Mistrustful of the Department of Natural Resources' oversight of mushroom hunting and berry picking, a group of Minnesota ...

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  “Wild rice is culturally ...

Central to their platform and message is saving the state grain — wild rice, manoomin in the Ojibwe language, psin in Dakota.

Sulfate from acid rain, sewage treatment plants, mines and bacteria is creating a harmful byproduct affecting wild rice in Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and University of Minnesota ...

“Wild rice is a keystone species,” she said. “It doesn’t just feed us, but it is a true vital resource that can and does make Minnesota truly food sovereign. It cleans the water; it ...