Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Why we continue Native journalism
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In the Lakota culture, there is a
position that I've always found fascinating. It's called eyapaha.
Traditionally, the eyapaha was effectively the...
National Briefs
National Briefs: August 2014
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WASHINGTON TRIBE LEGALIZES GAY MARRIAGE
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The Puyallup Tribe of
Indians became the latest tribe to legalize marriage for gay...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: August 2014
LYZ JAAKOLA RECEIVES SALLY AWARD IN
EDUCATION
By Luke Taylor, Minnesota Public Radio
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lyz Jaakola, one of
Classical MPR's 2013-2014 Class Notes Artists, won...
Community News
What's New In the Community: August 2014
IHB HEAD NAMED TO BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
MINNEAPOLIS – Dr. Patrick Rock, Indian Health Board
of Minneapolis CEO, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to a...
Calendar
Weekend Calendar: Aug. 1-3
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Annual Anishinaabe Run for Sobriety and
Health
Runners will be coming down Highway 89
starting about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, coming...
Calendar
Week of July 28 Calendar
July 28
American Indian Movement Honoring
The AIM Interpretive Center invites you, your family and friends, as we honor Pat Bellanger, Larry Leventhal, Clyde Bellecourt and...
Cover Story
The Indian Wars Are Not Over
On an overcast, and quiet midday
afternoon, 50 or so Anishinaabeg from ricing families and their
friends gathered at Big Bear Landing on the shore of...
Cover Story
Native Parents Demand Change in St. Paul School Program
Recent controversies within the St. Paul American Indian
community over programs associated with St. Paul Public Schools have
led to the director of the SPPS American...
The Arts
Hennepin Theatre Trust Celebrates Andrew Jackson in Musical
Art imitated life after a June 19
performance of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” a production of
the Hennepin Theatre Trust that portrays the exploits of the...
Editorials
LaDuke: Putting Our Minds Together
I like that President Obama traveled
to see Sitting Bull’s people at the Standing Rock Reservation . He is the third sitting president to visit...
Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Privilege Isn't What You Think
The concept of privilege is one that's
both acknowledged and dismissed, depending on which side of cultural
identity one hangs one's hat.
For many in the Native...
Passing On
Passing On: Cheryl Gresczyk
Cheryl
Elizabeth Joyce Geshick Gresczyk
October 10,
1945- June 24, 2014
Cheryl,
whose Ojibwe name is Aabitaagiizhigookwe (Half Way to the Sky Woman),
68, of Eden Prairie, MN, entered into...
National Briefs
National Briefs: July 2014
PATENT OFFICE CANCELS WASHINGTON TEAM'S
TRADEMARK
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office canceled six trademarks belonging to the Washington
football team on June 18, saying they...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: July 2014
OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS
PRESIDENT
PINE RIDGE, S.D. – The Oglala Sioux
Tribal Council suspended President Bryan Brewer following allegations
that he acted without the council's approval...
Community News
What's New In the Community: July 2014
TIWAHE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANT
RECIPIENTS
The Tiwahe Foundation is honored to
announce that at its June 10 board meeting, 15 grants were awarded to
Native American individuals in...
Calendar
July 2014 Calendar
June 5-Aug.
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Creative
Dissent: Popular Arts of the Arab World Uprisings
Touring
exhibition is designed to immerse visitors in the creative vitality
of the continually evolving uprising movement commonly...
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
Our friend Cheryl Gresczyk died. She
was the wife of Rick Gresczyk. Our family watched as she fought her
illnesses with dignity and courage. Cheryl, you...
Columnists
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
Sooooo … I was talking to one of my
brother’s Mike W. (I have two!) about getting our kids enrolled.
Our father is not on our...
Columnists
Political Matters: The Iran Connection
In my column last month, I wrote about
a multinational corporation, Glencore Xstrata, which has compiled a
remarkable history of environmental pollution, labor and human rights
abuses...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: June 2014
DESCENDANTS FILE SUIT TO RECLAIM
TERRITORY
MORTON, Minn. – Over 7,000 descendants
of self-identified “loyal Mdewakanton Indians” filed suit in
Minnesota federal district court on May 20 to...
