Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

Climate threatens Ojibwe's sacred wild rice

Changing climate, invasive species and pollution are threatening the plant.

State Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice - Austin Daily Herald

ON LEECH LAKE — Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently the stalks sprung right back up. On a mid-September morning, no breeze ruffled the eagle feather gifted by […]The post State Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.

Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

ON LEECH LAKE, Minnesota — Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently …

Climate threatens Ojibwe's sacred wild rice

Wild rice is sacred to Indigenous peoples in Minnesota because it’s part of their creation story. But changing climate, invasive species, and pollution are threatening the plant, making it crucial to teach young tribe members how to harvest it. (Sept. 10)(AP Video/Jessie Wardarski)

Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

ON LEECH LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently the stalks sprung right back up. On a mid-September morning, no breeze ruffled the eagle feather […]

Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

ON LEECH LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — Seated low in her canoe sliding through a rice bed on this vast lake, Kendra Haugen used one wooden stick to bend the stalks and another to knock the rice off, so gently the stalks sprung right back up. On a mid-September morning, no breeze ruffled the eagle feather […]