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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

July 2025 Community Calendar

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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 – 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...
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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...