Walker's DNR Pushes Tribe Out for Strip Mine

On July 23rd the Iron County Forest Committee in northern Wisconsin voted unanimously to recommend that the Iron County Board pursue criminal and civil...

New Native SMSC scholarship recipients graduate, plan to give back

Although Jason Champagne didn’t grow up on a Native American reservation, he visited relatives on them growing up and saw nutrition was a major...

Tribute to Dr. Charles S. Anderson, Augsburg President Emeritus

I attended Dr. Charles S. Anderson’s funeral a couple of weeks ago and was flooded with memories of our special relationship while I served...

From The Editor's Desk

Hau! Alfred Walking Bull emaciyapi yelo. Cante waste nape ciuzapi yelo. Hello, my name is Alfred Walking Bull. I shake your hand with a...

Fond du Lac Follies

Fond du Lac Follies attended the 20th annual Veterans Powwow held in Sawyer, Minnesota. Once again it was an easy decision where to go...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian

For the past few weeks I had been enjoying a little rest from the usual absurd life I live. I have all I need...

Powwow Calendar AUGUST 2013

Aug. 16 - 18 Mille Lacs Band Traditional Powwow The 47th Annual Mille Lacs Band Traditional Powwow will be held at the Iskigamizigan Powwow Grounds...

Community Calendar August 2013

Aug. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Adventures in Nature: Atlatl The atlatl is an ancient hunting device used by the Native people of the area before...

Nonprofit leader Ron McKinley killed in motorcycle accident

Ron McKinley, a philanthropic leader who campaigned for education for minorities was killed in a road accident July 21. He was 64. McKinley, of...

Militarizing Fossil Fuels and Guarding the Pipeline

Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare...

AICDC Buys Ancient Traders Market

The American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) acquired Ancient Traders Market from its most recent owner, the Twin Cities branch of the Local Initiatives...

What's New In The Community

Walking Bull joins The Circle staff The Circle has hired a new Managing Editor. Alfred Walking Bull will start work July 1st and undergo...

National George Morrison exhibit opens

The exhibition “Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison” began the first leg of its multi-year national tour this month at Plains Art Museum...

Ojibwe Language Camp draws over 1,000 participants

The Nagaajiwanaang Ojibwe language camp was held June 13-16 at the Kiwenz Campground in Sawyer, Minn. There were over 1,200 people registered for the...

Marjorie Anderson, first woman to lead Mille Lacs band, dies at...

The first woman to lead the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota has died. Marjorie Anderson died June 29 of natural causes, the...

Walleye population decline on Lake Mille Lacs concern DNR

The walleye population in Lake Mille Lacs is the lowest in decades, and state Department of Natural Resources researchers are searching the lake for...

Powwow Calendar JULY 2013

July 19 - 21 Honor the Earth Powwow 40th Annual Honor the Earth Traditional Powwow. Hayward, WI. LCO Pow Wow Grounds. FMI: 715-634-8934. July...

Community Calendar July 2013

July 7 - Aug. 24 Contemporary American Indian Art Exhibit “Transmissions: Contemporary American Indian Art 2003-2013,” features artwork by prominent regional Native artists. The...

Fond du Lac Follies

The Sawyer Summer language camp was just good. Can you believe that we had 1254 people? Last year 765 registered. This sets a new...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian

People move on, that’s what they do; it’s the nature of life. There are some people who couldn’t move out of my life fast...