News
‘It just felt very wrong:’ Sherman Alexie’s accusers go on the...
By Lynn Neary/MPR News
In March, writer Sherman Alexie issued a statement admitting he “has harmed” others, after rumors and allegations began to circulate about...
Environment
What Enbridge money can and cannot buy
By Winona LaDuke
In March the Ojibwe - Enbridge battle shows the political pressure that $5 million worth of lobbying can buy in Minnesota, and...
Education
Park Rapids student stands up by sitting down for Pledge
By Bob Collins/MPR News
Teresita Diaz, 17, a junior at Park Rapids Area High School in northern Minnesota, wants you to know she’s not disrespecting...
News
Missing/Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force gets first hearing
Legislation to create a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force received its first hearing in March in the House Government Operations Committee (HF...
News
Natives American women stopped by police more than other races
American Indian women were disproportionately stopped, searched and arrested by police in Minneapolis in 2017. Researchers at St. Catherine University and the University of...
Columnists
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – April
By Ricey Wild
I’ve been waiting for 45 to be impeached. Sigh. Been waiting too long – like for the warm bus to show up...
Community News
What’s New in the Community April 2018
Red Lake High School robotics teams wins Rookie Inspiration Award
(By Michael Meuers, Photo by Allan Olson/Cass Lake Times) The Red Lake Senior High School (Red...
Cover Story
Working for Missing/Murdered Indian Women
By Camille Erickson
On a tepid winter day this February, hundreds of people adorned in red attire flooded into the Minneapolis. American Indian Center (MAIC)...
Business
Designing for efficiency, utility and beauty in Indian country
by Lee Egerstrom
A Minneapolis-based architect and urban designer has been helping tribes and Native American groups plan and build useful buildings and landscapes all...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
IT AIN’T EASY BEING INDIAN: March 2018
BY RICEY WILD
I summon calmness. I summon clarity. I summon spirit. I did not summon Purrince who is trying to lie in my lap...
The Arts
Question and Answer with “Bring Her Home” artists
BY DEBORAH LOCKE
Lori Greene and James D. Autio agreed to do a Q&A on their work as artists and their contributions to the “Bring...
Political Matters
POLITICAL MATTERS: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
By Mordecai Specktor
How about those twins?
In my column last month, I wrote about the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approving the name change...
The Arts
“Bring Her Home” shines light on missing and murdered Indian women
BY DEBORAH LOCKE
The exhibit “Bring Her Home: Stolen Daughters of Turtle Island” may be the most startling, energizing and troubling collection of art-work you ever...
Business
Plans in works to expand/upgrade Minneapolis American Indian Center
BY LEE EGERSTROM
Architectural and engineering studies are being considered for what may become a $12 million to $14 million expansion and modern remodeling project for...
Opinion
Stealing Indian kids continues
BY MARK ANTHONY ROLO
Even before the turn of the century the federal government and states routinely stole children from parents in Indian Country. After...
Letters to the Editor
Open Letter to Beltrami County
BY WINONA LADUKE
In late February, the Beltrami County Commissioners approved the Sheriff Department’s request for a mutual aid agreement with various northern Minnesota agencies to beef...
Environment
Solar Energy’s future nationally and in Minnesota
BY WINONA LADUKE
The Trump Administration recently announced a 30% tariff on imported solar panels to bolster, one assumes, a dying fossils fuels industry, and (possibly)...
Community News
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY: March 2018
Nevada Littlewolf named new CEO of the Tiwahe Foundation
The Tiwahe Foundation Board of Directors has named Nevada Littlewolf as the new President and CEO effective...
Cover Story
The Phillips Aquatic Center to Open this Spring
BY CAMILLE ERICKSON
The new Phillips Aquatic Center is on track to open early this spring, becoming the first indoor, year-round swimming facility in the Minneapolis...
Cover Story
Lower Sioux Healthy Meals – a Model
BY LEE EGERSTROM
When registered dietician Stacy Hammer asks people how they feel, she hears plenty of simple answers that make sense at face value but...
