The Menominee (also spelled Menomini; known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people" in their own language) are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin but originating in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The name "Menominee" comes from the Ojibwe name manoominii, meaning "wild rice people", as wild rice is one of their most important traditional staples. ------------------------------------- The tribe has a reservation which is conterminous both with Menominee County, Wisconsin and with the town of Menominee, Wisconsin. They operate a number of gambling facilities and speak the Menominee language. (There is also the Menominee River in the region, which flows into the Bay of Green Bay, and the city of Menominee, Michigan is located at the mouth of the river.)