{"id":330,"date":"2024-10-29T13:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:24:18","slug":"the-birchbark-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/the-birchbark-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birchbark House"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"330\" class=\"elementor elementor-330\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff7794 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fff7794\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fe88ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75fe88ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Birchbark House<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292fae5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"292fae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad8e59 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ad8e59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6187102 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6187102\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d8c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d8c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Follow a young Ojibwe girl named Omakayas throughout an eventful year on Mooningwanekaaning, now known as Madeline Island.<\/p><p>Themes: Historical, tradition, colonization, family<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546b3a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"546b3a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f621022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f621022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Birchbark-215x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-332\" alt=\"The cover of The Birchbark House has a girl standing outside a home in the woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Birchbark-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Birchbark.png 571w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6df44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd6df44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff7a66a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ff7a66a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb3a252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cb3a252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About\u00a0the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4982d67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4982d67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLouise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. She is an acclaimed and award-winning novelist who was just awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her latest novel,\u00a0The Night Watchman.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f42e9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f42e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fea1fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69fea1fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Lousie-E-qwa95hbzdt24mxhs7dsvi1fqd39hr5bcclr71lavw4.jpg\" title=\"Lousie Headshot\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Louise Erdrich\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b406857 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b406857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b46fb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b46fb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discussion Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171e0428 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171e0428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The story begins with a tragic prologue about how Omakayas was found on a smallpox-ravaged island.<ul><li>What do you know about the history of diseases hurting Indigenous communities in North America?<\/li><li>Have you learned about this subject in school?\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Why are names important in the story?<ul><li>What do Omakayas\u2019 names for Neewo mean to her?<\/li><li>Does your name have a special meaning?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Why does Omakayas\u2019 family move throughout the island during the year?<ul><li>What are the advantages of their different homes, the birchbark house and the winter cabin?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>How does Omakayas\u2019 view of her siblings change throughout the book?<br \/><ul><li>What is the significance of family in Ojibwe culture?<\/li><li>How is your family important to you?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Throughout the story, Omakayas develops a special connection with the bear spirit.<ul><li>How are animals and animal spirits significant in Ojibwe culture?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c50628 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26c50628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fa6f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fa6f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0ce5e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c0ce5e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496cbe68 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"496cbe68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35796a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35796a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Names play an important role in the story and in Ojibwe culture as a whole. Talk to your parents about your name. What does it mean? Why did they choose it? What were some of their other options?\u00a0<\/li><li>Look up Ojibwe naming practices to learn about the significance of names in Ojibwemowin and Ojibwe culture.<\/li><li>Nokomis and Deydey are beloved for the stories they tell. Speak to some of the elders in your life and ask them about their youth. What kind of stories do they tell? What can you learn from their stories?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dd8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2dd8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/27031678._SY540_-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-334\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Louise Erdrich\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/27031678._SY540_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/27031678._SY540_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/27031678._SY540_.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Source: Goodreads<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a85515b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a85515b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e821a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e821a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216b1e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216b1e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Read Louise Erdrich&#8217;s &#8220;Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/products\/books-and-islands-in-ojibwe-country\">an autobiographical account<\/a> of her own experience traveling across Ojibwe country with her young baby.<\/li><li>The Birchbark House\u00a0series! Check out book two,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/products\/the-game-of-silence\">Game of Silence<\/a>, book three, <a href=\"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/products\/the-porcupine-year\">The Porcupine Year<\/a>, book four, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/louise-erdrich\/chickadee\/\">Chickadee<\/a>, and book five,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/birchbarkbooks.com\/products\/makoons\">Makoons<\/a>.<\/li><li>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madelineislandmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org\/\">Madeline Island Museum<\/a> to learn more about the history of Mooningwanekaaning.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Birchbark House Follow a young Ojibwe girl named Omakayas throughout an eventful year on Mooningwanekaaning, now known as Madeline Island. Themes: Historical, tradition, colonization, family About\u00a0the Author Louise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. 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