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The Manoomin as Medicine Initiative, based at Northern Michigan University, has received grant funding to support its work. The initiative focuses on manoomin, wild rice central to Anishinaabe food traditions, and its role in health and healing. No details on the grant amount or funder were provided, and broader public reaction is not yet documented.
- 2New book examines Northern Michigan as a climate haven▼Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential
A newly published book argues that Northern Michigan could become a refuge for people seeking safer places to live as climate change intensifies elsewhere in the United States. Coverage from Great Lakes Echo and Lansing City Pulse highlights the book's exploration of the region's climate haven potential, including its water resources and relative insulation from extreme heat, wildfires and sea-level rise.