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Healing the land

Close up of gray sand with water and trees in background.
Sand Point borders inland wetlands that have been used for hundreds of years by the Ojibwe people to cultivate wild rice, known as Manoomin, which roughly translates to “the good berry” or “the good seed.” Wild rice is part of the reason why Native American Tribes settled in this region, however, the cultivation and consumption of this culturally…
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