Michigan’s official native grain is a ‘pretty sacred food’

… of the bird, sacred to Native Americans, as a good sign. … sovereignty — the right of Native communities to sustainably cultivate … Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada, where manoomin grows on … to reintroduce the fragile, native, nutrient-rich wild rice, …… of the bird, sacred to Native Americans, as a good sign. … sovereignty — the right of Native communities to sustainably cultivate … Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada, where manoomin grows on … to reintroduce the fragile, native, nutrient-rich wild rice, …