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According to an Anishinaabe prophecy, manoomin – wild rice – is what brought the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples to the Great Lakes.But starting in the late 1800s, manoomin’s decline was fast and widespread. And just like the plant itself, a lot of knowledge around harvesting practices has been lost. Some Anishinaabek are changing that.
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According to an Anishinaabe prophecy, manoomin – wild rice – is what brought the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples to the Great Lakes.But starting in the late 1800s, manoomin’s decline was fast and widespread. And just like the plant itself, a lot of knowledge around harvesting practices has been lost. Some Anishinaabek are changing that.
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The Anishinaabek practice of sugaring was largely erased from the Upper Great Lakes with the arrival of white settlers. Indigenous producers like Nikki Nelson Bailey are working to reclaim this tradition.
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This week on Points North, Leelanau voters will decide the fate of an early childhood program.Plus, tribal and city officials celebrate the new Clinch…
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This week on Points North, Leelanau voters will decide the fate of an early childhood program.Plus, tribal and city officials celebrate the new Clinch…
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For April in the western Upper Peninsula, it’s a pretty warm day. The Little Carp River, surging with snowmelt, winds through a forest of hemlock…
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Today on Stateside , the former special assistant attorney general for the state’s Flint water investigation shares his concerns over Attorney General...
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On a chilly day in early January, the ground at Camp Anishinaabek is covered in a foot of snow, extra crusty from thawing and re-freezing. The outdoor…