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inner bark of basswood



wiigob sg; wiigobiin pl; wiigobiins dim; wiigobiing loc; Stem: /wiigoby-/

Bishagaakobidoon wiigob

Peel the bark off the basswood.
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Wiigob gigashkigwaajigaagen biskitenaaganikeyan.

You sew with basswood bark to make birch bark baskets.
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Mii go maa bezhigwan gaa-ondinaman wiigob mii imaa ge-onji-mikawad miskwaabiimagoons.

You can find red willow in the same place that you get basswood bark from.
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