The Sacred Food (2007)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 6M

Director : Jack Pettibone Riccobono

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Dave Hoagland, Jr.
Dave Hoagland, Jr.
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Director
Brian C. Gregory
Brian C. Gregory
Sound Designer
Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Producer
Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke
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