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The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

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The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich, describes a year in the life of Omakayas, a Ojibwa girl living on Moningwanaykaning, an island in Lake Superior. Engage students with premade activities and lesson plan ideas with Storyboard That!




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  • Ahneen, little brothers
  • Look how big you've gotten!
  • When Omakayas and her family are near starvation, Nokomis dreams of a dear. She speaks to Deydey about this dream, who then finds the deer, killing it for food.
  • Omakayas calls the bear cubs her brothers and speaks to the mother bear, who leaves her unharmed.
  • Human and Nature Relationship
  • Omakayas speaks to the bears, asking them to teach her about their medicines.
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