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A Quick Dive into Chicken & Wild Rice Soup’s Roots. While chicken soups have been staples worldwide, the addition of wild rice—a grain cherished by Native American tribes in the Upper Midwest ...

We call it rice, but it is not “rice” at all, in fact, it is a grass seed. Native Americans call wild rice “manoomin” which means “good berry” or “good seed.” ...

LANSING, Mich. — A bill that would make wild rice Michigan's official "state native grain," HB 4852, is expected to be signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer after passing both the House and Senate.

Going With the Grain On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for “slow food” by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way ...

The Michigan Legislature designated manoomin Michigan's official native grain. But Michigan law still doesn't protect the rice from overharvesting.