Veteran broadcaster and Ho-Chunk Nation member to lead publication’s next chapter MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Circle News, one of the longest-running independent Native American newspapers in the United States, has named Robert Pilot as its new Chief Editor, the organization announced in April 2026. Pilot, a St. Paul resident and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk […]
By Associate Press When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strangers mistake the pest-control company manager for Latino, he said, and he fears getting caught up in ICE raids. Like Mantz, many Native Americans are […]
By Lee Egerstrom Staying healthy is already more costly and will become more difficult for many Minnesotans, including Native Americans, from changes in the federal Medicaid program. But it is important to know not all changes will affect American Indians and Alaska Natives. Cuts to subsidies approved by Congress last year have already raised costs. […]
