The work is a commentary on eating up the land. Feasts are important ceremonies among the Anishinaabe, and their purpose is to give thanks for what we take from nature. For instance, we hold feasts of gratitude when sap is gathered from maple trees or wild rice harvested from lakes. In the past, a person attending a feast brought their own carved ladle. Many feast ladles and ceremonies were taken away from our communities during amendments to the Indian Act.

Aaniin odoodemaayan? Whats your doodem? It's a snag line on the rez. There are approximately forty-nine clans that govern the Anishinaabe. I bought forty-nine wooden ladles from Ikea; they sent over an associate to watch me because I looked sketchy buying forty-nine wood Ikea spoons. Each spoon is a representation of a clan.

I took the diagonal checkerboard pattern on the beaded bag from a 20th-century Ojibwe Storage Bag found in the Museum of Minneapolis's online database. The woven bag is made from natural materials and is easily transportable by canoe across lakes. I started questioning the size of the bags at Ikea, with all of us taking more than we needed.