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LaDuke: In praise of the resilient wild rice
The tribal government bought about 300,000 pounds from members as the crop proved resilient and backed food security, officials said.
- The White Earth tribal government purchased around 300,000 pounds of manoomin from tribal members this season, marking one of the best wild rice harvests in recent years.
- Known as the Wild Rice Making Moon, the Manoominike Giizis in Anishinaabemowin marks a season when the Anishinaabe economy flourishes, providing food and essential income for winter ahead.
- By the late 1980s, Anishinaabe men Frank Bibeau and the late Mike Swan challenged California's market dominance of paddy-grown rice, prompting Minnesota to mandate labeling such products as "domesticated."
- Tribal efforts to protect the brand extended to the 1988 lawsuit Waabizii v. Busch, targeting Anheuser-Busch for marketing paddy-grown rice as "Onamia Wild Rice" featuring Native imagery.
- Maintaining food security remains central to White Earth's vision, honoring the 1837 treaty with the United States that explicitly mentions manoomin, ensuring the ecosystem feeds future generations.
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