Community News
15th Annual Elders Community Picnic honors Norbie Blake
By Mikanuk "Larry Adams" - On September 22 the 15th Annual Elders Community Picnic was held at the Minnehaha Park in South Minneapolis. Over...
Latest Reservation News
healing totem travels east
A 20-foot-tall healing totem pole loaded on an open flat-bed truck received blessings from Indian tribes as it made its way from the West...
SUPERENTENDENT SPEAKS
Celebrating our successes; working together to achieve more
I am pleased to announce that for the first time in six years, Minneapolis Public Schools has made progress in narrowing the achievement gap...
Calendar
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER community calendar
ct. 3 thru Dec. 31
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations
Experience a traveling exhibit, videos, and resources about treaties between...
events
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER powwow calendar
Oct.
Oct 7-9
Blue Nose Powwow
Fees: Admission is free. Camping: Camp sites and electric hookups are limited, please contact the managers at 28163 Willow Ave...
Columnists
It ain't easy being indian
Me calling Rezberry clinics urgent care: "Help! I need my head examined!"(If only I had an Indian head nickel for how many times people...
Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
Fond du Lac Follies motored to Oklahoma with my family. I had been invited to Tahlequah by Richard Allen, a Marine who had served...
Columnists
Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Strib ignores 1854 Treaty
A 1,700-word Star Tribune story about copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota described the issue as the state's "biggest environmental decision in...
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Transfer Station, Four New Landfills to Open at Red Lake
Red Lake has received a grant and loan to build a transfer station and four brand new landfills, one for each reservation community, said...
Latest Urban News
New Fitness Center to be Part of Larger "Rec Center"
When the new Red Lake casino was built on the reservation line on Highway 89, Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain, Jr. said in his...
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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...
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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...
Community News
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...
Community News
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...
Community News
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...
Community News
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...
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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...
Latest Urban News
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...
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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...
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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...
