White Earth Wild Rice Harvest- Manoominikewag

Manoomin, “The Food That Grows on the Water“, Harvest Season 2013... Manoominike Giizis (The Ricing Moon) is a time of age-old traditions filled with memories of family and friends, and the memories of those before us who have harvested Manoomin, or wild rice, in the same way for thousands of years in our Anishinaabe Akiing -- the land of our people. As we watch the Manoomin sway side-to-side as we enter the canoe it’s as if they dance to the excitement shared by generations. Manoomin is grown natural