“Wild rice is not just a plant to the Anishinaabe people,” said White Earth Nation Tribal Rep. Eugene Sommers in testimony directed at Drazkowski. “It’s our life way. It was the reason ...

(AP) — When Eugene “Bugger” McArthur took over as chairman of the White Earth Band of Chippewa ... tribal employees suggesting that “certain incumbents” gave out “wild rice, venison, freezers, ...

Manoomin, meaning "the good berry," is a type of wild rice that has been harvested ... At $24 per pound, manoomin costs 15 times as much as white rice. For the Ojibwe people, harvesting this ...