Where does maple syrup come from?

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Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is all about the best breakfast topping, the sap that slaps…maple syrup! If you’ve ever had maple syrup on your pancakes or waffles, you have the Native people of what’s now called North America to thank for that. Native people have been making maple syrup for hundreds, if not thousands of years.

Tag along with Joy and cohost Marvin as they explain how syrup is made. Minnesota Public Radio reporter Chandra Colvin also drops by to share how Native communities continue this centuries-old syrup tradition. Plus, you won't want to miss a new First Things First, so stick around!

Featured Experts:
Chandra Colvin is a reporter for Native News at Minnesota Public Radio. She’s also a member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. You can find more of her work here.

Forest Hunt is a plant scientist with the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute. They are a direct descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota.

Shirley Boyd and Bette Sam are elders in the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

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0:00.0	Hi, all you wonderful people listening. This is Joy Dolo. As you no doubt know, I'm not afraid to get silly. Like really silly. Like, keep an elephant in my closet, make a couch out of gum, collect ancient toilets, silly, silly, silly, silly. But today I've got something very unsilly to talk about. In fact, it's quite serious.
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1:14.6	That way, I could stop being so serious and get back to my silly side.
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1:38.3	Thank you. Marvin, I'm so glad we're finally putting our vision boards together. I just love cutting out all my hopes and dreams and putting them on paper.
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