Some placenames use other spellings, see also Menomonee and Menomonie. The Menominee (also spelled Menomini; known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people" in their own language) are a nation of Native Americans living in Wisconsin. The Menominee, along with the Ho-Chunk, are the only tribes that're indigenous to what's now Wisconsin. The name "Menominee" comes from the Ojibwe name manoominii, meaning "wild rice people", as wild rice's one of their most important traditional staples. The Menominee Indian Re… (More on Menominee)