Wild Rice Harvesting Class

Ricing season is almost here! Due to high water levels this year, the wild rice is taking a little long to reach the top of the water and mature. For those already signed up for class, you will be recieveing a call in the next week or two for a date, time and place for class.

There is still space in this class you are intrested in learning about wild rice harvesting. The Leech Lake Department of  Resource Management (DRM) is making a special allowance for those who are non-native and live off-reservation, to be able to participate.

A MN State ricing license (approx. $30) can be purchased at Froggy Sports south of Cass Lake on Hwy. 371. A reservation license ($2) must be purchased from DRM, which is located across the street from Froggy Sports. Please have your license purchased BEFORE class takes place.

Please call me, Amy, at 218-335-4244 for more details and to register for this FREE class.

Summer Transportation Institute

The Summer Transportation Institute hosted by the Leech Lake Tribal College concluded on Friday with an intimate ceremony in the Benny Tonce room celebrating the students who made it through the program, who committed such a huge chunk for their summer in order to be exposed to new career options or solidify the career choices that they already were mindful of.  At the ceremony the students presented on their favored transportation topic and enjoyed a delicious lunch of fresh Red Lake walleye, warm bannock, wild rice and other delicious eats.  During the program this very high energy, middle school group kept us on our feet as we bounced from one activity to another. 

Sweet Grass

We had a great turnout last week for our sweet grass basket class, lots of new faces from local folks to Summer vacationers! Everyone was able to finish their basket and had a little history lesson about sweet grass as well.

Here we have the Hains family (3 generations!) who decided to take the class as a  family activity.

Jennifer Pratt, Diana Pratt, Ted and Elaine Hains

The class was taught by a local artisan  Bonita Desjarlais

Summer 2012 Schedule

The Summer Community Ed scheudle is finally here!
Follow the link below to check out our class listings--

http://lltc.edu/academics/occe/communityeducation.htm

Garden Photos

Campus Community Garden

 Climbing Clematis

 Tomatoes

 Grapes

Zucchini and Buttercup Squash

Stone Carving - June 2012

 Mike Miller and his buffalo sculpture

 Participants used Soapstone to carve their sculptures

Work still in progress...

Woman holding her child

Mii-Gwetch (thank you) to Dewey Goodwin, LLTC Art Instructor, for this excellent class!

Campus Garden

The Community Garden on campus has been carefully planned and planted!

This year we can expect Celebrity tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, organic green beans, cucumbers, zucchini and, buttercup squash.

New for us this year, we decided to plant 2 grape vines. We are excited to see how many grapes we can harvest! I forsee grape jelly and juice this Fall!

We also planted climbing flowers, Morning Glory and Clematis. These are beautiful vining plants sure to bring much cheer!

This garden is for everyone, please take what you'd  like in moderation. The CCE office will be harvesting produce to preserve and dehydrate and use for our Monday Drum meals in the future.