1. Trees of the Menominee Reservation

3. Trees of the Menominee Reservation
Sacred Little Ones Initiative Book prepared by Andrew Manthey

4. This is a white pine tree.
(kaeqc-askah) _ __

5. This is a white pine tree leaf.
(kaeqc-askah) __ _

6. This is a maple tree.
(sopomahtek) _

7. This is a maple tree leaf.
(sopomahtek) _

8. This is a butternut tree.
(pakanaweh) _

9. This is a butternut tree leaf.
(pakanaweh) _

10. This is a basswood tree.
(wekopemeh) _

11. This is a basswood tree leaf.
(wekopemeh) _

12. This is a white birch tree.
(wikihsahtek) _

13. This is a white birch tree leaf.
(wikihsahtek) _

14. This is a hickory tree.
(nanackoh) _

15. This is a hickory tree leaf.
(nanackoh) _

16. This is an cedar tree.
(kesaehkahtek) _

17. This is an cedar tree leaf.
(kesaehkahtek) _

18. Useful web links Menominee Forest Keepers
Menominee Tribal Enterprises Snapshot of the Forest
UW Stevens Point: The Menominee Clan Story

19. Menominee Vocabulary Guide white pine tree kaeqc-askah
maple tree sopomahtek
butternut tree pakanaweh
basswood tree wekopemeh
white birch tree wikihsahtek
hickory tree nanackoh
cedar tree kesaehkahtek __ _

20. Sacred Little Ones Initiative is a special project devoted and dedicated to the infusion of Menominee and Native culture into reservation pre-school instruction. This project is funded through the American Indian College Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Author: Andrew Manthey is a student at the College of Menominee Nation and is working towards his degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education. He is married and has four children.