The federal government has adopted temporary operating guidelines for the Colorado River after the seven basin states failed to agree on a long-term plan for the drought-stricken waterway. The agreements governing shortages and operations at Lake Powell and Lake Mead expire at the end of 2026. On Aug. 21, the U.S. Department of the Interior […]
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By Leah Lemm/MPR News Jingle dress dancers gathered on February 1 to hold healing ceremonies at the locations where Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti were shot and killed by federal immigration agents while observing their operations. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony in south Minneapolis, many in ribbon skirts and regalia. Star Downwind was […]
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, REMEMBER: You have the right to remain silent Do not lie to ICE Do not physically resist or obstruct Carry your Tribal or state issued ID Tip: Some state-issued IDs are not enough to prove you are a U.S. Citizen. Keep reading for what to know about IDs if you […]
By Nicolas Scibelli/Sahan Journal The Immigrant Defense Network is expanding its training efforts to 30 cities across the Midwest, activating more residents to document federal immigration activity. With the wind whipping outside, driving wind chills down to minus 20, First Unitarian Universalist Church in Rochester, Minn. was full of people looking to help their neighbors. […]
By Winona LaDuke We owe Venezuela a debt. I remember when Venezuela paid our energy bills right after Hurricane Katrina and US refinery capacity was down. Oil prices skyrocketed, it was a hard winter, and the oil companies were making huge profits while many Americans experienced real hardships. Congress asked if they would give the […]
By The Circle The Trump administration has intensified immigration enforcement in Minnesota with the arrival of thousands of federal ICE agents, marking the largest such operation the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it has ever undertaken in the Twin Cities. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined a large contingent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
By Winona LaDuke It was like that movie Back to the Future. I traveled to a meeting with White Earth Tribal representatives and 8th Fire Solar to meet with some energy industry professionals in Minneapolis at OATI (Open Access Technology International). OATI supplies software to manage the grid which moves electrical power around the country and around […]
By J. David Mcswane & Hannah Allam/ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica When Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed through Santa Ana, California, in June 2025, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergency response system. Recordings of those calls, obtained by ProPublica, captured some of the terror residents felt as they watched masked […]
By The Circle Minneapolis officials have advanced a proposal to strengthen the city’s two-decade-old separation ordinance, reaffirming limits on local involvement in federal immigration enforcement as residents express growing concern about intensified federal actions. The measure, approved in early December by a City Council committee, reinforces existing rules that prohibit city employees — including police […]
By Leah Lemm / MPR News Selena Jourdain started jingle dress dancing when she was 3 years old. The jingle dress is a century-old Ojibwe cultural tradition with beginnings in Minnesota. In late November, Jourdain shared that tradition with an audience of millions. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade drew a crowd of well over 3 […]
By Maryann Marino On a crisp November day, community leaders, partners, and residents came together to celebrate the grand opening of Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center’s Oshki-Gakeyaa, a 24-home permanent supportive housing community that represents hope and new beginnings for Native families in the East Phillips and Ventura Village neighborhoods of Minneapolis. The community room […]
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