By Winona LaDuke Napoleon LaDuke was my great uncle. I’ve always had a liking for that name. My great uncle was a brown man from the Northwoods who was in World War I and came back “shell shocked.” He wasn’t even a citizen of the US at the time but, nevertheless — like many Native […]
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By Ricey Wild Well, I made it through another T-Day without blood being spilt or having the Rez Riders show up and eat up all the leftovers because we never got to cook them. Ya. The electricity went out just as we were prepping the side dishes because my Unk did the bird. Easy-peasy, ennit? […]
By Mordecai Specktor Missing white woman syndrome In September, I tried to avoid new coverage about the disappearance of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old white woman who went missing during a cross-country trip with her boyfriend. Mainstream news went all in on the story, so it wasn’t easy trying to ignore the press reports. Sadly, a […]
Review by Deborah Locke (Editor’s note: Spoilers ahead.) If you only read one horror/slasher novel in your life, make it “The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfeet). If you’re not familiar with the horror genre, expect at the very least to wince as the story unfolds, or to abandon the book altogether to calm […]
By Brad Hagen I dial the number sent to my phone. It rings maybe two times. “Hello,” says a rather cheerful voice, “This is Anton Treuer.” I stumble through a brief introduction and ask him if it would be alright that we conduct this interview over Zoom, to which he agrees. Treuer’s face blinks onto […]
Thru Oct. 2019 Horse Nation of the Ochéthi Šakówiŋ All My Relations Arts presents Horse Nation of the Ochéthi Šakówi, an exhibition that explores how horses shape the history, spirituality, and culture of the Dakhóta, Nakhóta, and Lakhóta (Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota) people, collectively known as the Ochéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). The exhibition features paintings, textiles, film, and […]
Vacant lot becomes outdoor classroom and garden A vacant lot at Takoda Prep, the alternative high school at American Indian OIC in south Minneapolis, has been converted into an outdoor classroom and pollinator garden by students in the summer school program. Takoda Prep is housed and operated by AIOIC, 1845 E. Franklin Ave. in the […]
Thru Sept. 3 Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces Exhibit “Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces,” exhibit explores the stories of Native men and women in the military throughout history. Created by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, this banner exhibit shares how Native people have fought […]
BY WINONA LADUKE In late February, the Beltrami County Commissioners approved the Sheriff Department’s request for a mutual aid agreement with various northern Minnesota agencies to beef up for their assessment of an imminent approval for Enbridge’s Line 3. Their decision is morally wrong. I want to thank Commissioner Tim Sumner for his No vote on this […]
Roland “Trulo” Columbus April 22, 1933 – October 14, 2017 Roland “Trulo” Columbus (Anpetu-Tawa) age 84 of Redwood Falls, formerly of the Lower Sioux Community, entered the Spirit World on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Sunwood Good Samaritan Care Center in Redwood Falls. Roland Columbus was born April 22, 1933 in Morton, MN to Thomas […]
BY RICEY WILD At this writing I woke to a Winter Wonderland. Yeah, the meteorologists did predict snow coming but somehow, even after a lifetime spent in Da Nort’land, it’s still a big deal. Just seven days ago I was sitting outside in shorts with my dear friend Lorri and our two little pooches Caesar and […]
