Passing On: Wilmer Mesteth

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Wilmer Mesteth 1957-Jan. 16, 2015 Oglala Lakota spiritual leader Wilmer Mesteth died unexpectedly at midnight on Jan. 16. He will be remembered as a...

What's New In The Community: February 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } FIFTH ANNUAL OJIBWE IMMERSION ACADEMY ANNOUNCED MINNEAPOLIS – Ojibwemotaadidaa Omaa Gidakiiminaang and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College are pleased...

Regional and Local Briefs: February 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in;   DEADLINE PASSES FOR CITY TO APPEAL HOTEL DECISION DULUTH, Minn. – A 30 day deadline passed for Duluth to file an appeal regarding the...

National Briefs: February 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } ASSAILANTS FACING CHARGES AFTER HOCKEY GAME INCIDENT RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris said officials know the identity of...

February 2015 Calendar

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Through Feb. 20 “Rosalie Favell: Relations” Favell has exhibited extensively throughout Canada, the U.S.,
and other international venues. Her works can be found in numerous...

From the Editor's Desk: Look before leaping into cannabis

Anyone who sits through any tribal council meeting knows well the time and measure of deliberation of any issue in Indian Country. In South Dakota tribal...

Nick-izms: Rez Born, Urban Raised

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Love, Love, Love, Love We live in an American society that is obsessed with love. It's plastered everywhere this time of year. Valentine’s...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian: February 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } At age 19, I became absolutely unhinged. I had recently left an abusive relationship with a man it was taken for granted...

Political Matters: Ma'iingan update

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Minnesota House of Representatives now has a Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee. Such a thing didn’t exist when I worked...

Native Lives Matter: A Solution to Police Violence in Indian Country

“Black Lives Matter!” The chant has echoed through America’s streets since Aug. 9, the day unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white...

Great Lakes wolves ordered returned to endangered list

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in A federal judge has ordered that endangered species protection for gray wolves must immediately be restored in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The decision...

Native Community Welcomes New Lacrosse Star

P { margin-bottom: 0.08MMiles Giaehgwaeh Thompson, co-winner of college lacrosse’s top honor last year with his younger brother Lyle, arrived in the Twin Cities on Jan....

Red Lake council receives new member and youth report

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }RED LAKE, Minn. – Shortly after the call to order of the Red Lake Tribal Council on Dec. 9, Hereditary Chief James...

Critics object to pumping oil through MN lakes country

P { margin-bottom: 0.08inA series of hearings in early January will gather public opinions on a proposed pipeline that would increase the amount of oil flowing...

From the Editor's Desk: Rebuilding and Exercising Power

P { margin-bottom: 0.08inNative faces and issues came to the fore on the regional and national stage in 2014. Our concerns became part of a conversation...

Nick-izms: Rez Born, Urban Raised

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Sometimes being a urban Indian ain’t easy cause we gotta exist along many edges of the world. It’s winter in Minnesota now....

It Ain't Easy Being Indian: January 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } My heart is full because the wolf hunts in the Great Lakes regions have been stopped by a federal judge. The horrific...

Political Matters: #BlackLivesMatter at MOA

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On New Year’s Eve two years ago, Idle No More, the activist movement for Indian rights that started in Canada and spread...

National Briefs: January 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } DOJ DECIDES TRIBES CAN LEGALIZE MARIJUANA WASHINGTON – In a memo released on Dec. 11, the U.S. Justice Department outlined new policies allowing tribes...

Regional and Local Briefs: January 2015

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } OGLALA LAKOTA COUNTY SET FOR S.D. LEGISLATURE APPROVAL PINE RIDGE, S.D. – In the November general election, voters in Shannon County overwhelmingly approved changing...