Gene Artishon (November 1, 1947 – August 19, 2012)

Gene was a Vietnam Veteran and worked for the Unites States Postal service for over 20 years, retiring 5 years ago. Something dear to...

September 2012 powwow calendar

Sept. 7- 9 13th Annual Welcome Home Traditional Wacipi St. Peter's Church Grounds, 1405 Sibley Memorial Hwy. Mendota, MN. Emcee: Mitch Walking Elk. Arena...

Community Calendar September 2012

Sept. 4 Anton Treuer Reading Seniors in Mind: "Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask" by Anton Treuer.?White/Indian relations are...

Legacy of Survival Remembers The Exiled

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the Santee Sioux Tribe of...

Puppet workshop teaches stress-calming techniques to children/families

The American Indian Family Center (AIFC) in East St. Paul has partnered with the Minneapolis-based company Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to bring a series of...

MHS returns archaeological artifacts to Bois Forte Band

More than 7,000 archaeological materials as old as 800 to 3000 years were returned to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa in July by...

Court Rules Flambeau 'Model Mine' Violated Clean Water Act

A federal court ruled in July that Flambeau Mining Company (FMC) violated the Clean Water Act on numerous occasions by allowing pollution from its...

WHATS NEW IN THE COMMUNITY

Leech Lake Tribal College Names Dr. Donald Day President The Board of Trustees of Leech Lake Tribal College has announced that Dr. Donald Day, Director...

Four Native women compete in the 2012 Olympic Games

Tumua Anae Sport:Water Polo, goal keeper Tribe: Native Hawaiian/Samoan Age: 23-years-old Record: Helped lead the Trojans to an NCAA championship. Made eight saves during the 2011 FINA World...

Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government

Contemporary Indian life In his "Author's Note," at the end of "Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life" (Atlantic Monthly Press), David Treuer writes:...

Fond du Lac Follies

I have been watching the television news about the shootings in Colorado.  I am angry. The talking heads keep saying this is the worst...

August 2012 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Aug. 3 Benefit for Frannie Fairbanks Frannie was hospitalized with a stroke on May 5 and is currently in rehabilitation. She has been the Executive Director...

August 2012 POWWOW CALENDAR:

Aug. 4 - 5 34th Annual Honoring Sobriety Powwow Mash Ka Wisen Treament Center, Sawyer, MN. Traditional Powwow. FMI: 218-879-6731 Aug. 17 - 19 SMSC Wacip SMSC Powwow...

It ain’t easy being indian

While I was driving to the Risky Raccoon Kasino, being ever hopeful (read: easy to fleece) for a benevolent slot machine, I noticed I...

Sam English's Big Dream

Sam English (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), a renowned Native American painter and activist based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is at the forefront...

NACDI will lead design/construction of Anpetu Was'te Cultural Arts Market

The Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) was one of four Twin Cities organizations that was awarded an ArtPlace grant for "creative place-making" initiatives...

Whats new in the community

Meeting Actor Adam Beach (By Rachel Peirce) In June actor Adam Beach (Aboriginal Saulteaux tribe of Canada) made an impromptu appearance at the Mille Lacs...

Annual Ojibwe language camp has almost 700 campers

Almost 700 register campers attended the 4th Annual Ambe Ojibwemodaa language camp held June 21 - 24 at the Kiwenz campground on the north...

Carri Jones becomes first woman and youngest tribal chair of Leech...

Carri Jones, 32, has become the first female Tribal Chair of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the youngest person to win the...

Native Issues in the Halls of Government

Pine Ridge's 'reign of terror' When my professional journalism career, such as it is, began about 34 years ago, I learned about the case of...