It's wildly misleading! In spite of its name, wild rice is actually a semi-aquatic grain harvested from a species of grass which grows in shallow waters. Its long, slender shape and chewy texture ...

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.

From LeahConnecting with my Ojibwe heritage by learning to harvest wild rice MPR News senior editor Leah Lemm walks with her son Marvin from his school bus stop on Jan. 2. So, she set out with a ...

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

Manoomin is Ojibwe for wild rice and translates to “good berry.” But many families and tribal communities rely on it for food sovereignty and to last them through the winter until the next harvest ...

The permitting fees help pay for the DNR’s wild rice management. Ricing season has defined dates and it’s illegal to harvest unripe, or “green,” rice. Martignacco said he thinks that the ...