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 […]
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On June 30th, 2026, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled that Enbridge Energy is trespassing on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation in northern Wisconsin, affirming that the company must remove its Line 5 pipeline from Tribal lands. While the court gave Enbridge additional time to […]
Wildfires continue to burn across eastern Washington, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing more than 60,000 people to evacuate from Spokane County. Officials have confirmed more than 700 structures have been destroyed, with that number expected to rise as damage assessments continue. Firefighters remain focused on protecting homes and communities while battling multiple fast-moving fires. […]
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 […]
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