Editorials
OPINION PAPER Ronni KameKona
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CD Review
Indigenous’ Broken Lands
Is knowing you’re an egotistical, arrogant, self-centered, bike ridin’, blues lovin, obsessive compulsive mad man self-deprecation or self-awareness? I am condemned to a sun...
Passing On
Darryl Hill (July 4, 1959 – May 17, 2009)
Darryl “Sonny” Wayne Hill whose Ojibwe name is “Waubun” (which mean “tomorrow”) died on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Bethel Care Center in St....
Passing On
Hartley Frank White, Sr. (Feb. 10, 1925 – May 5,...
Hartley Frank White, Sr. “Shaawanaasii” (Walks in the South), 84, of Longville, MN died May 5, 2009 at the Cass Lake Indian Hospital. He...
Passing On
George Allen Fairbanks, Sr. (July 29, 1933– May 26, 2009)
George Allen “Joe Bush” Fairbanks, Sr., 75, Ponsford, MN died May 26 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN. Fairbanks, Sr., “Mishkow-Binise” (Strong...
Passing On
Sheila WhiteEagle
Dec. 2, 1948 - June 7, 2008
Sheila passed away peacefully at home after a long and courageous
battle against breast cancer. Sheila was the Director...
Columnists
It aint easy being indian
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,...
