Camp Kinomaage is a week-long summer program held at the University of Michigan Biological Station for Anishnaabe middle school students, focusing on science and cultural learning. Activities include creating dream catchers and exploring land use issues while connecting students with environmental research and local scientists. The camp aims to foster educational outreach and cultural understanding among students from Michigan's Native American tribes.

1. Camp
KinoMaage
at the University of
Michigan Biological Station
Pellston, Michigan
Summer 2012

2.  Dana Sitzler,  Camp Kinomaage is a
Associate Director from week-long, hands-on
the Office of State science summer camp
Outreach within the held at the University of
Office of the Vice Michigan Biological
President for Station on Douglas
Government Relations, Lake, near
assisted the Center for Pellston, Michigan for
Educational Outreach middle school students
(CEO) and the School from Michigan Native
of Education (SoE) with American tribes.
this annual outreach
project. Read more
about the Office of
State Outreach here.

3. Allison Yee, Masters in Public Health Candidate 2013 and
Camp KinoMaage instructor, helps Sadie Ruppel post her
photo on the Michigan map. Students brought photographs
from where they live to share during camp. Photo by Dana Sitzler

4. Students Kyle Restau, Montana Anderson, and Sadie Ruppel
post their photos on the Michigan map.
Campers will explore land use issues during their week at the
UM Biological Station. Photo by Dana Sitzler

5. Jared Childrey, Josh
Jacobs, and Drake Perez
work on their dream
catchers. Camp
KinoMaage, held at the UM
Biological Station, combines
science and cultural
learning for Anishnaabe
middle school students from
across the state.
Photo by Dana Sitzler

6. Paul Leon (wearing black hat) teaches students how to make
dream catchers. (counter clockwise – Students: Chelsea
Bridges, Micheal Vanstee, Luke Newton (back to camera), Sarah
Matson, UM Student Counselor, Dustin Hahn) Photo by Helke Jackson

7. L. Jared Childrey and Josh Jacobs help each other finish the web of
their dream catchers as part of Camp KinoMaage cultural activities.
Photo by Dana Sitzler
R. Drake Perez works to add beads to his dream catcher.
Photo by Dana Sitzler

8. Paul Leon shows Izzy Fisher how
to start the weave on her
dream catcher.
Photo by Helke Jackson

9. L. Paul Leon (back row in black hat) taught a dream catcher
workshop as part of Camp KinoMaage cultural activities. Campers
and staff show off their creations. Photo by Helke Jackson

10. Scott Herron, Visiting Associate Professor of Biology at the UM
Biological Station, explains how the Anishnaabe people made use of
the resources in the environment such as red willow
(mskwaabiiminagoohns). Students, Daniel Dick, Sarah Matson, Izzy
Fisher, Simone Bisford and Tanna Ziems, listen.
Photo by Dana Sitzler

11. Luke Nave (left), Assistant Research Scientist, explains his experimental plot in
the woods to students attending Camp KinoMaage this week at the UM
Biological Station. (front) Dylan Johndrow, Josh Jacobs, Brandon Erickson.
(back) Sarah Matson, and Daniel Dick, get an opportunity to interact with
the scientists at the Bio Station and learn about their research work.
Photo by Helke Jackson

12. Students pictured (front row left to right) Luke Newton, Brendan
Edgington, Dylan Johndrow, Brandon Erikson, Vicky Merchburger, Izzy
Fisher, Judah Pemble, (back row left to right) Chelsea Bridges, Kyle
Restau, Alphonse Pitawanakwat (UM Lecturer Ojibwe Language
program), Allison Yee (UM graduate student camp instructor)
Photo by Helke Jackson

13. Students pictured (front row left to right) Michael Vanstee, Kayla
Gordon (UM student counselor), Sam Hintz, Shiann Wabindato,
Jessika Drobek, Josh Jacobs, Drake Perez, Luke Newton, (back
row) Jared Childrey, Chelsea Bridges
Photo by Helke Jackson

14. Students pictured: Dustin Hahn (UM student counselor), Sarah
Matson, Daniel Dick, Michael Vanstee, Kayla Gonyon (UM student
counselor), Sam Hintz, Shiann Wabindato
Photo by Helke Jackson