Spotlight On: Charly Etzkorn

Seven year-old Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal citizen Charly Etzkorn sang the National Anthem at the home opener for the Minnesota Swarm lacrosse game on Jan. 19. The...

From the Editor's Desk: Tribal Sovereignty Through Federalism

The concept of tribal sovereignty for the uninitiated can seem like a confusing and mercurial legal arena; and often times, it can be. What may work for...

Native American students find success and free college credits too

Minneapolis South High senior Sean Buehlmann is finding ways to both challenge and reward herself. She is among a growing group of students taking advantage of...

Political Matters: Sulfide mining debated in St. Paul

Sulfide mining debated in St. Paul Hope Flanagan, of Minneapolis, first spoke in Ojibwe when she addressed the large throng in the St. Paul RiverCentre,...

Fond du Lac Follies

Fond du Lac Follies locomoted to Duluth to the television studio for an interview with Barbara Reyelts. This 30-year veteran newswoman (I was 12 when I started,...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian

The easy thing to do is gripe about the horrific Polar Vortex II and how I’ve been huddled in front of my little space heater at...

Serving Those In Need

Celebrating the holidays with family on the reservation is a tradition that's familiar to most Native Americans living in the Twin Cities. For Lorna Her Many Horses,...

Fates of wild rice, mines intertwined in northern Minnesota

Wild rice, the iconic grain that grows across much of the northern half of the state, is at the center of a contentious debate over mining...

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges Looks Forward

After a sound victory in the Nov. 5 election, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is looking forward to working on her goals for education, building relationships with...

New Year's Round Dance Provokes Arrest and Dissent

What was initially planned as a New Year's Eve celebration round dance on the one-year anniversary of an Idle No More solidarity demonstration turned into confrontation...

Police brutality cause for ballot issue

The Committee For Professional Policing is working to pass an amendment to the Minneapolis City Charter, which would be voted on as a ballot issue in...

Artist Profile: Michael Shaugobay-Hirsch

Michael Shaugobay-Hirsch put up a flyer one day, saying that he was looking for musical artists in the Native community. He said, “I’m interested in everyone...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian

Well … This is the month for New Year’s resolutions, which I don’t like making but if I'm gonna get anything for next...

Fond du Lac Follies

My son Jim's job as a Cultural Specialist was eliminated by the Reservation Business Committee. The letter stating this said: "Recently a decision was made to eliminate...

Political Matters: Comment on PolyMet's plan

Comment on PolyMet’s plan You can download a copy of the new environmental review of the proposed NorthMet copper-nickel mining project at the Minnesota...

What's New In the Community: January 2014

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Honors State Officials On Dec. 11 the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Tribal Executive Committee honored State Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFL-Minneapolis) and Rep. Susan Allen (DFL-Minneapolis)...

Riding the Pipelines

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } There’s a beauty in the breath of horses, fall mornings a bit of breath seen in the air...

White Earth Band votes to end blood quantum for tribal membership

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } MOORHEAD, Minn. – White Earth Band of Ojibwe tribal members have approved a new constitution that dramatically changes tribal...

Northwest Indian OIC Unveils New Cultural Training

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Northwest Indian OIC is announces Anishinaabe World View, a newly-accredited training in Cultural Competency. The training is a result of many gatherings of elders,...

Why the mascot issue is important for social justice and Native...

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis on Nov. 7 to speak out against the Washington mascot. According to Little Earth...