Book Review
Louis Riel, A Comic Strip Biography
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Although this Canadian graphic novel has been in print for several years, it is now more easily available through a US distributor and so...
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Garriott Named Obama's First Americans' Public Liaison
Wizipan Garriott, 28, has been appointed First Americans Public Liaison, a newly created position in resident-elect Barack Obama's ransition team. The position is aimed...
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CNN's Campbell Brown calls ICWA 'a ridiculous law"
CNN's Campbell Brown, commentator for the program "No Bias, No Bull", angered many in Indian Country when on Dec. 16 she commented on an...
Book Review
National Monuments
Michigan State University Press November 2008, 96 pgs Heid Erdrich’s latest book of poetry “National Monuments” focuses her keen wit and piercing insights to...
Book Review
Book sheds light on North Shore legend John Beargrease
Many people know the quick version of the John Beargrease story: The son of an Ojibwe chief who grew up on the rugged North...
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It ain't easy being indian
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dog Mitzi almost peed herself, she is so happy that her guy won the presidency....
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Fond du Lac Follies
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du Lac Follies has sure been jetting a lot lately. It must be because November...
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Political Matters: Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Free
Peltier!
Relatives of imprisoned American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Leonard Peltier have launched a new effort to gain his freedom. Peltier's sister, Betty Ann...
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The Indian community responds to Minnesota's Sesquicentennial
For the whole year of 2008 the Native American community in Minnesota has been slighted, ignored, and insulted by the events planned in honor...
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Health Disparities in Indian Country
Local elder takes control of her health Geraldine Fasthorse (Mason) was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in
1982 and high blood pressure in 1984...
Community News
Responses to Statehood provides venue for Native perspectives
Waziyatawin (Angela Wilson), Ph.D., a Dakota scholar and activist,
and the Minnesota Humanities Center in Saint Paul have collaborated to
create Responses to Statehood, an online...
Community News
Opinion: Save the Planet from Capitalism
Today, our Mother Earth is ill. From the beginning of the 21st century we have lived the hottest years of the last thousand years....
Community News
Kola Program faces major cuts from Hennepin County
Kola Program given three months notice from Hennepin County that its entire funding will be cut.
The American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) in Minneapolis...
The Arts
CD review: Michael Joseph O-glepi/Songs for Native American Flute and...
On Michael Joseph's latest CD "O-glepi" the sub-title is "Songs for Native American Flute and Guitar" but the album also includes the use of...
The Arts
CD Review: Blues Nation
The Blues Nation’s self-titled CD features five seasoned and experienced players that are top notch. The band consists of Dusty Miller (Comanche Tribe) on...
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Should the U.S. apologize?
In his first press appearance in the U.S. after a whirlwind tour of Afghanistan and the Middle East in late July, an obviously fatigued...
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A scouting party for the future: canoeing the Wakan Wakpa
Photos by Jon Lurie
In June, two Dakota youth from Minneapolis participated in a Healthy Nations canoe trip down the Wakan Wakpa (Sacred River), also...
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Journeys with First Nations puts Native businesses on tourism path
The Anishinaabe Cultural Center and other Native organizations and businesses in Callaway, Minnesota have partnered with the new eco-tourism service Journeys with First...
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Waite House survivors of I-35W bridge collapse build bridges, not fences
“When something bad happens, people are there to help you.” That, says Angela Haeny, is one of the lessons that the Waite House...
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Anti-abortion amendment attached to Indian Health Care Improvement Act
(This piece was originally written for Chicago-based In These Times magazine (www.inthesetimes.com) Reprinted with permission.)
When it comes to their health, American Indian women face...