Black Duck Wild RiceAug 27, 20221 min readNow Accepting Orders for Green SeedsThe Manoomin gathering season has begun! Please email blackduckwildrice@gmail.com to place your order for green (viable) seeds for...
Black Duck Wild RiceAug 27, 20221 min readMnoominkewin Gathering 2022The Third Annual Mnoominkewin Gathering will take place at Curve Lake's Lance Woods Park on Saturday September 24, 2022. All are welcome...
Black Duck Wild RiceJan 28, 20222 min readDance Your Own Manoomin Food Security and Food Sovereignty Community-level food production is a cornerstone of Anishinaabeg food security and food sovereignty....
Black Duck Wild RiceSep 20, 20211 min readMnoominkewin Registration Now ClosedChii-miigwetch to all those who have expressed interest in the 2nd Annual Mnoominkewin Gathering. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 safety...
Black Duck Wild RiceAug 21, 20211 min read2021 ToursWe were glad to welcome students and staff from Lakefield College School for a Manomin tour this week. Thank you all for your open...
Black Duck Wild RiceAug 21, 20211 min read2nd Annual Mnoominkewin Festival We are looking forward to seeing many of you at our Second Annual Mnoominkewin Festival September 25, 2021! Curve Lake First Nation Chief...
Black Duck Wild RiceJun 3, 20211 min readParks Canada Wild Rice Removal 24Hr Phone Line and Reporting FormParks Canada has implemented a 24 Hour Phone Line to report removal of Manoomin from Pigeon, Buckhorn, and Chemong Lakes. Reports can be...
Black Duck Wild RiceMay 13, 20211 min readParks Canada Acknowledges Constitutional RightsDavid Britton, Director of Ontario Waterways (Parks Canada), affirms the Constitutionally Protected Rights of Indigenous People to...
Black Duck Wild RiceMar 9, 20211 min readWooHoo Wild Rice "Mom I dreamt a wild rice song last night." This is my daughter and her song, she would like to share with people who love wild rice...
Black Duck Wild RiceAug 8, 20201 min readNow Accepting Orders for Green SeedWe are now accepting orders for green (viable) seeds. Please email us in August to reserve seeds that will be available for pickup in...
Black Duck Wild RiceJul 16, 20201 min readDeclaration for Protecting Anishinaabe ManoominThe Community Voices for Manoomin group created a Declaration for Protecting Anishinaabe Manoomin. It is now available as a petition on...
Black Duck Wild RiceJul 10, 20201 min readWinona LaDuke on Seeds and RelationshipsWatching this Tedx Talk is 16 minutes of your time very well spent. She speaks of the relationship we have with our food. Miigwetch...
Black Duck Wild RiceJul 5, 20201 min readOn What Legal Basis do we Seed, Gather, Process, and Sell Manoomin?The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is worth a read in full. The excerpted Articles below are...
Black Duck Wild RiceJul 1, 20201 min readArchaeologist Confirms Historic Use of ManoominTrent University Professor of Archaeology James Conolly confirms Anishinaabeg caring for and eating wild rice for at least 4000 years.
Black Duck Wild RiceJul 1, 20201 min readIdle No More - Cancel Canada DayThis Canada Day, reflect on Idle No More's call to Cancel Canada Day Black Duck Wild Rice specifically wants to Cancel Parks Canada. They...
Black Duck Wild RiceJun 23, 20201 min readTiny House WarriorsTiny House Warriors are asserting their collective Secwepemc responsibility and jurisdiction to their lands and waters. They are building...
Black Duck Wild RiceJun 21, 20201 min readOrders for 2020We are sold out of processed (ready to cook) wild rice for this year. Please email us in October to place orders for this year's...
Black Duck Wild RiceJun 20, 20201 min readNo Tours this YearAaniin friends, We hope that you, your families, and communities are all well. Due to COVID 19 we are cancelling our workshops this year....
Black Duck Wild RiceJun 18, 20201 min readCottagers and Indians DocumentaryCBC is releasing its documentary Cottagers and Indians on July 4, 2020. It will be airing 8pm on CBC TV and then available on CBC online...
