Mnomen: Assessing the Feasability of Anishinaabe-Centered Wild Rice Restoration on University of Michigan Properties ...
For Anishinaabe communities, Mnomen (wild rice/Zizania sp.) is a relative that sustains their body and soul. They have cared for this plant in a good way since making a home in the Great Lakes, and they know it best. Supporting their reconnection to this sacred food is one of the steps that can be t...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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My University
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/964 http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/167289 |
| Summary: | For Anishinaabe communities, Mnomen (wild rice/Zizania sp.) is a relative that sustains their body and soul. They have cared for this plant in a good way since making a home in the Great Lakes, and they know it best. Supporting their reconnection to this sacred food is one of the steps that can be taken to right the wrongs of the past, and forefront true histories and the resiliency of the people of this land who survived against all odds. Universities, as benefactors of and contributors to colonial society, have a lot of work to do in support of efforts to decolonize land and food. It was with this in mind that a team of dedicated students, staff, faculty, and Anishinaabek-experts began envisioning the Mnomen Initiative. This initiative will build upon existing relationships through the creation and stewardship of ecologically and culturally appropriate landscape through the restoration of Mnomen (wild rice, Zizania aquatica/palustris) on University of Michigan (U-M) properties. This practicum is the first ... |
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