The Sacred Food

20076m

Documentary

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.

Crew

JP

Jack Pettibone Riccobono

Director

JP

Jack Pettibone Riccobono

Producer

Cast

DH

Dave Hoagland, Jr.

Narrator (voice)

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