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The Food That Grows on Water: A Conversation on Food Sovereignty and Wild Rice

WHERE:
MSU Museum

WHEN:
March 28, 2024

WHAT:
Talks, Panels, and Presentations

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Join us on March 28, 2024 from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm for “The Food That Grows on Water: A Conversation on Food Sovereignty and Wild Rice.”

The annual emergence of manoomin/mnomen (wild rice) plays profound roles in freshwater ecosystems, Anishinaabe/Neshnabé food systems, and understandings of food sovereignty. Mnomen holds cultural and spiritual significance to the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi of the Great Lakes region. Native nations and their citizens seek to protect the presence of mnomen and continue intergenerational harvesting practices. Where relationships between the Neshnabék and mnomen have been interrupted due to imposed environmental changes, Neshnabé people are
working to restore mnomen and its habitat. Join us for a conversation with distinguished experts and community members on the intersection of sustainable foodways, ecological restoration initiatives, traditional ecological knowledge, environmental stewardship, and culinary heritage.

Moderator: Elan Pochedley, 1855 Professor in the Department of Religious Studies