Columnists
It aint easy being indian
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I just have to share a very spooky moment I recently experienced. It was morning, I absent-ly looked in to my hall mirror and...
Columnists
Fond du lac follies
Fond du Lac Follies motored to Gakaabikaang to meet with Rick Gresczyk’s class at Metro State. I arrived in time to see students carrying...
Columnists
Political matters
UND’s nickname controversy
On May 14 the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education unanimously passed a motion to retire the University of North Dakota...
Latest Reservation News
Opponents gear up to fight Alberta Clipper pipeline
Indian activists are gearing up to fight a planned oil pipeline that would cross the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.
The 6-inch diameter pipeline,...
Latest Reservation News
Proposed White Earth constitution revives enrollment controversy
Critics of a proposed constitution for the White Earth Band of Ojibwe say it threatens to do to tribal government what allotment did to...
Latest Reservation News
LCO archeological dig creates youth interestLCO archeological dig creates youth interest
Recent Ojibwe high school graduates carried shovels full of dirt from huge piles of excavated soil and poured them into screened boxes, then sifted...
Native Blogs
A slap in the Facebook
As an avid Facebook user, I enjoy the ability to stay in touch with friends, have people post news headlines I might otherwise miss,...
Latest Urban News
Sundance in New Mexico offers training in filmmaking for Natives
Actor Robert Redford and Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced in May that the state of New Mexico and Redford are teaming up to create...
Latest Urban News
Dakota Code Talkers to be honored at Native Warriors Exhibition
American Indians have a long history of being warriors. In fact, American Indians have fought in every war the United States has ever been...
Latest Urban News
Canoe route doesn’t have input from Native community
A proposed canoe route through the Twin Cities portion of the Mississippi River seeks to host thousands of children at camp grounds built upon...
Latest Urban News
My important trip to Europe
Text and photos by Imanda Delgado
My name is Imanda Delgado. I am White Earth Ojibwe and Puerto Rican, and I am 14-years-old. I go...
Local Briefs
SMSC Grant Helps Finance Housing for Leech Lake Ojibwe
On the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, 61% of children under the age of 18 are being raised by either their grandparents or...
Local Briefs
Minnesota’s Vietnam era veterans
All Vietnam era veterans will be honored on June 13 at the Minnesota State Capitol Grounds. The event includes guest speakers, music, Vietnam memorabilia,...
Local Briefs
Fond du Lac’s Enrollee Day brings in big names
Singer/songwriters Keith Secola and Joanne Shenandoah are among the acts slated for the Fond du Lac Tribe’s Enrollee Day celebration which will take place...
Local Briefs
Waubun High School student receives Gates Scholarship
Winnie Lindstrom, a Waubun High School senior in Ogema, has been awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, which strives to increase representation of...
Local Briefs
Whats new in the community:
Obama recognizes Red Lake small business owner
At a White House ceremony on May 19, President Barack Obama recognized Andy Wells, a member of the...
Local Briefs
South Dakota tribes target suicide among youth
Rosebud, S.D. (AP) – Two South Dakota tribes are organizing recreational activities as a way to address suicide among Native youth.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe...
Local Briefs
UND faces new deadline on ‘Fighting Sioux’ name
Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education set a new deadline and tougher requirements for keeping the controversial “Fighting...
Local Briefs
Mystery barrels in Lake Superior investigated
For five years the Red Cliff Band of Chippewa has investigated the more than 1,400 barrels that have sat at the bottom of Lake...
Local Briefs
Wisconsin smoking ban won’t affect tribal casinos
A bill that bans smoking in public places won’t affect tribal casinos in Wisconsin. Tribes could pass their own smoking laws or address the...