By Lee Egerstrom In January announcements, the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) nonprofit group and the Seward Community Co-op announced NATIFS has purchased the separate Co-op Creamery Building on Franklin Ave. in south Minneapolis. The Creamery, as it is called in the area, was owned by the nearby community grocery co-op. It will […]
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By Brad Hagen With the ever-growing presence of Natives on social media, it’s likely that you’ve come across Maggie Thompon’s work at least once or twice while scrolling through your feed. Thompson (Fond Du Lac Ojibwe) is a textile artist and designer, as well as the owner of Makwa Studio, where she crafts a variety […]
By Lee Egerstrom Business has been grinding to a halt in much of Indian Country, perhaps more than in the U.S. economy at large, prompting a Minnesota-based Native enterprise leader to warn we shouldn’t expect change until Indigenous and hard-pressed communities make changes themselves. “Let’s face it, business opportunities were limited before the virus (COVID-19) […]
By Lee Egerstrom This time of year people want to talk hockey when they encounter Henry Boucha. Not now. Hockey – all sports – has hit a complete stop with everyone trying to avoid the coronavirus, or COVID-19. So, how’s business? “Flat as a pancake,” said Boucha, an Edina Realty agent in the Twin Cities […]
By Lee Egerstrom Robert (Bob) Blake, founder of the Solar Bear solar installation company based jointly in Minneapolis and at Red Lake, is taking his advocacy for renewable energy, climate change remediation, social and economic justice, and educating and training to fellow travelers and tribal groups all across Indian County. “Time is running out,” he […]
By Winona LaDuke You can learn a lot from a plant. For the past four years I’ve been hanging out with cannabis plants. She’s an amazing plant. I have a bit of a maternal streak which seems to translate well to animals and plants (children, I am not so sure), and I’ve been growing cannabis. […]
“What does it take to nurture the heart of a Native artist?” This question drove Rhiana Yazzie, a Navajo playwright and director, to undertake the formidable task of creating New Native Theatre in the Twin Cities in 2009. After years of witnessing the theater industry’s systematic exclusion of Native American talent, Yazzie sought a solution […]
By Lee Egerstrom The Minneapolis American Indian Center is completing arrangements to launch a major fundraising drive in mid- to late January for new roofing, other repairs, and to make improvements to help the center provide services for the community. Mary LaGarde, the MAIC’s executive director, said in late December she was still assembling a […]
By Lee Egerstrom Migizi Communications is celebrating 40 years of service to the American Indian community in the Twin Cities but is looking far ahead through training Native youth for leadership, education preparation and careers in emerging environmental, technical and renewable energy occupations. To aid its plans for the future, the nonprofit organization purchased a […]
2018 Native Authors Breakfast Fundraiser December 7th 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m. for coffee) The Circle Board invites you to join us for our annual Native Authors Breakfast Fundraiser to support The Circle, the voice of Native American journalism in the Twin Cities, serving the Native community and regional readers for […]
By Lee Egerstrom The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is busily laying cable throughout its northeastern Minnesota reservation and is now seeking Federal Communications Commission approval to qualify as a licensed carrier for accessing federal subsidies to low-income and underserved communities. The band has created a new corporation, called Aaniin (a greeting […]
