Rama’s Sugar Bush is a spring time tradition of harvesting and sharing a syrup of knowledge. Pictures by @spirithandsphoto
Counting in Anishinaabemowin. “ London Bridge is Falling Down”
MKES Grade 2 singing in the Sugar Bush.
02/27/2026
Today was the first sweet water ceremony held in our community. We lit the fire to begin teaching our stories to willing minds.
02/26/2026
Waiting for the trees to awaken.
02/20/2025
Ininaatig will be waking up soon. Next picture for information about participation.
10/22/2024
Visiting
06/15/2024
A portal has open through the foliage where the sky can look for plant life on the forest floor.
Our Century maple suffered damage from Thursday’s storm.
03/27/2024
The last day for visits in the bush. Finishing with jitamo and almost 7 litres of syrup
03/25/2024
Learning in the bush!
03/07/2024
It was recorded that on “9 May 1797 – Watapineesh and family (^Chippewa) arrived from the Piniere and presented eight Makaks of sugar.” Then again on “10 May 1797 – Watapineesh received presents for himself & band consisting of fourteen – he was very well pleased and went away contented.” These are Ojibwe people, but the Odawa were not to be outdone; it was recorded that on 11 May 1797 that “Mitaminance & Nioukauté Ottawa Chiefs arrived from Arbre Croche they presented Twenty Makaks of sugar.”
https://grasac.artsci.utoronto.ca/?p=136
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“Sugar Bush” by Francis Metosage, courtesy of the Archives of the Society of Jesus of Upper Canada.
03/06/2024
MKES in the snowless Sugar Bush
03/04/2024
Teaching with Kanzee