Community News
Native Americans celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Laura Yuen/MPR
From protests to parades, Native Americans on October 8th celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day – a reclaiming of a holiday once dedicated to...
Community News
At Native food tasting, indigenous community reclaim who they are
By Jiwon Choi/MPR
Mysti Babineau, a Red Lake Ojibwe tribal member, along with her two young children and 12-year-old niece, waited in line for an...
Book Review
“Unstoppable” entertains readers and sparks new interests
By Deborah Locke
Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army
(Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
by Art Coulson (Author)
Nick Hardcastle (Illustrator)
August...
Political Matters
Political Matters – November 2018
By Mordecai Specktor
Update: Suppressing the Indian vote
In the February 2016 “Political Matters” column, I wrote about a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s voter ID laws....
The Arts
TC PBS Honors Native Cultures
Twin Cities PBS (TPT) launched a new initiative, Twin Cities PBS Honors Native Cultures, celebrating and honoring indigenous cultures by airing original productions that share...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – November 2018
By Ricey Wild
So this is the 20-year anniversary of my column being published (give or take a few months when I was deeply depressed,...
Business
2018 Native Authors Breakfast Fundraiser
2018 Native Authors Breakfast Fundraiser
December 7th
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m. for coffee)
The Circle Board invites you to join us...
Cover Story
Wall of Forgotten Natives to Move
By Lee Egerstrom
Native American leaders from throughout the state spent all of September working with state and local officials in Minneapolis on immediate, short-term...
Cover Story
Militarizing Against Native and Indigenous Peoples
By Winona LaDuke
On September 24, the Duluth City Council discussed purchasing $82,721 worth of riot gear for the second time. Water Protectors, the NAACP,...
Environment
Viva Mexico: land, water, and Indigenous candidates
By Winona LaDuke
They tried to bury us. They did not know we were seeds...” – Mexican Proverb
I have always loved the above quote; rooted,...
Opinion
To an encampment, our people have come home
By Joe Hobot
There is an encampment in Minneapolis populated by indigenous people – and it is growing.
People who have gathered there are the displaced,...
Community News
What’s New in the Community – October 2018
Adrienne Benjamin named one of the National Center’s 2018 Native American 40 Under 40 Award Recipients
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development announced...
Business
High-speed telecommunications coming to Fond du Lac
By Lee Egerstrom
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is busily laying cable throughout its northeastern Minnesota reservation and is now seeking...
Calendar
Community Calendar – October 2018
Thru Oct. 2019
Horse Nation of the Ochéthi Šakówiŋ
All My Relations Arts presents Horse Nation of the Ochéthi Šakówi, an exhibition that explores how horses shape...
Political Matters
Political Matters – October 2018
By Mordecai Specktor
‘The Trump Presidency’ reality show
Like many of you, I’ve watched too much coverage of the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – October 2018
By Ricey Wild
I’m feeling a lot of anxiety right now – of trauma, fear and flashbacks of my own sexual assaults – watching the...
Opinion
Study examines how Native culture is depicted in tobacco ads
By CoCo Villaluz, Joanne D’Silva and Erin O’Gara
Recently, our country has seen improved understanding of cultural misappropriation. Awareness of stereotypes, protests against racist mascots,...
Cover Story
Outpatient Program for Little Earth
By Lee Egerstrom
Three Native American organizations have teamed up to launch a new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) to help drug abusers and their families...
Cover Story
Dakota Head Start launched at Lower Sioux Indian Community
By Lee Egerstrom
With a dwindling number of fluent Dakota language speakers throughout Minnesota, the Lower Sioux Indian Community (LSIC) has started a unique Dakota...
Environment
The meaning of consent: Fond du Lac and Enbridge
By Winona LaDuke
“Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) is one of the most important principles that Indigenous Peoples believe can protect their right to...
