By Lee Egerstrom Minnesota’s sports world and Native American communities learned this past month that hockey great and former Olympian Henry Boucha died while being treated for a heart ailment. He was 72. That won’t end Boucha’s influence in the state. His memory will live on for generations to come and his advocacy work and […]
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By Lee Egerstrom This time of year people want to talk hockey when they encounter Henry Boucha. Not now. Hockey – all sports – has hit a complete stop with everyone trying to avoid the coronavirus, or COVID-19. So, how’s business? “Flat as a pancake,” said Boucha, an Edina Realty agent in the Twin Cities […]
By Dan Ninham Native college athletes are trailblazers and pacesetters. They set precedence by going to college to be student-athletes, staying in college and graduating, and setting the pace for others to follow their trail. Grace White and Alexis Desjarlait are Anishinaabekwewag (Indian women) who are blazing their trails and setting their paces by excelling […]
By Dan Ninham Powerlifting is a strength sport where the goal is to lift as much weight as possible. Your strength is measured by your maximal one repetition max in the squat, bench press, and deadlift. This strength is further refined by the subdivisions you’re in, such as weight-classes or age groups. Jenesis Fonder, a […]
Native Americans and allies gathered outside the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Oct. 24 to protest the Washington Redskins’ racist name. The rally was organized by The National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, which featured speakers like Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. According to MPR News, […]
By Dan Ninham “Geyaabi wiikwajichigen … Keep Striving/ Endeavoring.” These are the empowering Ojibwemowin Laura Taylor says best represents her daughter Katie Taylor, who is on the track and field team at Minnesota State University in Mankato. She is studying Information Technology and Mathematics. Katie is a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Lake […]
By Dan Ninham Interethnic and interracial friendships offer opportunities for athletes to learn how others see their world. This helps people get along and accomplish team goals. The Minnesota West Community and Technical College Lady Jay’s Volleyball Team, in the town of Worthington, Minnesota, 65 miles east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, includes four Native […]
By Art Coulson For the first time in 25 years, Minnesota will send a lacrosse team to compete in the North American Indigenous Games next year in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The last time a Minnesota lacrosse team played in the Indigenous Games was in 1995 when the Games were held in Blaine. The 2020 North […]
Story and photos courtesy of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community High-speed American Indian bareback relay racing was on display at Canterbury Park August 24-26 in Shakopee, Minn. The event was presented by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC). Relay teams consisted of three horses and four warriors. Riders in full regalia raced bareback down the track […]
