Mewanee was watching some of the women get the corn ready for flour. They threw the ears of corn into the jar of boiling water. Then they took out the ears of corn and easily pulled off the skin. Mewanee was interested when they cut the kernels from the ear and put them in the sun to dry.
A MORTAR
In a few days these kernels would be ready to be pounded into flour.
Mewanee had seen his mother make corn flour. He loved to watch her put the dry kernels in a hollow stone and pound them with another stone until they were ground into a fine powder.
The men were ready for the hunt. They had their stone axes, bows and skin quivers filled with arrows.
A STONE AXE
Some of the Indians carried skin bags filled with roasted corn and powdered buffalo meat, for they might be gone for several days.
Others carried bags filled with water, for they might not reach a spring where they could get fresh water.