LaBine said it’s important to restore as much wild rice as possible because of its cultural significance to Michigan’s Indigenous tribes. “If manoomin disappears, the Anishinaabe will disapp ...

Leah Lemm, a citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, practices her culture in many ways. She’s been slowly learning Ojibwemowin, the Ojibwe language. She helps share Native stories in her work ...

To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes ...

Episode 28 is with Nancy Jones, elder from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations in Ontario. She shares cultural teachings in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested by the Ojibwe people in the Great Lakes region of North America for centuries.

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. “Wild rice is culturally significant to Aniishinabe people here in Minnesota. It’s our connection to the ...

Boozhoo. I’m Leah Lemm, citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. I’m the senior editor of the Native News initiative at MPR News. I’m excited to share our new film, “Finding Manoomin: A ...

Over the past 40 years, the amount of Manoomin has decreased by about 50%, wild rice technician at Trout Lake Station Sagen Quale said. Manoomin is Ojibwe for wild rice and translates to “good berry.” ...

They held up signs saying, “protect our manoomin,” “land back” and “we don’t need e-waste.” They were joined by the Bear Runner Singers from south Minneapolis who sang a wild rice ...