Red Lake To Restore Great Pine Forests

Recently, the Red Lake Ojibwe Nation completed construction of a new Forest Development Center that will enable them to begin the reforestation of the...

Native radio station promotes voices of Native musicians/rappers

The Internet is an excellent place to listen to music, and one of the best ways to listen to music on the web is...

Mashkiki Ogichidaag "Medicine Warriors" Challenge Community

The youth of Mashkiki Ogichidaag "Medicine Warriors" are challenging all American Indian agencies in the Twin Cities to adopt commercial tobacco-free policies at their...

Anton Treuer named to MN State Arts Board

Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Dr. Anton Treuer, professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, to a four-year term on the Minnesota State Arts...

Sally Auger, founder and Executive Director of Peta Wakan Tipi and...

Dream of Wild Health, an organic farm specializing in American Indian agriculture and education programs for the urban Native community, announced that Executive Director...

Latest mural unveiled along American Indian Cultural Corridor

On August 22 the latest mural in the American Indian Cultural Corridor was unveil. It's the latest mural in "Paint the Ave." Community Mural...

US Forest Service opens Sacred Sites Report for public comment

The U.S. Forest Service has opened for public comment through the Federal Register a draft report that outlines its policies and procedures on Indian...

Comcast offers $10 Internet for low-income families

A new program from cable, telephone, and Internet provider Comcast will provide discounted web access, a low-cost computer, and free Internet training for qualifying...

Funding dedicated to Native American elder abuse prevention

Grants totaling $761,000 were awarded to two National Center on Elder Abuse Grantees Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee announced two new grants totaling $761,000...

Dakota language a resurgence among Native youth

From a park picnic table a woman named Ruby watches her 12-year-old granddaughter, Shayla, answer a reporter's questions. They are mostly one-word answers. Are...

Lacrosse brings youth together across cultures

It could have been a pitched battle of Eagles, fought swiftly and without mercy. But the lacrosse game played on a recent hot summer...

SEPTEMBER community calendar

Sept. 2 New Native Theatre Well Red play reading series: BUT BABY I LOVE YOU by Sandy White Hawk and George McCauley, directed by Rhiana...

SEPTEMBER powwow calendar:

Sept. 2-4 Leech Lake Labor Day Powwow Wee Gitchie Ne Me I Dim Leech Lake Labor Day Powwow. Located by Palace Casino. Cass Lake, MN....

Minneapolis Superintendent speaks:

Creating a Culture of Yes As we begin the 2011-2012 school year, I am excited to see our students engaged in learning and achieving...

It Aint easy being indian:

Dear Teacher, "What I did this summer." Ahem! It could have been an awful summer season in a lot of ways. First, spring skipped us...

Fond du lac follies

It is a beautiful summer morning and I am listening to Robert Johnson and his blues guitar. I am writing the Follies while jamming...

Washington State: Collect Your Own Taxes – That's Where the Money...

I grew up Longview, Washington. A small town on the banks of the Columbia River, on the Washington-Oregon border, Longview had a few small...

NASA Sends Old Tobacco Seeds Into Space

NASA, on one of it's final return flights, has brought back experiments aboard the International Space Station that used Native heirloom seeds. The landing...

August-September Community Calendar

August 2, 9, 16, 23 Indigenous Music and Movies in the Park Series Bring a lawn chair or blanket, pack a picnic basket and take in...

AUGUST-SEPTEMPER Powwow Calendar

August 12-14 Pine Point Powwow 1/2 mile W of Pine Point School, Ponsford, MN. FMI: 218-573-3007 or chamber@parkrapids.com. August 12-14 Grand Portage Rendezvous Days & Traditional Powwow The...