Weehki-Kihkatwe! 'It's the Myaamia Lunar New Year!' On Friday of last week (2/20), we celebrated the sprouting of Mahkoonsa Kiilhswa ‘Young Black Bear Moon,’ which marks the beginning of the Myaamia lunar year. During this time of year, plants, like ahsenaamiša ‘sugar maples,’ begin to slowly wake up from their period of winter dormancy.
Keeping with these seasonal shifts, Myaamia Center staff opened up our siihsipaahkwikaani ‘sugar camp’ on campus by tapping ten trees. For the next three to four weeks, we’ll be harvesting sap and cooking it down to make maple syrup. Later in the spring, we’ll share the product of this work with our students at our annual waffles and syrup feast.
