AUIND 101
Names of Group: Chaimae, Cobe
Group Activity: Cottagers & Indians
5 reasons in support of the seeding of wild rice (James Whetung and others):
1.
-Food sovereignty.
2.
-Wild rice helps with diabetes.
3.
-it makes the community feel empowered.
4.
-It’s more affordable, people can pick their own rice.
5.
-It’s reconnecting indigenous people to their culture.
5 reasons in support of NOT seeding of wild rice (the cottagers and local provincial
government):
1.
-It’s a violation of people private space.
2.
-It’s ruining families (family members moving out).
3.
-They could come to a better agreement that planting the rice everywhere.
4.
-It makes it dangerous and hard for people to boat, swim, or water ski.
5.
-Businesses can’t use their boats (ex: the indigenous man who was against the rice
farming)