In 1977, just four Lac La Croix Indigenous ponies remained. After a concerted effort to save the breed, two horses have returned to the Fond du Lac Reservation.
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith held a wide-ranging discussion with the owners of Sawyer's Native Wise LLC as Congress faces a looming deadline to pass new farming legislation.
"It was awesome to hear the thunder of their hooves on the ground," said David Wise. Before Monday, there were no buffalo within the reservation boundaries of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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Christy Martin and Patience Thompson stand on the AICHO rooftop garden in downtown Duluth on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Melinda Lavine / mlavine@duluthnews.com)
AICHO has outgrown its rooftop garden and is looking for land to plant more.
The American Indian Community Housing Organization is looking to lease land in the Hillside neighborhood to expand its youth gardening program, Giinawiind Giginitaawigi gomin, or Together We Grow.
“We wanted to build off what our program has been doing: getting kids in the garden learning how to grow food, learning about Indigenous foods and medicines and using the gardens to connect kids and families to culture,” said Katie Schmitz, AICHO’s children s program coordinator.