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Manoomin : the story of wild rice in Michigan / Barbara J. Barton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781609175603
  • 9781628953282
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • SB191 .M366 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The industrialization of Western Lake Erie -- Logging in the Saginaw River Basin -- Draining the swamplands -- The dam at Getegitigaaning -- Restoring manoomin -- Present day restoration projects -- Harvesting and processing manoomin -- Manoomin, the good berry -- Afterword -- Appendices : 1. Historic locations of manoomin ; 2. Manoomin restoration efforst as reported in historic newspapers from Michigan, 1877-1939 ; 3. Manoomin plantings at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, 1938-1984.
Subject: "This is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live there. Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan focuses on the history, culture, biology, economics, and spirituality surrounding this sacred plant. The story travels through time from the days before European colonization and winds its way forward in and out of the logging and industrialization eras. It weaves between the worlds of the Anishinaabek and the colonizers, contrasting their different perspectives and divergent relationships with Manoomin. Barton discusses historic wild rice beds that once existed in Michigan, why many disappeared, and the efforts of tribal and nontribal people with a common goal of restoring and protecting Manoomin across the landscape."--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Manoomin -- The industrialization of Western Lake Erie -- Logging in the Saginaw River Basin -- Draining the swamplands -- The dam at Getegitigaaning -- Restoring manoomin -- Present day restoration projects -- Harvesting and processing manoomin -- Manoomin, the good berry -- Afterword -- Appendices : 1. Historic locations of manoomin ; 2. Manoomin restoration efforst as reported in historic newspapers from Michigan, 1877-1939 ; 3. Manoomin plantings at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, 1938-1984.

"This is the first book of its kind to bring forward the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live there. Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan focuses on the history, culture, biology, economics, and spirituality surrounding this sacred plant. The story travels through time from the days before European colonization and winds its way forward in and out of the logging and industrialization eras. It weaves between the worlds of the Anishinaabek and the colonizers, contrasting their different perspectives and divergent relationships with Manoomin. Barton discusses historic wild rice beds that once existed in Michigan, why many disappeared, and the efforts of tribal and nontribal people with a common goal of restoring and protecting Manoomin across the landscape."--

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