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

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.

But aside from cooking her famous Ojibwe fried rice, Leah didn’t feel connected to the significance of Manoomin — a sacred plant revered for its sustenance and deep connection to Indigenous ...

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.” ...

Bad weather hurt this year's manoomin, or wild rice, harvest, a mainstay of the Ojibwe diet and economy, cutting the yield in half. Manoomin—Ojibwe for “the good berry,” known to many as wild rice—may ...

[node:summary]Author Jim Northrup, Ojibwe, talks about manoomin, or the harvest of wild rice, beside Dead Fish Lake on the Fond du Lac Reservation. In this chat, the inimitable Jim Northrup opens up ...

I’m the senior editor of the Native News initiative at MPR News. I’m excited to share our new film, “Finding Manoomin: A Search for the Spirit of Wild Rice.” The film follows my journey as ...

Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan. 24 during an environmental conference hosted by Ann Arbor-based nonprofit The Stewardship Network. Both ...

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

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 ...