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The winery was an accident.
After the band bought some properties last year, they discovered vineyards on one of them.
“One of the things with economic development for the Nation is we don’t dictate to the land what our economic development is going to be,” said Perkins. “We let the land and the area dictate what our economic development opportunities are. So when the vineyard came up, it was a sign that this was something we needed to do.”
The first crop was harvested last summer. Local winery Cooper’s Hawk bottled it. The wine will be sold exclusively at the restaurant under the Three Fires brand.
Alexander said the name goes beyond Caldwell being part of the Three Fires Confederacy, an alliance between the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi tribes.
“It’s paying homage to the different roles of fire within our community,” he said. “We often look at fire as just destructive or cooking. But the truth is, for us fire is constructive. We used it for natural regeneration of lands. We of course use it for survival. It’s also believed to be a purification process for us as we cross over from the physical world to the spiritual world.”
Restaurant construction will soon begin at 592 Bevel Line. It’s next to the band’s marina, which is going through a rebranding and will reopen in 2022 as the Caldwell Marina.
The goal is “traditionally inspired” Indigenous food. There will be venison, elk, bison, duck, quail and rabbit, along with vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free dishes.
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