In the book, it says, “nôhkom ayamihâw. ᓅᐦᑯᒼ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐋᐤ᙮ Nôhkom prays. nitayamihân. ᓂᑕᔭᒥᐦᐋᐣ᙮ I pray.” Ask the students to think about why they are praying. What do you see them doing in the pictures? What else do you notice in the pictures?
Many Cree people pray to the Creator by offering tobacco with their prayers. Tobacco is one of the four sacred medicines (sweetgrass, tobacco, sage and cedar). Before picking plants from the earth, tobacco is offered to thank the Creator for providing them.