Manoomin: Native Grain of Michigan

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Author Events, Civics & Community, Cooking & Food

Age Group:

Adults
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Have you heard that Michigan now has an official native grain? Join us for this educational evening to learn about the conservation of Manoomin, its cultural importance to the Anishinaabe people, and ecological significance in the northern Midwest.

Presenters:

Barbara Barton, author of Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan

Tera John, GTB Traditional Agriculture/Food Sovereignty Coordinator - Focus of Indigenous Land Management Techniques across Turtle Island 

cover of the book, Manoomin, with pictures of an indigenous child holding a rice plant and an old ink drawing of rice harvesting in a canoe by indigenous people