We stand with our partner, Rise & Repair, in their work to pass key policies that seek to increase statutory protections around natural stands of uncultivated wild rice (known as manoomin to the Anishinaabeg and psíŋ to the Lakota and Dakota). Wild rice, Minnesota’s State Grain, is not only a unique and invaluable part of Minnesota’s ecosystems, it's also a cultural epicenter (and treaty-protected food) of the Ojibwe and Dakota communities residing within our borders.
Four bills have been introduced this session that will bolster protections for uncultivated wild rice in Minnesota. Contact your legislators today and tell them to support these bills!
