bkonké gizes (MI)

bkonke refers to when the sap flows up thru the trees causing the bark to separate from the stump

this list of months is from Joseph Bourassa in 1843 (he was a Potawatomi that was a student at Carey Mission in Niles, (MI)) the months differ from community to community, everything is based from what the weather is allowing to happen in each month. There are 13 full moons in a calendar year, we count each month as a full moon cycle.