Tipiziwin Tolman, a Dakota and Lakota student from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, says a flight attendant on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Vancouver told her to remove the medicine pouches she wore around her neck or leave the plane. Tolman was traveling to a First Nations Language Keepers conference in Saskatoon. She […]
By Chandra Colvin | MPR News Originally published November 2nd, 2026. Republished with permission from MPR News. Ojibwe teacher Tayah Reyes takes attendance while speaking the language at Coon Rapids High School, just north of Minneapolis. About 20 students, from freshmen to seniors, respond to their names with “indaaya oma” to announce their presence. Reyes […]
Thru July 13 AL·TER·NA·TIVE: Frank Buffalo Hyde Exhibit AL·TER·NA·TIVE is a solo exhibition featuring a collection of paintings and sculptures from artist Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga/Niimíipuu/Nez Perce). Vivid and pop-culture saturated, his work reflects on the commodification of American Indian culture, and the assertive roles for Native American identity in the contemporary world. Frank’s work […]
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