The Slice
Wigwam Building
Special | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
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This Slice originally ran on September 13, 2019. Building a wigwam is a family affair. As a young man, Russ Northrup learned how to build one from his Elders, and now he's teaching his family and others the traditional craft of wigwam building. Another Ojibwe word for the structure is "Waaginogaan."
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The Slice
Wigwam Building
Special | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
This Slice originally ran on September 13, 2019. Building a wigwam is a family affair. As a young man, Russ Northrup learned how to build one from his Elders, and now he's teaching his family and others the traditional craft of wigwam building. Another Ojibwe word for the structure is "Waaginogaan."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipthese were homes these were our homes and this is where we grow so where did you learn how to make get that structure that I wouldn't help some people rebelled there is up in Mille ax early spring I went and collected the bark and got everything necessary to build it we collected about fifty pieces of Ironwood one inch in diameter that took roughly a 3-4 hours cutting for the building process it took probably a couple of about three more hours to construct a frame and get it get it adjusted to what would what we needed I had my family come and come and help me and it took us roughly three four days a patch to work I try to teach my my kids and grandkids you know about the way of life somebody has to carry on these things you know and you got to learn it and so they've been going along with me and learning the steps involved the slice from the GSE WR Petey funding for the slice is brought to you by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota
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