Report tells stories of Native victims of prostitution sex trafficking

On October 27, the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) and Prostitution Research & Education (PRE) released a new report called Garden of...

Organizations and community members fight for healthier homes

In the Twin Cities metropolitan area, a disproportionate number of Native families live in low income housing. In particular, the Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis...

Whats new in the community:

AICDC breaks ground on Elder's housing On November 14 the American Indian Community Development Corp had a ground breaking ceremony for its new Native elder's...

The Best Gift for Our Students

As we enter the holiday season and the season of giving, I wanted to reach out to our families and friends in Minneapolis. The...

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Dec. 5, 12, 19 Foster Care Info Meetings Volunteers of America is looking for skilled parents to provide care for troubled youth in one of their...

First masters degree for "Helping One Another" Tribal Spec. Ed.

Aquila Tapio (Oglala Lakota)   will be the first student to recieve her master's degree from Augsburg College's new Naadamaadiwin, "Helping One Another" Tribal Special...

It ain't easy being indian

The Indian dating website "E-Snag.com" sent me an email notification saying they had two new matches for me. Since I gave up on that...

Fond du Lac Follies

Yea!, Fond du Lac won in Federal Court. We no longer have to split the profits from Fond du Luth, our casino in Duluth....

Native Issues in the Halls of Government

Vegas on Hennepin Politicians, business interests and labor unions are applying a full-court press to build a new stadium for the Vikings (to mix...

Breakfast With Diane Wilson & Jim Northrup December 8th, 8:00 a.m.

A Breakfast Fundraiser For The Circle Breakfast and reading by award winning Native American authors Diane Wilson and Jim Northrup. DIANE WILSON: Diane Wilson is a writer...

NATIVE YOUTH COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CHALLENGE

American Indian youth are challenging their community to take a stand against commercial tobacco. The students, ages thirteen to seventeen, are working hard to...

All non-Native Pocahontas opera funded by Legacy Funds

In October, Pocahontas-Woman of Two Worlds, a new opera composed by Minnesotan Linda Tutas Haugen, was performed at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. After...

Whats new in the community:

LaDuke will speak in Minneapolis on "the Green Path" Internationally known Native American activist and author Winona LaDuke will speak at Plymouth Congregational Church on...

First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language wins Midwest Emmy

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) wa awarded an Upper Midwest Emmy for First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe Language, a documentary funded through Minnesota's...

Leech Lake and MN?sign joint agreement on financial filing system

Many Indian tribes struggle to build internal economies on reservations. That's because they often don't have the basic structures of an economy in place,...

Rural Post Office closures will hurt Natives, elderly and the poor

Post offices in Pine Point (Ponsford), Naytauwaush,  Squaw Lake, and Ponemah, Minnesota are scheduled for closure this year as as a result of federal...

NOVEMBER community calendar

Through Nov. 19 Jim Denomie: Works on Paper   Bockley Gallery's new exhibit: works on paper by Minnesota-based artist Jim Denomie. Bright and playful, these works...

Leslie Jo Fresquez Walking Elk May 16, 1962 – Oct....

Leslie Jo Fresquez Walking Elk, "Mi Cante Etan Wowaglake", 49, was born May 16, 1962, in Omaha, Neb., and began her journey to the...

NEOVEMBER powwow calendar

Nov. 5 Our Children & Returning Adoptees Powwow A celebration our community's strengths. As we continue to gather and acknowledge the strengths of our families,...

superintendent speaks:

Since 2006, the third Thursday in November has been set aside in Minneapolis Public Schools as Native American Family Involvement Day (NAFID). This year,...