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 […]
...There is no upside, no silver lining to the six-week war that ravaged a large swath of Minnesota in August and September of 1862. It was a long time in the making, of bloody and intense duration, and brutal in its aftermath. And it was complicated. Still is. It’s a tough story. In 1851, as […]
Tumua Anae Sport:Water Polo, goal keeper Tribe: Native Hawaiian/Samoan Age: 23-years-old Record: Helped lead the Trojans to an NCAA championship. Made eight saves during the 2011 FINA World League Super Final, where the US won gold. Seven saves to help Team USA clinch its Olympic berth by winning gold at the 2011 Pan American Games, […]
Winona LaDuke: On Tucson United School District’s banning of ethnic books I have the distinction of becoming one of a select list of authors banned by the Tucson United School District (in Arizona). It turns out that the Tucson United School District (a city adjoining both the U.S./Mexico border and the Tohono O’odham, Yaqui and […]
Response to Metro State Students Protest article in January We at the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) very much appreciate the chance to add our perspective to an article from the January issue of The Circle, "Metro State students protest lack of Native classes offered in 2012." We deeply regret that the protestors’ petition, cited in […]
A Native student’s perspective on the Metro State protest Last month, The Circle featured an article on the front page about Metro State and a student led protest here regarding Native American studies courses. After reading the article, I had many thoughts and feelings. But the one thought that has continued to worry me is, […]
Hello, My name is Victoria LaPoe and I’m Cherokee and a Ph.D. candidate at Louisiana State University. My dissertation research is on American Indian media and the coverage of American Indians in mainstream versus American Indian press. I would like to interview American Indians about this research. Names would be kept confidential, if the participant […]
The Circle Board of Directors: Robert Albee, Dave Bice, Brenda Child, Art Coulson, Jody Gray, Jim Lenfestey, Noah Miwa, JoAnne Stately, and Catherine Whipple (editor). And Honorary Co-hosts:  John Burke, Carol M. Connolly, Sally French, Heid Erdrich, Margaret Telfer, Eric Utne, Laure Waterman Wittstock, Lloyd Wittstock, Ron Libertus, Joy Persall, Suzanne Koepplinger, Elen Bahr  Invite […]
Hannah Lussier (Red Lake Ojibwe), an Honor Program student in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, has been awarded a 2008 Udall Native American Congressional Internship by the Morris K. Udall Foundation. Read more!
Donald Day, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, has been named director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University in Minnesota.Read more
