Lac du Flambeau. That's what French fur traders called the northern Wisconsin area where flaming torches burned on crystal lakes as the Ojibwe speared fish at night.
Students process daily events together at evening campfires.
Students actually live on the reservation for 10 days and are in class and interacting with Lac du Flambeau community members for a minimum of 90 hours. Bigony and Stanton note that objectives of the course are to place students in a culturally rich learning environment where they can learn about and experience Ojibwe life, getting a flavor of traditional life, but focusing on present life in a tribal community. Bigony and Stanton become facilitators for the teaching which is essentially done by tribal members. The instructors say they have been overwhelmed by the generous amount of time tribal members are willing to give students. Stanton and Bigony stress that the critical element of the course is the use of community personnel resources.