community members protecting the community and gathering food and supplies for people. (Photo by Hannah Broadbent.)
Danielle Boyer, an Anishinaabe entrepreneur and enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, has won the 2026 Pow Wow Pitch grand prize, earning $25,000 to expand technology resources for Indigenous youth. Announced Oct. 21, Boyer’s win recognizes her work as founder and CEO of The STEAM Connection in Troy, Michigan. The […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced on Friday, October 16th that two Minnesota businesses discriminated against Native American customers by refusing to recognize identification cards issued by their Tribal Nations. The department found probable cause that Wings Financial Credit Union in Coon Rapids and The Office Pub and Grill […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) has named Anton Treuer, an Ojibwe historian, author, professor, and cultural educator from Bemidji, as the 2026 recipient of the Ruth & Ray Reister Award for Historical Contributions to the Humanities. Announced on October 20, the award recognizes Treuer’s more than three decades of work preserving […]
A recent fire at the building housing The Circle’s office has created unexpected challenges for our independent Native newspaper.
Thankfully, with the help of community members, we were able to recover our newspaper archives dating back to the 1980s. These irreplaceable records preserve decades of Native community history, cultural knowledge, and stories.
Your donation will help The Circle recover from the fire, protect our historical archives, and continue sharing Native voices for generations to come.
Every contribution makes a difference.
Pinagigi — Thank you for helping preserve generations of Native stories.
