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It Ain't East Being Indian
The title for my column is a tribute to my late Unk Gene who would stand taller, puff his chest out and declare, “It...
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NACC changes pain prescription policy
The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) has recently changed its policy regarding the prescription of narcotics for chronic pain.
The new policy went into...
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Interview with Idle No More Co-founder Nina Wilson
The Circle got an opportunity to speak with one of the co-founders of Idle No More, Nina Wilson, when she was in town for...
Community News
WHATS NEW IN THE COMMUNITY:
Three Natives Win Minnesota Book Awards
Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) has become the first writer to win five Minnesota Book Awards. On April 13...
Latest Urban News
“I’m Not Your Indian Anymore”?AIM Exhibit to open in May
Work has been underway to select photographs of the American Indian Movement (AIM), along with documents and objects, for a special first exhibit to...
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POWWOW CALENDAR MAY 2013
May 4
Powwow For Hope
Powwow For Hope is a fundraiser for the American Indian Cancer Foundation. All money raised will be used to support cancer...
Columnists
Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Hard rock mining blues
In 1980, I attended the International Indian Treaty Conference on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. I took Amtrak from...
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
It started with a little breeze, then grew into a bigger wind. At first, the snowflakes were small. They just kept coming until we...
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It ain’t easy being indian
At long last spring is showing up around here. Us Nort’ Landers just experienced one of the longest, most miserable, record-shattering winter snowfalls ever....
Calendar
Community Calendar May 2013
May 1
Indian Month Kick Off
Come celebrate community and the start of MN American Indian Month at the 2013 MN American Indian Month Kickoff...
Passing On
Ernest Wabasha -September 2, 1929 – March 28, 2013
Ernest “Ernie” Wabasha (age 83) of the Lower Sioux Community, journeyed to the Spirit World surrounded by family and loved ones on Thursday, March...
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Cancer Survivor Sues HealthPartners for Discrimination
Roger Jeffers (Sisseton Sioux), a 50-year-old bladder cancer survivor, says that he was the victim of racial discrimination while seeking treatment for post-chemotherapy-related health...
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Bluedog makes it to final rounds of the Battle of the...
This month, Bluedog will be one of four bands competing in the final round of Battle of the Blues Bands on April 7th (4:30-7:30...
Community News
WHATS NEW IN THE COMMUNITY:
Maria Bird collaborates with AICF to raise funds for Cancer
American Indian Cancer Foundation (aicaf.org) is partnering with artist Maria Bird (Navajo/Hopi/Santa Clara Pueblo),...
Latest Urban News
Expanded Violence Against Women Act to cover some Indian women
Advocates for Indian women in Minnesota are hailing a decision by Congress to reauthorize and expand the Violence Against Women Act.
For years, the law...
Latest Reservation News
Wounded Knee Fortieth Anniversary Honored
People came from the Four Directions to gather at the historic village of Wounded Knee, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, on...
Latest Urban News
River Water Walkers draw attention to pollution in Mississippi River
A group of walkers led by Native women are carrying a copper pail of water from the headwaters of the Mississippi in Minnesota to...
Columnists
Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Meeting the activists
In late March I motored over to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), from the far east of the Powderhorn neighborhood, for...
Columnists
It ain’t easy being indian
Quite by accident I was awake very early this past Palm Sunday. I flipped through my few TV channels and ended up watching a...
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Fond du Lac Follies
Fond du Lac Follies jetted to Phoenix, Arizona for an event at the Heard Museum. My wife Patricia accompanied me. We didn’t make our...
