Trees of the Menominee Reservation
Trees of the Menominee Reservation Sacred Little Ones Initiative Book prepared by Andrew Manthey
This is a white pine tree. (kaeqc-askah) _ __
This is a white pine tree leaf. (kaeqc-askah) __ _
This is a maple tree. (sopomahtek) _
This is a maple tree leaf. (sopomahtek) _
This is a butternut tree. (pakanaweh) _
This is a butternut tree leaf. (pakanaweh) _
This is a basswood tree. (wekopemeh) _
This is a basswood tree leaf. (wekopemeh) _
This is a white birch tree. (wikihsahtek) _
This is a white birch tree leaf. (wikihsahtek) _
This is a hickory tree. (nanackoh) _
This is a hickory tree leaf. (nanackoh) _
This is an cedar tree. (kesaehkahtek) _
This is an cedar tree leaf. (kesaehkahtek) _
Useful web links Menominee Forest Keepers http://www.americanforests.org/magazine/article/menominee-forest-keepers/ Menominee Tribal Enterprises Snapshot of the Forest http://www.mtewood.com/Forestry/Forest%20Overview/Snapshot%20of%20the%20Forest.html UW Stevens Point: The Menominee Clan Story http://www4.uwsp.edu/museum/menomineeClans/stories/Introduction.aspx
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 __ _
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.