Who is the main character in the story?
Peter (Biyen)
How did Peter feel as he walked home from school?
He felt sad. Salty tears ran down his cheeks.
What did Peter have to give a presentation about?
Family traditions
What was in the box that his grandma showed him?
A dream catcher
What did the dream catcher look like?
A wooden hoop in the shape of a circle. String was woven and twisted around the hoop. It looked like a spider web with a black bead at the centre. Feathers hun
Would you like to make a dream catcher?
Tell me about one of your traditions in your country...
What was his grandmother's name?
Nokomis
What are circles a symbol for in their culture?
Unity and strength
What does a dream catcher do?
Catches your bad dreams and lets the good dreams fall through the centre.
Do you believe dream catchers really work?
Why won't his grandmother let him take her dream catcher to school?
Because that one is precious to his grandma. She got it when she was a child.
What did Peter and his grandmother work together to make?
A dream catcher.
After the presentation, what does his grandmother want to do for him?
Celebrate! Bake corn cookies and have a traditional Ojibwe party.
Did Peter's presentation go well? How did he feel?
It went very well. He didn't feel nervous or scared at all! He felt pride in his culture and pride in himself too!
