{"id":160,"date":"2026-03-24T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:38:07","slug":"past-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/?page_id=160","title":{"rendered":"Past Gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">2025 Great Lakes Manoomin (Wild Rice) Gathering \u2013 <em>Gimaada\u2019oonidimin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><em>manoomini-gikendaasowin (We share wild rice knowledge)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dates: <\/strong>November 13-14, 2025<br><strong>Location: <\/strong>Kewadin Casino and Convention Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5.webp\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant\" class=\"wp-image-63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wild_rice_plant_eac7f403-7ebc-4ff8-bede-6dfbe93572e5-1x1.webp 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Workshop Objectives:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Share and learn about the importance of manoomin rights, relationships and responsibilities<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Share lessons learned about manoomin protection and restoration efforts and associated coalition-building<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Share, gain a better understanding of, and identify potential opportunities for collaboration with the various networks and projects working on Manoomin protection, restoration, and stewardship<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Build momentum for:<\/mark>\n<ul style=\"font-size:17px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Future geospatial monitoring,&nbsp;establishing baselines, collecting\/archiving data, as well as assessing trends&nbsp;<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Development of manoomin resilience indicators and stewardship network shared priorities<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Subsequent workshops\/gatherings<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Local Hosts:<\/strong> Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Co-Hosts and Planning Committee: <\/strong>The core planning team for the 2025 Great Lakes Manoomin (Wild Rice) Gathering was composed of co-hosts representing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Consortium for Cooperative Ecological Resilience (CCER), and multiple members of the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative (MWRI) \u2013 including members of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), and Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">This collaborative effort was further supported by a planning committee that included representatives from a variety of Tribal Nations, entities, and agencies, as well as federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and private organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" id=\"wp-block-file--media-e2fb79f8-7919-49ad-bd28-2a0184442281\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glmanoomin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Great-Lakes-Manoomin-Gathering-2025-Final-Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Lakes Manoomin Gathering 2025 &#8211; Final Agenda<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\">Earlier Convenings:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Additional gatherings convened by NOAA\u2019s Office for Coastal Management, Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities, academia, and tribal, state, and federal agencies, and supported with funds from the <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glri.us\/\">Great Lakes Restoration Initiative<\/a>, took place during earlier project phases in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Mashkiiziibiing (Bad River), Wisconsin \u2013 2017;<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Onigamiinsing (Duluth), Minnesota \u2013 2018;<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Asiniinsikaajiigibiig (Baraga), Michigan \u2013 2019; and<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Virtually in 2021 co-hosted by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:17px\">Additional information about these gatherings and past phases of work are summarized here: <a style=\"color:#0073aa;text-decoration:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/3a2ea4a0a2ee4cafa8dbab38420ab745\">Collaborative Great Lakes Manoomin (Wild Rice) Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Great Lakes Manoomin (Wild Rice) Gathering \u2013 Gimaada\u2019oonidimin manoomini-gikendaasowin (We share wild rice knowledge) Dates: November 13-14, 2025Location: Kewadin Casino and Convention Center Workshop Objectives: Local Hosts: Sault Ste. 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