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Wild rice, also called manoomin, mnomen, psíŋ, Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them. The grain was historically and is still gathered and eaten in North America and, to a lesser extent, China , [ 2 ] where the plant's stem is used ...
Manomin County was a county in Minnesota that existed separately for 13 years from 1857 to 1869. [1] The land was originally split off from Ramsey County. [2] When it was formed, it was the smallest county in the United States at roughly 16 square miles. [3]
Due to its habitat and proximity to Madeline Island, Bad River is of major importance to the Ojibwe Nation. People from all over Ojibwe Country come for the annual August Celebration of the manoomin, or wild rice harvest. On the northern border of the Reservation, the elevation tends to be between 600 and 700 feet (180 and 210 m) above sea level.
Among the heritage ingredients Erdrich explored are mandaamin (corn) and actual wild rice, which the Anishinaabe people call manoomin - a very different creature from the cultivated, hard black rice that bears the name in stores in the area. "The tastes range from astringent and grassy to smoky and nutty," Erdrich explains.
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Manoomin Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica: 2023 [5] [6] Reptile: Painted turtle Chrysemys picta: 1995 [1] Seal: Great Seal of the State of Michigan: 1835 Soil: Kalkaska soil series: December 1990 [1] Song "My Michigan" 1937 [1]
Manoomin. This wild rice, native to the Great Lakes region of America, was extremely important for the Anishinaabe people. History 15,000–13,000 BCE. Big-game ...
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