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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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- The Birchbark House
- Be sure to fill in all the seams. We don't want any cold air sneaking in this winter!
- Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Omakayas' family were responsible for building their birchbark home and their winter cabin.
- No, we will not leave our land.
- Many of our people are moving West. Should we follow them?
- Karana was responsible for building her shelter, which she made out of whale bones, wood, and stones.
- The threat of the non-Indian settlers, the Chimookomanug, moving the Ojibwa tribe farther west.
- The fear of the Russians coming back to harm Karana.
- Omakayas had a family and friends in the community.
- Karana was all alone on the island for many years.
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