Manoomin— or wild rice—is Michigan’s official native grain and an important cultural food source for Anishinaabe peoples throughout the Great Lakes. Once abundant throughout the region, its existence has been threatened by dams and environmental pressures. Today, there’s an effort to restore it.
This story was produced in collaboration with @OneDetroit and BridgeDetroit.
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“How Wild Rice Goes From Water to Table” was produced by Great Lakes Now/Detroit PBS in collaboration with @OneDetroit and BridgeDetroit.
Produced by
Bill Kubota
Jena Brooker
Written by
Bill Kubota
Narrated by
Jena Brooker
Edited by
Bill Kubota
Additional Editing
Jordan Wingrove
Camera & Audio
Bill Kubota
Brendan Battle
Darin Donahue
Randy Strobl
Dean Underwood
Additional Material
U.S. Department of Interior
University of Michigan
Superior National Forest
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Milwaukee County Historical Society
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