Supporters of the bill, including White Earth tribal leadership and some non-Native residents, view the land transfer as a way to ensure the preservation of wildlife and areas within the forest that a ...

Cultural importance of manoomin – or wild rice – among Michigan’s Native nations at the heart of stewardship plan.

Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been ... manoomin costs 15 times as much as white rice. For the Ojibwe people, harvesting this rice means much more than money.