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‘Forest-to-table’: Rural, Indigenous communities rely on forests for food, medicine and cultural values, research shows

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‘Forest-to-table’: Rural, Indigenous communities rely on forests for food, medicine and cultural values, research shows

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Victoria Witke, Great Lakes Echo

When Roger LaBine was younger, he often drove his grandfather to the Ottawa National Forest to hunt porcupines.

“In the fall after the leaves had fallen, he’d take the .22 when we’d go out and hunt porcupine,” LaBine said.

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