Today we use pumpkins mostly for pies and jack-o-lanterns, but did you know that the pumpkin was a very important part of the Native American diet? We will learn about the way Native American cultures used pumpkins, and how carving jack-o-lanterns became a Halloween tradition.
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition sat around a campfire every night during their journey. Do you think they were telling stories? Storytelling has been an important tradition in most cultures around the world. Let’s have s’mores and share some of our favorite stories!
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition sat around a campfire every night during their journey. Do you think they were telling stories? Storytelling has been an important tradition in most cultures around the world. Let’s have s’mores and share some of our favorite stories!
No one who signed up for Lewis and Clark’s journey had ever experienced a Midwestern winter. The Native Americans helped the explorers prepare for winter and, in some cases, saved the explorers from perishing in the winter. We will learn how Lewis and Clark’s special relationships with the Native Americans saved them in the winter months.
No one who signed up for Lewis and Clark’s journey had ever experienced a Midwestern winter. The Native Americans helped the explorers prepare for winter and, in some cases, saved the explorers from perishing in the winter. We will learn how Lewis and Clark’s special relationships with the Native Americans saved them in the winter months.
Join us while we host the Culinary students from Western Iowa Tech. They will teach us about some of the foods which are popular in Native American cultures. Lewis and Clark learned a lot about the diet of the Native people and we are really excited to have WITCC students teach some of those things to us.
Join us while we host the Culinary students from Western Iowa Tech. They will teach us about some of the foods which are popular in Native American cultures. Lewis and Clark learned a lot about the diet of the Native people and we are really excited to have WITCC students teach some of those things to us.
The Native Americans used a very important method of farming, called “the Three Sisters.” We will learn a little bit about this method and how the foods of Three Sisters farming became part of the American Thanksgiving tradition.
The Native Americans used a very important method of farming, called “the Three Sisters.” We will learn a little bit about this method and how the foods of Three Sisters farming became part of the American Thanksgiving tradition.
Different cultures celebrate differently in the winter months. We will learn how several cultures celebrate in the wintertime, as well as how Lewis and Clark celebrated Christmas on the trail.
Different cultures celebrate differently in the winter months. We will learn how several cultures celebrate in the wintertime, as well as how Lewis and Clark celebrated Christmas on the trail.
How did children of Lewis and Clark’s time celebrate Christmas? We will find out through making some 19th-century gifts and treats!