By Dan Ninham Frank Buffalo Hyde (b. 1974, Santa Fe, NM) is an Onondaga/ Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) artist whose paintings examine and elevate an image of contemporary Indigenous life through a vibrant pop-sensibility and uncompromising satirical eye, according to the Hirshhorn Museum installation website. His work has been shown at museums including the Wheelright Museum of […]
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By Dan Ninham The memory of Charley “Thunderblood” Norris, Red Lake band member and professional wrestler, took the main event center ring in mid-July at the Seven Clans Casino Thief River Falls. The outdoor ring, surrounded by ringside and extended seating, on an 80 degree late afternoon under partly sunny sky was where the showcase […]
By Dan Ninham Cooper Anderson (Choctaw/LCO Ojibwe) graduated from Edina High School and is headed to Providence College in Rhode Island to play NCAA D1 lacrosse. Before he heads to college he is going to be on the world stage with the Haudenosaunee Nationals competing in South Korea in the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 […]
By Dan Ninham “Niizhogabo indizhnakaaz, Gaa-zagashkwajimikaag indoonjiba. I am known as ‘Two Men Standing by the Spirits’ from the village of Chachabawning (Inger),” said Gerald White. White is a Leech Lake member of the Pillager Band and descended from people from Leech Lake, Mille Lacs and had relatives from other areas of Anishinaabe-aki. “I’ve lived here my […]
By Dan Ninham Josie Aitken has been a university athlete for three years and has another year of eligibility that she will be using next school year. The Bemidji HS alum of the class of 2022 made a commitment out of high school to Bemidji State University to compete in cross country and track. The […]
By Dan Ninham Kobe Brown is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. He is a graduating senior at Bemidji High School and has lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a two-year varsity starter and captain for the three sports. Brown’s accomplishments included being named All District Honorable Mention in football, […]
By Dan Ninham History was made during a recent 2025 Minnesota State Girls High School Basketball Tournament game. The three person official’s crew were comprised of Ojibwe men. This was probably the first time throughout the country that this occurred and perhaps the first time three Native American men worked the same state tournament game. […]
By Dan Ninham Brynn Green is from the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. She is an eighth grade student at Redwood Valley Middle School. Green participated in the 2025 Minnesota High School Gymnastics State Meet. “I was a varsity all-around gymnast my first year competing for the school team as a seventh grader and I […]
By Dan Ninham Shania Nichols-VanNett is from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. She is currently a basketball player for NCAA DI Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indy). Nichols-VanNett credentials are increasing at the college basketball level. She was named an NJCAA DI All-American Honorable Mention selection and a Mon-Dak First Team All-Conference member while at […]
By Dan Ninham For the past three years Joe Covert has been the social studies and music teacher at Nay Ah Shing School on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Reservation. By night for the past two years he and his select students have been performing rock and roll music with their band called Fry Bread. […]
By Dan Ninham Wendy Merrill (enrolled member and D2 Representative of the Mille Lacs Band) hosted the Adult Christmas Party on December 22, 2024 at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events and Convention Center in Onamia. Merrill asked Adrienne Benjamin (Mille Lacs Band) what she thought about doing a fashion show. “I did ask Adrienne […]
