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Ojibwe Ricing Vocabulary
These are common words spoken when our anishinaabe-manoomin (wild rice) is being hand harvested!
The Seven Fires Prophecy (still being fulfilled) - part 3 of 3
This is the final post of our three part series on the Ojibwe creation story:
The Seven Fires Prophecy and Wild Rice Continued... (part 2 of 3)
The prophecies not only told of our chosen lands and sacred food, Manoomin, the prophecies predicted contact with the Europeans and other events that have occurred or will occur in the future. According to the The Mishomis Book:
Manoomin (Wild Rice): The Food that Grows on Water (part 1 of 3)
This is a joyous time of year for us on the White Earth Indian Reservation! It’s time to harvest our Manoomin (otherwise known as wild rice)!
This is Our Most Sacred Food!
As Winona LaDuke shares in this video:
"Food comes from our relatives!
Food has culture, it has history, it has stories,
it has relationships that tie to our food!