Manoomin is the word for wild rice in Anishinaabemowin, the Native language of the Anishinaabeg peoples of the Great Lakes – such as the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi tribes of Michigan.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since ...

Across the Great Lakes Basin in the U.S. and Canada, there’s a growing interest among many tribes and First Nations to lead efforts to revive wild rice.

Considered an ancient grain, wild rice, native to the upper Great Lakes in the U.S. and Canada, dates as far back as 12,000 years ago.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since ...

For instance, wild rice densities are on the rise as well as catch rates for prized fish, like walleye. Lake sturgeon were also recently documented reproducing naturally once again in the river.

In the late summer of 2023, thick stands of wild rice stood tall and shimmered gold in some of Lac du Flambeau’s lakes. The plant has been virtually absent in these lakes for decades, so for Joe ...