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...

MPS Superintendent Speaks

We are MPS and we are preparing for success The Minneapolis Public Schools will welcome students in grades 1-12 back to school on August...

THE MOOSIE CHRONICLES CONTINUE… THE RETURN TO REZBERRY, PART 2

First off, I am dedicating this column to all you golden, tawny, beautiful Indian princesses who appreciate a good laugh and a good story....

Fond du Lac Follies

It has been 22 years since the Follies has been running in The Circle newspaper in Minneapolis. So let us all gather around for...

Native Issues in the Halls of Government

Poisoning the waters The three-week Minnesota government shutdown ended with Gov. Mark Dayton signing a sheaf of spending bills, including the omnibus environment, energy...

Native American garden planted at the U of?MN-Morris

A new Native American garden is growing this summer at the University of Minnesota, Morris Crocus Valley Gardens. The gardens are adjacent to the...

What's new in the Community

Exhibition on Minnesota treaties will begin touring in August "Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations" is a new traveling exhibition that...

White House launchs Native Youth Challenge

In a video message, President Obama announced the challenge at the 2011 UNITY Youth Conference, calling for young American Indian and Alaska Native leaders...

Native youth play Lacrosse on the White House lawn

The White House hosted its first-ever lacrosse clinic on July 11 on the South Lawn featuring some of the nation's best lacrosse players and...

Claim forms due in Sept. for Cobell fund settlement

Judge Thomas Hogan issued an order on July 27 granting final approval to the $3.4 billion        settlement for the Cobell trust fund...

SEC?warns that scams may target $3.4B Indian settlement

he Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in July warned Native Americans against scammers who may be coming after their share of a $3.4 billion...