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Trump questions Native American birthright

Trump’s long-standing desire to end birthright citizenship took a dramatic turn in late January with the issuance of an executive order aimed at eliminating...

NATIFS buys historic Co-op Creamery Building on Franklin

By Lee Egerstrom In January announcements, the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) nonprofit group and the Seward Community Co-op announced NATIFS has purchased...

Indigenous nutritional gets a voice in Federal Dietary Guidelines

By Lee Egerstrom A federal scientific panel formulating guidelines for nutrition programs for the next five years has reached out to include American Indian and...

Solar heat and hempcrates a great combo

By Winona LaDuke During one of the colder, iciest and foggiest days on the Lower Sioux Reservation in southwest Minnesota in mid-January, a team of...

Traditional healing gets boost from research study

By Lee Egerstrom Minnesota and the federal Medicaid program need to recognize American Indian culture and practices with traditional healing and better define health and...

Leonard Peltier gets to go home, after decades in prison

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after being imprisoned for the  1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe...

Nichols-VanNett plays basketball for NCAA DI at IU Indy

By Dan Ninham Shania Nichols-VanNett is from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. She is currently a basketball player for NCAA DI Indiana University Indianapolis...

Political Matters – February 2025

By Mordecai Specktor Biden commutes Peltier’s sentence In one of his last official acts, on Jan. 20, Pres. Joe Biden commuted the prison sentence of Leonard...

Wazíya Winter-Wind Celebration honors the winter months

By K.E. MacPhie January is called Witeḣi Wi or “The Time of Hardship Moon” in the Dakota language. So what a bright and wonderful idea...

Community Calendar – February 2025

ONGOING Grief Support Group An open group that provides space for community members to connect with one another, share their experiences, learn new coping skills, gain...

The Fry Bread Band has tremendous talent

By Dan Ninham For the past three years Joe Covert has been the social studies and music teacher at Nay Ah Shing School on the...

A memoir that will make readers reflect and grow

Review by Deborah Locke There is this saying that when a student is ready, a teacher will appear. With “Whiskey Tender A Memoir” by Deborah...
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By Ricey Wild What about the price of eggs?! I hate to admit that I need laying chickens because I love eating their young. I’ve...

Natives win public service to higher urban offices

By Lee Egerstrom The Twin Cities have some of the most diverse local political leadership teams to be found anywhere in the United States and...

Mural celebrates Frogtown/Rondo neighborhoods through a Native lens

By K.E. Macphie After weeks of anticipation, a stunning new mural celebrating the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods through a Native lens was unveiled on Native...

ND is committed to punishing Water Protectors, not polluters

By Winona LaDuke It’s eight years since the Water Protectors were cleared off the banks of Cannonball and Missouri River. It was a bitter ending...

New Briefs – January 2025

Minneapolis Invests in Affordable Housing Projects, Including NACC Minneapolis, MN – The city of Minneapolis is investing in 11 affordable rental housing projects, including the...

‘Niimiwin’ art exhibit celebrates the powwow tradition

By Allison Herrera/MPR News “Niimiwin” is the latest exhibit at All My Relations Arts in south Minneapolis. The title “Niimiwin” means “everyone dance,” a nod...

Winter Woodland Royalty Collection by Adrienne Benjamin

By Dan Ninham Wendy Merrill (enrolled member and D2 Representative of the Mille Lacs Band) hosted the Adult Christmas Party on December 22, 2024 at...

Foster inducted into Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

By Dan Ninham Shelly Foster was recently inducted into the 2025 North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Red...