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 […]
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The 20th Annual Gathering for Our Children & Returning Adoptees Powwow will take place Saturday, November 7th, 2026, at the Minneapolis American Indian Center. The annual gathering has long served as a place of welcome, healing, and reconnection for Native adoptees, formerly fostered individuals, birth relatives, and families. The gathering was established in 2003 to […]
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is facing multiple federal lawsuits that raise a larger question: How much authority does a tribal nation have to govern and protect its reservation and natural resources? In April 2026, Wisconsin sued the tribe after it passed resolutions restricting non-member fishing for walleye and muskellunge on 19 […]
Concerns are rising over a proposed reroute of a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument in southwestern Minnesota; here’s what we know. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is reviewing the Pipestone Pipeline Reroute Project (Docket IP-7109/PPL-23-109). The applicant is Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P., now part of ONEOK. The proposal would reroute approximately 0.74 miles of an existing eight-inch […]
Several Native candidates are advancing to Minnesota’s November general election following the Aug. 11th primary, with Indigenous candidates appearing in races ranging from local government and school boards to the Minnesota Legislature and the U.S. Senate. According to election coverage from ICT, nearly a dozen Native candidates were running for office across Minnesota on Tuesday. […]
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 […]
Minnesota voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to amend the state constitution to change how funding is distributed from the Permanent School Fund, which could affect overall education funding levels across the state. The proposed amendment would increase annual distributions from the fund from 2.5% to 4.5% of the fund’s three-year average value. […]
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public open house and hearing on Wednesday, August 12th, to gather public input on the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Tamarack Mining Project in east-central Minnesota. The Tamarack Mine, proposed by Talon Nickel (USA) LLC as part of a joint […]
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 […]
The Indian Health Board of Minneapolis (IHB) celebrated Native Youth Day on August 4th, welcoming families from across the Twin Cities for a day focused on health, culture, and community before the start of the school year. Founded in 1971, the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis has served the urban Native community for more than […]
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. […]
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