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Anishinaabeg

The Sacred Food

November 28, 2007

A short documentary by Jack Pettibone Riccobono on the Anishinaabeg Native Americans of Northern Minnesota and the wild rice they consider to be a sacred gift from the Creator. Winner of the 2006 Terra Madre Slow Food Short Film Competition.

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