Wild Rice: The Dynamics Of Its Population Cycles And The Debate Over Its Control At The Minnesota Legislature

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Rachel Durkee Walker, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Abstracts of presentations given in session 11 of the 2008 UCOWR Conference.

Abstract

I examine Anishinaabeg views of population cycles in wild rice, the work and views of western anthropologists, and potential ecological factors which control the appearance of cycles. I conclude by examining recent political debate over the introduction of genetically engineered wild rice, a debate which has roots in the divergent views of Anishinaabeg and western culture towards the production of food from ecosystems.