The Arts.
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians will host a screening of the documentary Nine Little Indians on November 17 at the Sky Dancer Event Center in Belcourt, North Dakota, highlighting the experiences of nine Native sisters who survived abuse in the American Indian boarding school system. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Shannon Kring and executive […]
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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 […]
Lily Gladstone and Kiowa Gordon are set to star in The Curse of Silver, a new supernatural horror-western that will reunite the actors with Quantum Cowboys director Geoff Marslett. Gladstone, an Oscar nominee known for Killers of the Flower Moon, and Gordon, known for Twilight and Dark Winds, are attached to lead the film. Marslett […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Walker Youngbird Foundation is helping Native artists move ambitious projects from concept to public presentation through its Emerging Native Arts Grant. Awarded twice annually, the grant provides each recipient with $15,000, mentorship, and a curated showcase. It supports early-career Native and Indigenous artists completing projects intended for public presentation through an exhibition, installation, publication, […]
The Walker Art Center will host two artist-led programs this month featuring Indigenous perspectives through film and music. The final screenings of “Once Upon a Time in Manhood”, a film series curated by actor, comedian, and activist Dallas Goldtooth (Mdewakanton Dakota/Diné), will take place this week at Walker Cinema. The series examines how films and popular […]
Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center in St. Paul will be filled with music, storytelling, and community this weekend with two special events celebrating Indigenous creativity. Rock the Rez returns to the Twin Cities for its 2026 tour, hosting its second summer camp in the area from July 27–31 at Indigenous Roots. The weeklong youth program […]
Review by Deborah Locke Mitch Caddo, a tribal operations executive with a Wisconsin Ojibwe nation, is charged with ensuring that the tribal president, Mack Beck, wins his next election. The plot of “Big Chief” by Jon Hickey (Ojibwe) (Simon & Schuster 2025) evolves around that upcoming election and the corruption that ensues. Dirty politics reign, […]
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