Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other

Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each OtherReclaiming crops and culture on Turtle Island. Manomin, more commonly known by its English misnomer "wild rice," is the only cereal grain native to Turtle Island (North America). Long central to Indigenous societies and diets, this complex carbohydrate is seen by the Anishinaabeg as a gift from Creator, a "spirit berry" that has allowed the Nation to flourish for generations. Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other offers a community engaged

Carolyn Holbrook

was built upon another

we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe

this book is an important companion to Our Ojibwe Grammar

reluctant readers

" Denise Lajimodiere

Grand Marais offers a rare glimpse of the Anishinaabeg—especially the leader Espagnol—as astute and active trading partners

Stories such as “Naanabozho and the Squeaky-Voice Plant” place the plants in cultural context and illustrate the belief in plants as cognizant beings

Saul Indian Horse is a child when his family retreats into the woods

Antibiotics

stand-alone musings into a memoir that stares down colonialism while chastising hipsters for abusing pumpkin spice

the little girl realizes she had the knowledge and skill to navigate herself—she just needed to remember that those abilities were there all along