About this Event
Chef Mary Lee, a citizen of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, will be leading a cooking class in preparing manoomin – wild rice – soup. Chef Mary is a survivor of The Holy Childhood School of Jesus, a boarding school that forced her into assimilation; she has been relearning her culture, and manoomin was one of the first things that came back to her. Manoomin is a semi-aquatic grass native to the Great Lakes region that has been an important food source for the Anishinaabeg for thousands of years, as well as a vital part of the larger ecosystem. Chef Mary is well known in the community for her traditional cooking, crafting, and leadership. Join us for an evening of manoomin and bison soup, frybread, and stories of Anishinaabe culture.
There are twelve spots available for this cooking class – nine are reserved for Indigenous neighbors and three are for our non-native neighbors.
Please be sure to wear comfortable clothes and close-toed shoes for working in the kitchen. Hair that is shoulder-length or longer needs to be tied back.
Parking is available in the lot east of ANC under the mural, as well as on the surrounding streets, Kalamazoo, Allen and Shepard.
This event is part of a larger series, "Nkwejong Landscapes: Indigenous Stories of People and Place.” This series formed out of a partnership between Allen Neighborhood Center and the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program.
If you have any questions about the class or dietary concerns, contact Kat Logan at [email protected] or 517-999-3924 before the start of class.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Allen Neighborhood Center, 1611 East Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, United States
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