Cultural importance of manoomin – or wild rice – among Michigan’s Native nations at the heart of stewardship plan.
That harms wild rice plants, which fare best in water between six inches and three feet deep. Native people consider wild rice sacred to their heritage, so they’ve banded together to combat its ...
EAST LANSING, MI – There’s a new plan to help restore and protect Michigan’s remaining native wild rice beds. Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan.