Victoria Fox is an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and serves as Advertising Executive and News Editor at The Circle. She is a community-focused communications and operations professional with more than a decade of experience in administration, community outreach, client relations, resource coordination, and organizational support.
Her background includes healthcare administration, human resources, community engagement, communications, advertising, and nonprofit operations. At The Circle, Victoria supports the publication’s editorial coordination, advertising, website and social media content, audience engagement, partnerships, distribution, and day-to-day operations. She is passionate about helping guide The Circle into its next chapter while honoring its longstanding legacy of independent Indigenous journalism, advocacy, and community storytelling.
Victoria is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Tribal Administration and Governance at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is also actively involved in Ho-Chunk community initiatives and enjoys finding new ways to connect culture, community, and modern media while helping amplify Indigenous voices.
Outside of work, Victoria enjoys traveling, hiking, attending live music and cultural events, staying active, sewing, following hockey, and the occasional Star Wars marathon.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced on Friday, October 16th that two Minnesota businesses discriminated against Native American customers by refusing to recognize identification cards issued by their Tribal Nations. The department found probable cause that Wings Financial Credit Union in Coon Rapids and The Office Pub and Grill […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) has named Anton Treuer, an Ojibwe historian, author, professor, and cultural educator from Bemidji, as the 2026 recipient of the Ruth & Ray Reister Award for Historical Contributions to the Humanities. Announced on October 20, the award recognizes Treuer’s more than three decades of work preserving […]
MINNEAPOLIS — After the devastating fire at the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) building on Franklin Avenue, local Native organizations, staff, and volunteers came together on Friday, October 16th, for an Intertribal Community Feast, turning a difficult week into an opportunity for generosity, connection, and community support. The fire, which broke out Sunday, October 11th, affected […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation Sept. 25 advancing a range of tribal priorities, including establishing Native American Day as an official state holiday, formalizing an apology to California Native Americans and making the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs permanent. Newsom announced the legislation on California Native American Day, […]
BELOIT, Wis. — After more than a decade of planning and development, the Ho-Chunk Nation is preparing to open its newest gaming facility. Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit will celebrate its casino grand opening on Friday, Oct. 23, marking the first phase of a larger resort development in Beloit near the Wisconsin-Illinois state line. The casino will […]
Acclaimed Native author and Minneapolis bookstore owner Louise Erdrich has been named the 2026 recipient of the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, adding another major honor to a literary career spanning more than four decades. Erdrich, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, is known for a body of work that […]
Efforts to preserve and strengthen Dakota and Ojibwe languages continue across Minnesota through schools, Tribal Nations, immersion programs, and community organizations. Minnesota is supporting that work through multiple language revitalization programs during the current biennium, including grants administered by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and Minnesota Department of Education. The Minnesota Department of Education made […]
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 […]
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Native elders from across Minnesota gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for the third annual Native American Elder Day picnic hosted by Spirit Care Services. According to an event organizer, elders from 10 of Minnesota’s 11 tribal nations attended this year’s celebration. Tribes and Native organizations from outside the […]
A recent fire at the building housing The Circle’s office has created unexpected challenges for our independent Native newspaper.
Thankfully, with the help of community members, we were able to recover our newspaper archives dating back to the 1980s. These irreplaceable records preserve decades of Native community history, cultural knowledge, and stories.
Your donation will help The Circle recover from the fire, protect our historical archives, and continue sharing Native voices for generations to come.
Every contribution makes a difference.
Pinagigi — Thank you for helping preserve generations of Native stories.
