Community News
First Nations Composer Initiative Recipients
Six grants ranging from $1,350 to $5,000 have been awarded to American Indian/Indigenous musical artists in the fifth round of grant making of the...
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Robbinsdale Ojibwe class taught by non-speaker angers community
On April 29, five American Indian students walked out of their Ojibwe language class at Robbinsdale Cooper High School.“We were tired of the class”,...
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Girl gets Gates Millennium Scholarship despite obstacles
Josette Croud (White Earth Ojibwe), a Minneapolis 2009 South High graduate, has received the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship based on her academic achievement, test...
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Navajo soldier killed in Afghanistan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A 21-year-old Navajo soldier killed in Afghanistan was described by his mother as someone who made everyone smile and...
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Shakopee Community details $40M in donations The Shakopee Mdewakanton Dakota Community of Minnesota donated more than $40 million to tribes, Indian organizations, educational institutions...
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Healthy Nations to host Mde Maka Ska Canoe Nations Gathering
Mde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake", the ancient name of Lake Calhoun, where for generations Dakota people lived, hunted,...
Latest Reservation News
Wild cougars may be returning to Lake Superior area
The yellow cougar loped and veered through the pine forest as chasing dogs howled and stayed close behind. Once the dogs got...
Passing On
George C. Robertson, Makizinens (August 9, 1955 – June 20, 2009)
George C. Robertson, Makizinens (August 9, 1955 - June 20, 2009)
George C. Robertson, Makizinens "Little Moccasin" age 53, of Minneapolis journeyed to the Spirit...
Passing On
Lawrence "Larry" Adams (June 6, 1928-July 12,2009)
Lawrence “Larry” Adams, 81, of Cass Lake, MN, died July 12 at the Cass Lake PHS Indian Hospital in Cass Lake, MN. Lawrence’s passing...
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Martha Redbone album "Skintalk"
Martha Red Bone SkintalkReview by Jamison Mahto"I am The Syntax Savage riding a prayer in search of the cumulative litany of sin...
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BIA director cited for mismanagement to take over Midwest Region
By Jeff Armstrong
Niles Cesar, a BIA regional director forced out of the bureau’s Alaska office for alleged mismanagement and fraud, is slated in late...
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Bemidji Businesses Adopt Bilingual Signage
“Aaniin” “Boozhoo” – customers to Bem-idji’s Cabin Coffee House & Café are now welcomed in both Ojibwe and English....
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Community Calender
Thru Aug. Hennepin County Library - Franklin Events All events take place at Franklin Library, 1314 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis. For more info, call...
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It ain't easy being Indian
This past month on a glorious summer day I took a journey I thought would never happen. I drove for almost half an hour...
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Franken and Indian Affairs
Al Franken, who took the oath of office as Minnesota’s new U.S. senator last month, was quickly in the national spotlight. He participated in...
The Arts
American Indian Art and Fashion Alliance launches with $400,000 Kellog grant
Gail Bruce and Michael Chapman (Menominee Tribe), co-Founders of UNRESERVED: American Indian Fashion and Art Alliance, announce their first grant of $400,000 from the...
National Briefs
Appeals court calls for Indian trust accounting in Cobell case
The Interior Department must account for billions of dollars in Indian trust funds, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 24. In...
Community News
Deb Foster is new Executive Director at Ain Dah Yung
Deb Foster has been hired as Ain Dah Yung’s new Executive Director starting August 24. Foster comes to Ain Dah Yung from the Minnesota...
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Decision on Peltier parole likely in mid-August
The U.S. Parole Commission is expected to make a decision on the imprisoned American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier within three weeks.Peltier was...
Local Briefs
RACIAL JUSTICE…
Racial Justice: Trickling Down From the Top Jul 29, 2009 9:16 am by Daniel LeClaireIt only makes sense that big changes should start up...
