The March 2025 program for River City Wild Ones, Izhi-Minoging Mashkikiwan/Place Where Medicines Grow Well, was a well-attended Zoom Webinar. Participants learned about a not so well-known facet of Michigan history regarding the Burt Lake band of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Presenter Eva Roos, University of Michigan grad and landscape architect, shared some of the history and the design and implementation of the Healing Garden at the tribe’s office headquarters in Brutus, Michigan. Over 40 species of native plants have been arranged to symbolically represent the Ojibwe Medicine Wheel and traditional Anishinaabe beadwork. Eva worked with the band’s members to plan and install the garden, where each plant has a specific meaning and purpose. The final result is truly a place of peace and beauty.
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