There are two species of wild rice in Manistee County and one is a threatened giant that can grow to over 14 feet tall. The ...

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century.

EAST LANSING, MI – There’s a new plan to help restore and protect Michigan’s remaining native wild rice beds. Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan. 24 ...

Building on a longstanding partnership with Indigenous nations, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is intensifying its commitment to sowing manoomin, a native aquatic rice and staple of the ...

Lewis TallBull, left, performs a ceremony ahead of a bill signing in Genesee Park, Golden, Colorado, on May 22, 2025. Colorado Governor Jared Polis looks on with First Gentleman Marlon Reis and Rick ...

Parts of Fort Belknap also are being repopulated with bison, a species that sustained Native Americans for centuries before white settlers killed them off. Bison are being restored by dozens of tribes ...

A federally recognized tribe in California is suing the Indian Health Service (IHS) for unlawfully rejecting a proposal for ...