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Wild Rice

In northern Wisconsin, Chippewa Indians still harvest wild rice by hand. Nick Van Der Puy [PIE] from member station WXPR in Rhinelander, Wisconsin visited one rice-harvesting camp, where family traditions and cultural heritage mix with economic opportunity.

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