Passing On

Sheila WhiteEagleDec. 2, 1948 - June 7, 2008 Sheila passed away peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle against breast cancer. Sheila was...

Elders Initiate Change at Elders Lodge

Recent changes at Elders Lodge (an independent living community in Saint Paul that is supposed to provide affordable, service-enriched housing for low-income adults age...

Survival mode. A plastic toilet paper bag?

So here am I, celebrating an empty nest when I suddenly get all ambitious and clean out my closet from all the clothes on...

Indian film festival debuts with 100 works

More than 100 films were shown during the inaugural Talking Stick Film Festival, which was held June 26 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The...

Daycare In Danger

Cutbacks in childcare subsidies keep Native American children from receiving quality childcare Some of Minneapolis’ largest Native American childcare facilities are cutting back their services...

Minneapolis Proclaims June 16th "Laela Shaugobay Day"

Thousands of children have fallen from windows, but the American Indian Community Development Corporation was the first developer to get the law changed. On the...

Vikings help build playground for American Indian Magnet School

Children at the American Indian Magnet School (AIMS) in St. Paul have a new playground thanks to Minnesota Vikings players and coaches, volunteers, and...

Minneapolis Proclaims June 16th "Laela Shaugobay Day"

Thousands of children have fallen from windows, but the American Indian Community Development Corporation was the first developer to get the law changed. On the...

The Sun and The Earth:The Essential Stevie Salas,Vol. 1

Stevie Salas (Mescalero Apache) was born and raised in San Diego, California but it wasn’t until he moved to Los Angeles that his musical...

Native Woman Sewing Together helps build community

The Bemidji Area Indian Center kicked off its Native Women Together Sewing Project on May 20 at the center in Bemidji. The goal of...

Addiction letters: Cloquet Sr. High School students write about their experiences...

Since our Sacred Tobacco Campaign began in May, The Circle has gotten lots of feedback from the community. One school teacher, Wendy Quade of...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian

Just recently I was reading (I do a lot of that) where a Native Nation asked that the public (non-Indians) not refer to their...

Iron Range city council member Nevada Little Wolf someone to watch

On a late afternoon in Virginia, Minnesota two years ago, Nevada Littlewolf sat nervously in her car outside city hall. She had thirty minutes...