Manoomin designated as Michigan's official state native grain
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill this week to memorialize manoomin, which is also known as Michigan wild rice, as the state's official native grain.
Source: abc12.com
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The Food That Grows On Water
According to an Anishinaabe prophecy, manoomin – wild rice – is what brought the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples to the Great Lakes.But starting in the late 1800s, manoomin’s decline was fast and widespread. And just like the plant itself, a lot of knowledge around harvesting practices has been lost. Some Anishinaabek are changing that.
Source: interlochenpublicradio.org
New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects. The winning proposals address climate change, the carce
Source: umich.edu
Small portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt
Samples taken from the big lake revealed widespread PFAS contamination of rainbow smelt, a popular sport fish. State officials advise consuming no more than a few smelt a month for safety reasons.
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Indigenous communities push to name wild rice as Michigan's official native grain
Since 2018, there have been efforts by Indigenous communities in Michigan to designate wild rice, or manoomin, as the state native grain.
Source: wkar.org