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Federal government shuts down again under Trump
By The Circle
The federal government’s fiscal year ended at midnight Sept. 30 without a new spending deal in Congress, forcing the government into a...
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Bemidji State professor pioneers suicide screening tool for Natives
By Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov/MPR
Native Americans have the highest suicide rate out of any racial and ethnic group in the U.S. Yet there...
Environment
Manoominikewag: wild rice and its deep connections
By Winona LaDuke
Giiwewag. They are coming home. Manoominikwewag — harvesting wild rice is a deep connection back to water and land. The Anishinaabe have...
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Dakota-led nonprofit closes distance in cultural learning with videos
By Chandra Colvin/MPR
Dakota-led nonprofit Owámn-iyomni Okhódayapi recently started a video series aimed to share Dakota culture with both Native and non-Native people. The goal...
Environment
Pine Point’s resilience solar and energy hub on WE breaks ground
By Winona LaDuke
After recent political uncertainty regarding funding for solar energy projects nationwide, a northern Minnesota project on the White Earth Nation reservation called...
Environment
Leech Lake Legacy a pillar of animal welfare on Leech Lake...
By K.E. MacPhie
On my first day as a volunteer at Leech Lake Legacy (let’s call it Legacy, for short), I pulled in past a...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Kingbird is the “forever pitcher” on women’s Native softball circuit
By Dan Ninham
Annabell Kingbird is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and lives in Bemidji, MN with her husband Gordon and...
Political Matters
Political Matters – October 2025
By Mordecai Specktor
Revising the Wounded Knee Massacre
On Sept. 27, the New York Times reported that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will not revoke Medals...
Environment
MIWRC opens 24 supportive housing units in Minneapolis
By The Circle
The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center has opened 24 permanent supportive housing units in its south Minneapolis facility, welcoming residents into a...
Calendar
Community Calendar – October 2025
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MAIC Events
See events at the Mpls American Indian Center on their updated website. MAIC events listings: Sewing Circle, Running Club, Drum and Dance, Pickup...
Environment
Sharing the contents of our “basket” before we depart
By Winona LaDuke
“My heroes are the unacknowledged do-gooders that strive to help because they love humans and plants and water and still believe in...
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Hundreds gather to honor Ojibwe who died 175 years ago
By Chandra Colvin/MPR News
For many, summertime activities such as boating and swimming are first to mind when visiting Big Sandy Lake near McGregor in northern...
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Expansion of book series “Native American Lives ” celebrated
By K.E. MacPhie
On August 4th, The Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul hosted Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and a crowd of writers, readers, and...
Environment
Sometimes We Win Some
By Winona LaDuke
I recently spoke with seventeen-year-old Keeya Wiki about the first descent of the Klamath River, a 263-mile river in Oregon and California....
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MN sex ed programs could lose federal funding due to Trump...
By Deanna Pistono/Minnpost
The Minnesota Department of Health received the demands from the Trump administration over the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
The Trump administration is...
News
News Briefs – September 2025
Mystic Lake Amphitheater Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open in Shakopee in 2026
SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has purchased the naming rights...
Environment
Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support...
By Miacel Spotted Elk/Grist
As federal programs are frozen or eliminated, Indigenous communities are seeking new ways to fund and finish urgently needed renewable energy...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Hunt is on the NCAA D1 U of St. Thomas Volleyball...
By Dan Ninham
There are two NCAA D1 volleyball teams in Minnesota. One is the Minnesota Gophers and the other is the University of St....
Political Matters
Political Matters – September 2025
By Mordecai Specktor
A visit to Gichigami
In early August, I traveled with my wife, Maj-Britt, up to Gichigami (Lake Superior) — it’s my favorite area...
Calendar
Community Calendar – September 2025
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Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Experience the Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk, an immersive augmented reality art exhibition by Marlena Myles, a Spirit Lake Dakota artist. Located...
