AKIING:
From Our Land
Manoominike Giizis- or the wild rice moon is upon us here at White Earth, and the lakes and rivers welcome our people to their waters, while our lands are abundant with one of the best corn harvests ever. We are thankful that we are able to continue our thousand year old way of life. Read More.
Under the Wildrice Moon:
by Winona LaDuke
This article explores the issues impacting wild rice from mining to the retention of Ojibwe control of traditional lands. Read More.
“In the late spring we plant the corn and beans and squash. They’re not just plants- we call them the three Sisters. We plant then together, three kinds of seed in one hill. They want to be together with each other, just as we Indians want to be together with each other. So long as the three sisters are with us, we know we will never starve. The creator sends them to us each year. We celebrate them now.”
