Landbased Learning

Winter- Pipon (January, February)

What could I be teaching right now?

Dr Herman J Michell (2018) suggest that Pipon was the time to do:

Storytelling, songs, drumming, ceremony
Winter hunting-caribou, moose & fur bearing animals
Skinning, stretching, and drying fur
Migration patterns of caribou
Ptarmigan nets are set in the bush
Safe winter shelters and survival skills
Winter fishing activities
Winter modes of travel- dog sledding
Rabbit snaring activities
Winter weather patterns
Winter survival skills
Harvesting trees for cabin building
trapper festivals and competitions
Fish derbies

Trappers Game Kit

Indigenous Perspectives has a Trappers Game Kit that comes with different challenges: Rope Winding, Log Sawing, Nail Pounding, Axe Throwing (plastic version) and trap setting. Email your team today to borrow the kit!

Moss Bag Kit

Check out our moss bag kit, it comes with

*3 dolls

*3 moss bags

*2 containers of moss

*3 books Keeping Baby Close, The Moss Bag, The Baby Swing.

*a quilt

*rope to make a traditional swing.

Rabbit Snaring

Call a team member out to do a lesson on rabbit snaring!

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