Environment
Native Americans had fewer opportunities to work remotely during pandemic
By Lee Egerstrom
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and its Center for Indian County Development (CICD) have turned up data showing what you may have...
Environment
Audrey Thayer elected Bemidji City Council At Large Councilor
By Dan Ninham
There are regional and national indigenous women leaders who are not only being elected into political office but are being re-elected as...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Tanisha Beetso returns to coach CLC women’s basketball
By Dan Ninham
The Central Lakes College (CLC) Raiders in Brainerd, MN have drawn indigenous athletes, coaches and administrators to its athletic programs for several...
Political Matters
Political Matters – February 2023
By Mordecai Specktor
Water is life
In a victory for Minnesota’s Ojibwe bands and environmentalists, the Biden-Harris administration took action in late January to protect the...
Calendar
Community Calendar – February 2023
Thru Feb 18
Gaa-miinigoowiziyan - What We were Given
This exhibit showcases cultural knowledge and art forms revitalized by their organization and their Anishinaabe connections. The...
Arnie Vainio MD - Health
Zoongide’ewin is the Ojibwe word for courage
By Arne Vainio M.D.
Something incredible happened in 2020. Former First Lady Michelle Obama posted on Twitter and Instagram on National Doctor’s Day and requested people comment on loved...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – February 2023
By Ricey Wild
When I die, I plan to be cremated. I think about it often without being morbid. In fact, I even made myself...
Cover Story
STOP Act signed into law
By Lee Egerstrom
President Joe Biden signed into law on Dec. 21 the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act, bringing closure to a multiyear,...
Cover Story
Program to help BIPOC entrepreneurs underway in TC
By Lee Egerstrom
National organizations have teamed up with local development promoting groups to launch an extensive program to assist Native American and other minority...
Environment
Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride and Reparations in the Homeland
By Winona LaDuke
"Reparations are the act or process of making amends for a wrong. To Repair. The United Nations explains: Adequate, effective, and prompt...
Environment
States Take Action To Codify Abortion Rights
By Diane Pavlat
A political act aimed to restrict women’s rights. In June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v Wade...
News
Henry Boucha honored, documentary in the works
By Dan Ninham
The Warroad community was invited to honor hockey legend Henry Boucha on December 29, 2022 at the Warroad Hockeytown USA Classic prior...
Environment
“Carry it On” documentary features singer/songwriter Buffy St Marie
By Winona LaDuke
I was that little five-year-old girl who sat and listened to every song of Buffy Sainte Marie’s first album. It was an...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Distance runner Fairbanks is influenced by the running journey
By Dan Ninham
Douglas Fairbanks, 74, member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, has had a passion for running for the past 62 years...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Indigenous Bowl provides showcase for promising Native athletes
by Matt Sepic/MPR News
Student-athletes representing dozens of tribes played at U.S. Bank Stadium Dec 11 in the fifth annual Indigenous Bowl. The game is...
Calendar
Community Calendar – January 2023
Thru Jan 8
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend
The narwhal, with its unique spiral tusk, has inspired legend in Inuit society and fascinated people across cultures...
Arnie Vainio MD - Health
Can you tell the story of how you became a doctor?
By Arne Vainio, MD
Can you tell the story of how you became a doctor? It seemed like a simple enough question, “Dr. Vainio, can...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian
By Ricey Wild
“Well, we made it this far” is a family quote now since my nephew, who was seven, said repeatedly on a vacation...
Cover Story
FTC Warns Indian Country About Scams
By Lee Egerstrom
Native Americans are not immune to scams that are ripping off billions of dollars every year, but there are tools and people...
