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We’re excited to announce the release of the Summer 2026 issue of The Circle! This issue explores the theme of Resilience & Resistance – two ideas deeply rooted in Indigenous history and reflected in our communities every day. Resilience is found in preserving our languages, cultures, traditions, and ways of life. Resistance takes many forms, from […]
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By The Circle As winter temperatures plunge in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center in south Minneapolis (MIWRC) continues to operate an Indigenous-led warming center that provides food, shelter and critical services to people facing homelessness and housing instability. The center has become a steady refuge during subzero conditions, offering not only warmth and meals, […]
By Jenn Hall Driving west on Lake Street toward the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis, traffic slowed as marchers strolled along in the cold holding signs protesting the current ICE occupation. Those of us crawling the other direction beeped our horns and waved at the dedicated citizens from all walks of life, thanking them for […]
By Winona LaDuke In 1986, Congress passed the White Earth Land Settlement Act. Returning l0,000 acres of land to the White Earth Anishinaabe and $17 million in settlement funds to the White Earth Tribe. What was this for? How did this happen? Was it just? The Giiwedinong Museum will be exploring the history of […]
By The Circle The U.S. Department of the Interior will assume administration of federal funding for tribal colleges, a responsibility long held by the U.S. Department of Education. The shift is causing worry among tribal higher education leaders who fear disruptions to funding stability and long-standing institutional relationships. The reorganization follows efforts by Education Secretary […]
By The Circle ICE Detains Native Actor, Questions Valid Tribal ID Redmond, WA – Elaine Miles, a Native American actress best known for her role on the television series “Northern Exposure,” says she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in late November while walking to a bus stop in Redmond, Wash. According […]
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 Melissa Olson/MPR News Native Americans will be among hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans whose food assistance will be halted as long as Congress remains in a stalemate over passing a federal spending bill. Red Lake Nation is one of three tribal nations in Minnesota who administers SNAP benefits, according to the Minnesota Department of […]
Mystic Lake Amphitheater Mystic Lake Amphitheater to open in Shakopee in 2026 SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has purchased the naming rights to a new outdoor music venue under construction in Shakopee, Live Nation announced. The 19,000-seat venue will open in summer 2026 as the Mystic Lake Amphitheater, located about five miles […]
Federal Cuts Could Silence Rural MN Radio Stations CALLAWAY, Minn – A proposed $1.1 billion cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could silence Niijii Radio on the White Earth Reservation and dozens of other rural Minnesota stations that rely on federal support. Niijii Radio, known as KKWE, depends on CPB funding for half its […]
White Earth Nation Opens First Off-Reservation Cannabis Dispensary in mn MOORHEAD, Minn. – The White Earth Nation made history in late May with the opening of a cannabis dispensary in Moorhead – the first recreational marijuana store in Minnesota to operate outside of tribal lands. “This has never been done before – being the first […]
