Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
Fond du Lac Follies jetted to Washington D and C. I went to sign copies of my new book, Rez Salute, in the store...
Columnists
It ain't easy being indian
Okay! Okay! Okay! You done yet? Quit laughing now. I have a column to write here. So my Alien prediction did not happen...or did...
Editorials
Commemorating the 38 Dakota warriors during the holidays
Historians say history needs to be learned so as to not repeat mistakes, but also to remember and acknowledge life's evolution. Hopefully we are...
Calendar
COMMUNITY CALENDAR January 2013
Jan. 4 - 21
Indian Teen Portrait
Project Exhibit
Come see portraits created by ten metro area American Indian teens. The exhibit is the culmination...
Cover Story
Pink Shawls Help Fight Cancer
The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) has recently launched the Pink Shawl Project to raise awareness about breast cancer in Indian country. The project...
Cover Story
Minnesota juvenile justice system plagued by racial inequity
Christian Bonner was 14 when St. Paul police first arrested him for fighting in school.
"One day I kinda lost it and I went and...
Community News
WHATS NEW IN THE COMMUNITY:
U of MN?Honors Native Women
The University of Minnesota's American Indian Student Cultural Center and the Native American Heritage Month Committe held a luncheon to...
Newsflash
OPINION: Moving On: Election 2012 and Some Lessons
We just saw some $6 billion spent on the most expensive election in history. It's a couple of weeks later, and I think I've...
Latest Urban News
Dakota Commemorative March retraces 150 miles of forced march
On an unseasonably warm November Saturday, participants in the 2012 Dakota Commemorative Walk traveled from their lunch stop at the Treaty Site History Center,...
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
Mark Charles is the son of a Navajo friend who served in the same grunt outfits as me when we were young Marines. We...
Calendar
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: DECEMBER 2102
Dec. 4
Native Authors Breakfast With Heid Erdrich and Brenda Child
A Native Authors Breakfast Fundraiser For The Circle. Heid E. Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) is...
Columnists
It ain’t easy being indian
From the cozy nest on my sofa I watched national and local newscasts in growing horror about Black Friday retail sales. I felt sick....
Cover Story
Controlling Cold Water Springs
Coldwater Spring, an important spiritual, cultural, and historical place to many Dakota, continues to be the site of controversy surrounding Indigenous treaty rights, federal...
Cover Story
Bii Di Gain Dash Anwebi (Come In And Rest) opens its...
The American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC), in partnership with CommonBond Communities, has completed the Bii Di Gain Dash Anwebi (Come in and rest)...
Community News
WHATS NEW IN THE COMMUNITY:
All Native Musical offers uplifting tour of end of the world
New Native Theatre performs the first all Native American musical to In the...
Latest Urban News
Native voters will experience greater barriers under proposed Voter ID Amendment
On November 6, Minnesotans will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for many important decisions. One decision that is most important to American...
Latest Urban News
Russell Means – a hero moves on
He was a hero. Make no mistake about it. And, his death in late October, is a great loss to America, not just Indians,...
Columnists
Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Minnesota's wolf hunt
In late October, the hunting and trapping of wolves is underway in Wisconsin; and Minnesota hunters will start shooting wolves on Nov....
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
I was 19 years old. I had been in the United States Marine Corps for a little over a year. I was a boot....
