‘Our hearts are heavy’: COVID-19 deaths of tribal elders leave a void

By Dan Gunderson/MPR Anton Treuer calls himself an Ojibwe language warrior. He’s been working to preserve and share the language for two decades. He spends a lot of time learning from elders, and over the past year COVID-19 has claimed many. “It’s been hard. We’ve simply had a lot of deaths,” said Treuer, whose work takes … Continue reading ‘Our hearts are heavy’: COVID-19 deaths of tribal elders leave a void