The Debweyendon Indigenous Gardens (DIGs) are part of the Bemadizijig ogitiganiwaa (People’s Garden) in L'Anse, Michigan. DIGs events included harvesting asemaa (tobacco), manoomin (wild rice) and other traditional medicines. Photo Credit: DIGs

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