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Cover Story
Excitement about Flannagan’s possible rise to Gov.
By Lee Egerstrom
The recent Democratic National Convention opened with all of America learning about Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. It ended with a new...
Cover Story
FDL joins tribal nations and states in suits against social media...
By Lee Egerstrom
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has joined other Upper Midwest tribal nations in seeking court protection for Native...
Cover Story
Returning to Mni Sose, the Missouri, eight years after Standing Rock
By Winona LaDuke
“No one wants to have oil in their water” – Natali Segovia, Water Protector Legal Collective
It’s about the water. I’m returning to...
Environment
Land Back in Minnesota takes different paths
By K.E. MacPhie
On the heels of 11,778 acres being returned from the Chippewa National Forest to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in June...
Environment
SMSC provides emergency assistance amid food shortage
By Melissa Olson/MPR News
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has made $3 million in emergency funds available to tribal nations amid the ongoing food shortage...
Cover Story
Dr. Wyatt heads EM for Hennepin Healthcare
By Lee Egerstrom
With two decades of life saving emergency medical work behind him, Dr. Thomas Wyatt has been named chief of Emergency Medicine for...
Environment
Anangong Miigaading – Star Wars in Anishinaabemowin
By Winona LaDuke
“Gi-ga-miinigoowiz Mamaandawizi- win: May the Force be with you….”
Anishinaabemowin is being spoken in a Galaxy long ago and far away. That’s the...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
MN Lynx Alissa Pili appears at Back 2 School Basketball Jam
By Dan Ninham
The Back 2 School Basketball Jam came to the Twin Cities and was held at the Minneapolis Sports Center on August 17-18....
News
FCC adopts an alert system for missing Indigenous people
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a new nationwide alert code for missing and endangered Indigenous people who do not fit the criteria...
Calendar
Community Calendar – September 2024
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MAIC Events
Check out MAIC’s new updated website and events listings, including events that happen weekly: Sewing Circle, Running Club, Drum and Dance, Pickup Basketball,...
Political Matters
Political Matters – September 2024
By Mordecai Specktor
A Native woman governor
Minnesota is one of 28 states that has never had a woman governor. That could change in 2025, if...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
Its Aint Easy Being Indian – September 2024
By Ricey Wild
My crime spree continues unabated thus far. It was prid’ner the end of August when two of the Rezberry Riders showed up...
Cover Story
MN Indigenous Foods for thought and for nourishment
By Lee Egerstrom
Native food groups and their culinary experts are making Native and non-Native Minnesotans more aware of the healthy and environmental benefits of...
Cover Story
Gatherings Café menu: Indigenous, healthy, and gourmet
By Lee Egerstrom
The recently reopened Gatherings Café at the Minneapolis American Indian Center is a reconnection for the center with the explosive Indigenous food...
Environment
Natives in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
By The Associated Press
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant...
Community News
New Briefs – August 2024
White Buffalo Calf Named "Wakan Gli" in Yellowstone
(WY) - In a celebration held near Yellowstone National Park, Native American tribes gathered to honor the...
Environment
Leech Lake band celebrates the transfer of 11,000 acres
By Melissa Olson/MPR News
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe celebrated the transfer of more than 11,000 acres to the tribe this week. Federal officials...
Native Arts
This novel for youth has weight – on many levels
Review by Deborah Locke
Ezra Cloud, an Ojibwe 15-year-old living in Northeast Minneapolis, is angry with his dad, fears and loathes a school bully –...
Environment
Ellison gets 2nd drug manufacturer to lower insulin to $35/mth
By Lee Egerstrom
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced July 23 that his office has reached a settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, commonly...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Aztec unicyclist stopped in Bemidji with Unicon 21
By Dan Ninham
The Sanford Center in Bemidji, MN presented “Unicon 21” in July. Organizers handpicked Bemidji “to create the ideal Unicon experience” according to...
