The Sacred Food
The Sacred Food

The Sacred Food

February 13, 2007 | 6 min

A short documentary about the Ojibwe Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice (Manoomin) they consider a sacred gift from the Creator. The film tells the Creation and Migration stories that are central to the tribe's oral history and belief system while showing the traditional process of hand-harvesting and parching the wild rice. Biotech companies are currently researching ways to genetically modify the rice and the community is fighting to keep it wild.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Dave Hoagland, Jr.

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