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Now Accepting Orders for Green Seeds

The Manoomin gathering season has begun! Please email blackduckwildrice@gmail.com to place your order for green (viable) seeds for...

Mnoominkewin Gathering 2022

The Third Annual Mnoominkewin Gathering will take place at Curve Lake's Lance Woods Park on Saturday September 24, 2022. All are welcome...

Dance Your Own Manoomin

Food Security and Food Sovereignty Community-level food production is a cornerstone of Anishinaabeg food security and food sovereignty....

Mnoominkewin Registration Now Closed

Chii-miigwetch to all those who have expressed interest in the 2nd Annual Mnoominkewin Gathering. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 safety...

2021 Tours

We were glad to welcome students and staff from Lakefield College School for a Manomin tour this week. Thank you all for your open...

2nd Annual Mnoominkewin Festival

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at our Second Annual Mnoominkewin Festival September 25, 2021! Curve Lake First Nation Chief...

Parks Canada Acknowledges Constitutional Rights

David Britton, Director of Ontario Waterways (Parks Canada), affirms the Constitutionally Protected Rights of Indigenous People to...

WooHoo Wild Rice

"Mom I dreamt a wild rice song last night." This is my daughter and her song, she would like to share with people who love wild rice...

Now Accepting Orders for Green Seed

We are now accepting orders for green (viable) seeds. Please email us in August to reserve seeds that will be available for pickup in...

Declaration for Protecting Anishinaabe Manoomin

The Community Voices for Manoomin group created a Declaration for Protecting Anishinaabe Manoomin. It is now available as a petition on...

Winona LaDuke on Seeds and Relationships

Watching this Tedx Talk is 16 minutes of your time very well spent. She speaks of the relationship we have with our food. Miigwetch...

Archaeologist Confirms Historic Use of Manoomin

Trent University Professor of Archaeology James Conolly confirms Anishinaabeg caring for and eating wild rice for at least 4000 years.

Idle No More - Cancel Canada Day

This Canada Day, reflect on Idle No More's call to Cancel Canada Day Black Duck Wild Rice specifically wants to Cancel Parks Canada. They...

Tiny House Warriors

Tiny House Warriors are asserting their collective Secwepemc responsibility and jurisdiction to their lands and waters. They are building...

Orders for 2020

We are sold out of processed (ready to cook) wild rice for this year. Please email us in October to place orders for this year's...

No Tours this Year

Aaniin friends, We hope that you, your families, and communities are all well. Due to COVID 19 we are cancelling our workshops this year....

Cottagers and Indians Documentary

CBC is releasing its documentary Cottagers and Indians on July 4, 2020. It will be airing 8pm on CBC TV and then available on CBC online...

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