How do traditions get passed down from generation to generation?
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) hosts seasonal camps to pass on cultural knowledge to future generations. Chris McGeshick shares about the annual winter camp that teaches traditional and modern fishing techniques, including tip-ups, jigs, paddleboard lines, decoy-making, and spearfishing through the ice. During this camp, other tribes and community members are invited to share in the unique treaty rights of the Ojibwe.
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Questions to consider
What have you learned from other generations?
What knowledge would you like future generations to know?
A sense of place
In their words
“Subsistence harvest is truly that. It's so that you can survive. It's part of our culture. It's part of our ceremonies. It's part of our daily life.”
Chris McGeshick
Production credits
Producer
Tori Charnetzki
Featuring
Chris McGeshick
Videography
David Boffa
Tori Charnetzki
Kylie Compe
Ian Glodich
Sound Recording
Levi Schlimgen
Editing
Tori Charnetzki
Captioning
Catie Pfeifer
Translation Services
Rev
Educator Support Materials
Nick Ostrem
Jen Kobylecky
Web Design
Charles Barrows
Erika Kachama-Nkoy
Web Development
John Vieth
Digital Content
Sigrid Peterson
Graphic Design
Charles Barrows
Additional Post Production Support
Andrew LaValley
Executive Producer
Ryan Hendricks
Director of Education
Megan Monday
Director of Television
Jon Miskowski
Special Thanks
Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Cheyenne Landru
Stephanie Quade
Leelyn VanZile
Maia Kegley
Carson Ackley
David O’Connor
Ron Jetty
Educator Advisors
SoHappy Davids, Information Technology Academy, UW – Madison
Ben Grignon, Menominee Indian High School
Alyssa Mussa, Milwaukee Public Schools
Jeff Ryan, Prescott High School
Tara Tindall, Madison Metropolitan School District
Eli Youngthunder, Black River Falls High School
Kristin Keyser, Indian Community School
Brian Collins, Unity School District
Paula Rabideaux, UW – Green Bay
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Focus Fund for Education