-iskigamizigeyan? N: _______-giizhigak. Q: When are you going to boil? A: _____day. Watch & Listen
G: Aaniindi gidiskigamizigan? N: _______ ayaamagad. Q: Where is your sugarbush? A: It is there ______. Watch & Listen
G: Niwii-naadinise. Gidaa-wiidookaw ina? N: Eya' giga-wiidookoon. Q: I want to gather firewood. Can you help me? A: Yes, I'll help you! Watch & Listen
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