Columnists
Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Hunting wolves
I wrote in my May column that the Minnesota Legislature's bill to establish a wolf hunting and trapping season was awaiting a decision...
Columnists
It ain't easy being indian
For the past three months or so I've been out of the loop because I've been busy recovering from spinal fusion surgery. Yes, the...
SUPERENTENDENT SPEAKS
Superintendent Speaks
Looking forward to what comes next…
Congratulations, Graduates! Each spring our preschool students visit kindergarten classrooms to get a sense of what they can expect...
events
Powwows for June and July 2012
June 8 - 10
35th Annual Lower
Sioux Wacipi
Lower Sioux Indian community, Morton, MN. Competition powwow. ADULT 18+ SPECIALS: Categories:?Men's Traditional, Men's Grass, Men's...
Cover Story
Mpls. Redistricting Impacts Communities Of Color
Amidst much community and neighborhood comment, collaboration, and outcry, The City of Minneapolis approved a new map of its wards on March 27. The...
Cover Story
Year of Healing Proclamation honors 1862 Dakota Conflict
Members of Twin Cities American Indian Movement (TCAIM), the Episcopal Church of Minnesota, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), and the Native American community at large...
Community News
Whats new in the community
Northup receives 2012 George Morrison Artist Award
Award-winning Anishinaabe author Jim Northrup has received the 2012 George Morrison Artist Award from the Arrowhead Regional Arts...
Latest Urban News
Campaign launched to address abysmal Indian attendance rates
When Roxanne Broden's daughter started school, Broden didn't understand how important the first years are. It was just kindergarten, what was the big deal...
Latest Reservation News
First Sturgeon spawning activity at Keshena Falls in over 100 years
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin announced that the effort to reintroduce Sturgeon to their historic spawning grounds on the Wolf River at Keshena...
Passing On
Marie Antonette Fasthorse June 16, 1963 to April 21, 2012
Marie Antonette Fasthorse, age 48, passed away on April 21, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born June 16, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
Passing On
Willis Swenson June 25, 1987 – April 22, 2012
Willis A. Swenson, age 24, of the Lower Sioux Community unexpectedly entered the spirit world Sunday, April 22, 2012. Willis Swenson was born June...
Columnists
Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
De-listing the wolf
The American Prospect's March 13 issue featured a 5,500-word story about the killing of wolves in the Northern Rockies. "Wolves to the...
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
A man I honored for many years died. Roy Joe Defore was 80 when he moved into the spiritual world. I respected him because...
Columnists
It ain't easy being indian
Last year I was at home semi-watching regular TV for background noise when stormy weather blew out some power lines. I was at a...
SUPERENTENDENT SPEAKS
Superintendent Speaks
On Tuesday, April 17, the Minneapolis Board of Education approved a new two-year labor contract with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) that supports...
Calendar
May 2012 calendar
Thru May 26
Artist Exhibit:?Wendy Red Star
The Bockley Gallery presents two recent print publications: The Four Seasons series, 2006 comprised of four prints, Fall,...
Latest Reservation News
Local Artist Creates Mural at Red Lake High School: Suicide Prevention...
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's (NPAIHB) suicide prevention project called THRIVE has recently created an AI/AN specific suicide prevention media campaign and...
Latest Reservation News
White Earth tribe uses tax credits to build needed housing
A program that gives federal tax credits to investors who build homes on the White Earth Indian Reservation will make a small but important...
Latest Reservation News
Police say Native Mob busts lead to lull in gang-related crime
LEECH LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn. - Law enforcement officials are tracking a drop in gang activity in some tribal communities that they say is...
Latest Reservation News
Reservation News
Bemidji, Minn. - Red Lake tribal officials say they're frustrated over a funding dispute that has left a juvenile detention center empty and unused...
