Lochiel, Arizona — A centuries-old cottonwood known as the “grandmother tree” was cut down Oct. 5, after activists spent 71 days protecting it from border wall construction. The tree stood near the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Rafael Valley, southeast of Tucson. Protesters took turns occupying a platform in its branches, keeping someone in the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Along Ȟaȟá Wakpá, the Mississippi River, a Dakota-led effort is working to restore land, culture, and community connection at Owámniyomni, commonly known as St. Anthony Falls. For Dakota people, Owámniyomni, meaning “turbulent waters,” has long been a sacred place for ceremony, gathering, trade, and offerings. Nearby Wíta Wanáǧi, or Spirit Island, was a […]
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Bois Forte Band of Chippewa are calling on Minnesota to take a broader look at the cumulative effects of mining and other extraction across northeastern Minnesota’s 1854 Treaty Ceded Territory. The two Tribal Nations announced Sept. 23 that they will formally request the Minnesota Environmental Quality […]
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