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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.

Though wild rice is technically the seeds of aquatic grasses, it’s popularly used like rice in the kitchen. It’s recognized as a whole grain and contains slightly more fiber and protein than ...

But the harvest season — when the wild rice has come to fruition and is a mature grain — only happens briefly. And the wild rice harvest moon only happens once a year, so it’s important to hit the ...

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 ...

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

Wild rice is available in many colours, and the flavours range from sweet to smokey. It is often sold combined with ordinary rice. Wash the rice and soak before use. It will take about 45 minutes ...

“Wild rice is a keystone species,” she said ... “We know that our manoomin is facing threats, and one of those, not only is the climate change and so I think it’s absolutely important ...