The NMC Library is presenting a StoryWalk® in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Find Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin by Brittany Luby along the walkway between the Dennos Museum and Osterlin building, from October 14th through October 27th.
This bilingual story (Anishinaabemowin and English) follows a child and family through a harvest day, revealing the cultural and ecological importance of mnoomin. As the author’s note explains, many Anishinaabeg agree that “wild rice” is an inaccurate term for this plant relation, since part of the harvest is sown every year to help sustain human and non-human beings.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.