Meet the woman teaching people to harvest wild rice on Whitefish Lake
Rhonda Lyons started the Anishinaabe Wild Rice Experience in 2016
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Rhonda Lyons' family has been harvesting wild rice on Whitefish Lake for generations.
"I can go as far back as my great grandfather harvesting on this lake," she said. "And I wanted to share this way of traditional activity with other people who want to learn."
That's why Lyons, a school principal, started the Anishinaabe Wild Rice Experience in 2016. The company offers groups a hands-on lessons in harvesting and processing wild rice.
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I reached Lyons, who lives in Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, to learn more about the business — and wild rice itself.
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For more on the Anishinaabe Wild Rice Experience, visit their website.
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