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Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%
By Matt Krupnick/ProPublica
(This story was originally published by ProPublica.)
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90 percent,...
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South Mpls will soon be better connected to energy network
By Melissa Olson/MPR News
Native Sun Community Development Power CEO Robert Blake announced that the nonprofit organization will soon install a DC fast charger outside...
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Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison
By Allison Herrera/MPR News
Leonard Peltier’s home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation is nestled among green prairie grasses at the end of...
Local Briefs
News Briefs July 2025
Federal Cuts Could Silence Rural MN Radio Stations
CALLAWAY, Minn – A proposed $1.1 billion cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could silence Niijii...
Environment
Patriotism to the land, not to a flag
By Winona LaDuke
Akiing, the land to which I belong. That’s how I feel about this land. It turns out that I am a patriot...
Environment
Manitoba Hydro and mega dams misrepresented as clean energy
By Winona LaDuke
The Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba is choking on smoke as fires rage through the territories, with 767 people trying to...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Anderson to compete at 2025 World Lacrosse in South Korea
By Dan Ninham
Cooper Anderson (Choctaw/LCO Ojibwe) graduated from Edina High School and is headed to Providence College in Rhode Island to play NCAA D1...
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Visual warrior: Greene uses photography as a truth-teller
By Dan Ninham
Ne-Dah-Ness Rose Greene, an Indigenous photographer and business owner from the Leech Lake Reservation, is known for combining her artistic vision with...
Calendar
July 2025 Community Calendar
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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...
Environment
Beyond the algorithm: How AI can support Native communities
By Orion Williams
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything — from how we communicate and learn to how we shop, work, and heal. For Native communities,...
Cover Story
IHB is creating a new, innovative facility
By K.E. MacPhie
At the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis (IHB) groundbreaking ceremony, the joy and hope was palpable as the community got to see...
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Postponed celebrations for American Indian Month take place
By Chandra Colvin/MPR News
Community gathered in south Minneapolis on June 1st morning to kick off the American Indian Month parade. American Indian Month in...
Environment
New Briefs – June 2025
White Earth Nation Opens First Off-Reservation Cannabis Dispensary in mn
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The White Earth Nation made history in late May with the opening...
Environment
White keeps woodworking and woodland dancing alive
By Dan Ninham
“Niizhogabo indizhnakaaz, Gaa-zagashkwajimikaag indoonjiba. I am known as ‘Two Men Standing by the Spirits’ from the village of Chachabawning (Inger),” said Gerald White. White...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Aitken performs for the Bemidji State University track team
By Dan Ninham
Josie Aitken has been a university athlete for three years and has another year of eligibility that she will be using next...
Environment
‘Washita Love Child’ remembers Indigenous guitarist Jesse Ed Davis
Review by Leah Lemm/MPR News
Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis
By Douglas Miller
Publisher: Liveright
Publish: November 2024
400 pages
The book “Washita...
events
Community Calendar – June 2025
Ongoing
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...
Health
Reclaiming Birth: A Native-Led Vision for Healing and Ceremony
By K.E. MacPhie
Shashana SkippingDay is dreaming bigger than a building—she’s helping build a future where Indigenous birthing people receive care that is safe, supported,...
Joe Nayquonabe Sr.
Joe Nayquonabe Sr – June 2025
By Joe Nayquonabe Sr. / Transcribed by James Clark
Editor’s note: Orignally published in in the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Inaajimowin newspaper.
This month I...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Aint Easy Being Indian – June 2025
By Ricey Wild
The outdoors has transformed into glorious greenery and I’m waiting for lilac season, which only lasts for up to a week. Transient...
