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AuthorsFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine
-The biochemical benefits of manoomin, or wild rice, according to collaborative research being done at the University of Minnesota.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
-Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.
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Points North: A New Hope for Anishinaabemowin
-When Theresa Eischen heard about the original Star Wars film being translated into Anishinaabemowin, she auditioned for Princess Leia. She had zero voice acting experience, so it was a long shot.
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FreightersHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational ballast water standards only apply to new vessels on the Great Lakes
-Existing Great Lakes vessels are exempt from installing treatment systems to control the spread of invasive species.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin
-The rice harvest — manoominike — has officially started across Ojibwe country. Columnist Staci Lola Drouillard talks with her cousin about harvesting and processing wild rice, as well as the importance of water quality for growing “the good berry.”
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AYITWKFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchForaged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns
-Autumn brings with it a bounty of fruits and nuts that often go unnoticed in our modern culinary landscape. Among the most abundant and overlooked are acorns and wild apples.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First Nations‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law
-Indigenous communities in Ontario are flooded with mining claims that chip away at their territories. It’s a “racist, colonialist” system, the lawyer leading a new court case said.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: A conversation about Ojibwe history in Fur Trade Nation
-On Carl Gawboy’s new book Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History and how it’s “a field guide to the Ojibwe.”
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsStoried Two Hearted River gets 21st century update in new book
-Author and hydrologist Bob Otwell calls for an end to “inertia” and “lip service” on climate change and expresses concern for Michigan’s groundwater.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRegionOperation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River
-To reestablish the Potawatomi’s presence along the Detroit River, the local Indigenous group is interested in partnering on a project to restore wild rice in protected areas in and along the river.
