University Place

Wild Rice History, Biology and Harvest

Special | 24m 44s  | Video has closed captioning.

John Haack, Natural Resource Educator, UW-Extension, discusses the history of harvesting wild rice by indigenous people as far back as 1000 B.C. and explains the Anishinabe (Ojibwe) migration to the “land where food grows on water.” Haack demonstrates the process of harvesting the wild rice.

Aired: 07/30/15

Rating: TV-G

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