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Contentions remain after alcohol vote on Pine Ridge Rez
Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe voted on Aug. 13 to end the reservation’s 124 year-old alcohol prohibition. The vote was in response to...
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Native Youth Perspective
The Circle is committed to presenting a variety of voices, including our youth. Brianna Skildum is currently a sophomore at Roosevelt High School in...
Editorials
From The Editor's Desk
Covering the news in Minnesota’s Native community is proving an interesting experience, as with any topic in Indian Country, there are universal elements of...
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Fond du Lac Follies
The Sobriety Powwow was held in Sawyer at Mashkawisen. It was the 30th something annual event.
Once again we set up our Free Coffee For...
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POLITICAL MATTERS: Native Issues In The Halls of Government
Gogebic Taconite’s scheme
Over the past three years, I’ve been sounding the alarm about the mining juggernaut rolling through the forests of northeastern Minnesota....
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It Ain't Easy Being Indian
WHAT I DID THIS SUMMER:
For this story I have only to look at my legs to describe what I did this summer. My lower...
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Culture/History Underlies Freedom to Marry
Members of the Minneapolis Two Spirit Society are celebrating along with other LGBT (Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual/Transgender) Minnesotans and preparing for the state’s Freedom To Marry...
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Red Lake encampment battles pipeline on tribal lands
Since 1949, Enbridge Energy has been transporting crude oil through its more than six pipelines from Alberta, Canada through northern Minnesotan reservations and across...
Community News
WHAT'S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY
Flanagan Named Executive Director for Children’s Defense Fund
Peggy Flanagan, an experienced community organizer, advocate, teacher and trainer, has joined the Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota (CDF-MN)...
Latest Reservation News
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...
Latest Urban News
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...
Latest Urban News
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...
Editorials
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...
Columnists
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Passing On
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...
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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...
