In 2023, Manoomin (wild rice) became Michigan’s official native grain. Found growing in shallow inland lakes and slow-moving streams across the state, the Gun Lake Tribe works every year to plant, harvest, and teach classes about Manoomin in the Kalamazoo River system. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
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