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Ziibaakdakaan Maple Syrup

Grey-Bruce & District

Ziibaakdakaan Maple Syrup

Hosted by: Hosted by: Nathan Keeshig, Superintendent Cape Croker Park, Manager of Ziibaakdakaan Maple • Caley Doran Nadjiwon, Anishinaabe Cultural Experiences, Cape Croker Park • Neyaashiinigmiing community members

• 4,600 taps

• Ziibaakdakaan Maple began operations in 2018 at Cape Croker Park, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Neyaashiinigmiing.

• This April’s Maple Weekend, will be the second annual year open to the public.• In 2018, Ziibaakdakaan Maple revived the tradition of making ziiwaagmide (maple syrup) in our centuries-old ziibaakdakaan (maple sugar bush). Two years later, a new state-of-the-art processing facility was up and running.
At sunrise in the early morning of March 9, 2020, a “First Tap Ceremony” was held at the start of the maple sap run. This ceremony pays respect to the ancient maple forest who provides so much – not just sap for medicine and maple syrup, but firewood for heating and cooking, shade on hot summer days, and beauty all year round.
After the ceremony, participants enjoyed a feast of pancakes and maple syrup. Ziibaakdakaan Maple has continued with the First Tap Ceremony every year.

• In our first ever entry in the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s Maple Syrup competition, Ziibaakdakaan won three top ten finishes!

Get in Touch

Neyaashiinigmiing POW WOW Grounds, 112 Park Road, Wiarton, ON, Canada
519-534-0571
Interpretation.capecrokerpark@gmail.com

Location

Join us for Maple Weekend
April 5 and 6 2025

• Visitors will be able to walk through a traditional sugar bush that is older than the Dominion of Canada.
• Visitors will be able to sample ziibaakdwaaboo and ziiwaagmide.
• Visitors will be stepping outside of Canada onto unceded territory during this visit.
• Visitors will have an opportunity to experience various aspects of Anishinaabek history and culture.
• Visitors will learn to pronounce Anishinaabemowin for maple syrup (ziiwaagmide) and maple sugar (ziizbaakot).
• Visitors will be able to interact with community members of Neyaashiinigmiing.