Ininatig's Gift of Sugar: Traditional Native Sugarmaking (We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today)
A legend of the Ojibway people tells the story of Ininatig, the man-tree who saved the people from starving long ago when he showed them how to collect the sap that flowed from his skin when it was cut. The tradition of maple sugarmaking and thanking the trees each spring is continued at a sugarbush outside of Minneapolis by a 73-year-old Ojibway man named Porky, a member of the Loon clan, who has turned the annual event into a hands-on learning experience for adults and children alike. Text and photographs follow Porky, his family and friends, and countless visitors to the camp through the step-by-step process of sugarmaking, from collecting the proper tools to tapping the trees to boiling the clear sweet liquid into gold maple syrup or sugar. (We Are Still Here) ©1993 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Dale Kakkak, Carly Bordeau
Wisconsin illustrator
Dale Kakkak, a member of Menominee Nation of Wisconsin, was born and raised on Menominee Nation lands. He lives in Keshena, Wisconsin.
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-11
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Community
First/Native Nations
Food and Cooking
Ojibwe People
Plants and Trees
Traditions
Diversity subject:
Indigenous
Publish Year: 1993
Pages: 48
ISBN: 0822526530
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 338 Wittstock