The Arts.
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 […]
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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, […]
By The Circle A surge of Native American authors helped reshape bookshelves in 2025, bringing new attention to Indigenous literature across the United States. As the calendar turns toward 2026, that momentum is expected to continue, with new releases in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry and genre-blending works reaching wider audiences than ever before. Books from […]
By Myah Ggoof/Sahan Journal “We are keepers of our stories,” writes Hopi artist Mikaela Shafer in a poem featured in her solo show at All My Relations Arts. “Matrilineal memories. I want my daughters to tell stories of love, of resilience. I am rewriting our tales for tomorrow.” This weekend, that spirit of storytelling echoes […]
By Dan Ninham “Niizhogabo indizhnakaaz, Gaa-zagashkwajimikaag indoonjiba. I am known as ‘Two Men Standing by the Spirits’ from the village of Chachabawning (Inger),” said Gerald White. White is a Leech Lake member of the Pillager Band and descended from people from Leech Lake, Mille Lacs and had relatives from other areas of Anishinaabe-aki. “I’ve lived here my […]
Review by Leah Lemm/MPR News Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis By Douglas Miller Publisher: Liveright Publish: November 2024 400 pages The book “Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis” follows the arc of the Oklahoman’s life – from his homelands and ancestors, throughout […]
By Eddie Chuculate The Guthrie Theater’s free five-session acting from a Native perspective class reached capacity so quickly that workshop leader and actor Ernest Briggs (White Earth) hopes to see another one this summer or fall. “I was shocked that it filled up so fast,” said Briggs, 40, of Minneapolis. “We wanted to keep it […]
By K.E. MacPhie I got to spend a Saturday with the New Native Theatre Company and what a great vibe it was! It was such a genuinely joyful and welcoming environment perfectly balanced with talent, fun, and freedom to try, and clearly steered by a director and playwright who does exactly what she’s meant to […]
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