Environment
Oshki-Gakeyaa Strengthens Housing Stability for Native Families
By Maryann Marino
On a crisp November day, community leaders, partners, and residents came together to celebrate the grand opening of Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource...
Book Review
Big Chief will compel you to make time for this book
Review by Deborah Locke
Mitch Caddo, a tribal operations executive with a Wisconsin Ojibwe nation, is charged with ensuring that the tribal president, Mack Beck,...
Book Review
Indigenous authors bring fresh perspectives into the new year
By The Circle
A surge of Native American authors helped reshape bookshelves in 2025, bringing new attention to Indigenous literature across the United States. As...
Cover Story
Native-run wrestling promoter offers bodyslamming with a purpose
By Khalid Mohamed/Sahan Journal
Midwest All-Star Wrestling fills a niche for up-and-coming talent and fans who seek accessible venues. The promoter also cultivates a diverse...
Cover Story
Tribal and Native urban communities prepare to lose SNAP benefits
By Melissa Olson/MPR News
Native Americans will be among hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans whose food assistance will be halted as long as Congress remains...
Native Arts
‘Matrilineal Memory’: Hopi artist reckons with grief in solo show in...
By Myah Ggoof/Sahan Journal
“We are keepers of our stories,” writes Hopi artist Mikaela Shafer in a poem featured in her solo show at All...
Cover Story
Friends will remember John Trudell at special music concert
By K.E. Macphie
On November 15th, friends of Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist John Trudell will remember him with a special...
Environment
Guy lands plane on “closed” Red Lake reservation. Oops
By Winona LaDuke
Darren Smedsmo ‘s plane was seized by Red Lake Nation police for trespassing on tribal airspace. That was October 15. I think...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Lifelong memories made for Bemidji HS soccer player Novak
By Dan Ninham
The Bemidji HS varsity girls’ soccer team’s 2025 season is over. For senior team members there are lifelong memories that were made...
Political Matters
Political Matters – November 2025
By Mordecai Specktor
On the “No Kings” protests
Some readers of The Circle likely participated in the Oct. 18 protests against the Trump 2.0 regime. The...
Environment
Creator’s Place empowers Ojibwe artists in Pine Point
By Dan Ninham
Bam’idizowigamig Creator’s Place was founded in 2021 in the tribal village of Pine Point, located a half mile north of Ponsford and both...
Environment
On-demand transportation service links Grand Rapids to tribal communities
By Chandra Colvin/MPR News
With the tap of a button or short phone call, community members living in the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s Ball Club community can request a free ride with the recently...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
Long time columnist Kristine Shotley “Ricey Wild” passes on
By The Circle
It is with sadness that The Circle remembers our longtime columnist Kristine “Kris” Shotley, who wrote under the byline “Ricey Wild” for...
Cover Story
Federal government shuts down again under Trump
By The Circle
The federal government’s fiscal year ended at midnight Sept. 30 without a new spending deal in Congress, forcing the government into a...
Cover Story
Bemidji State professor pioneers suicide screening tool for Natives
By Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov/MPR
Native Americans have the highest suicide rate out of any racial and ethnic group in the U.S. Yet there...
Environment
Manoominikewag: wild rice and its deep connections
By Winona LaDuke
Giiwewag. They are coming home. Manoominikwewag — harvesting wild rice is a deep connection back to water and land. The Anishinaabe have...
Cover Story
Dakota-led nonprofit closes distance in cultural learning with videos
By Chandra Colvin/MPR
Dakota-led nonprofit Owámn-iyomni Okhódayapi recently started a video series aimed to share Dakota culture with both Native and non-Native people. The goal...
Environment
Pine Point’s resilience solar and energy hub on WE breaks ground
By Winona LaDuke
After recent political uncertainty regarding funding for solar energy projects nationwide, a northern Minnesota project on the White Earth Nation reservation called...
Environment
Leech Lake Legacy a pillar of animal welfare on Leech Lake...
By K.E. MacPhie
On my first day as a volunteer at Leech Lake Legacy (let’s call it Legacy, for short), I pulled in past a...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Kingbird is the “forever pitcher” on women’s Native softball circuit
By Dan Ninham
Annabell Kingbird is a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and lives in Bemidji, MN with her husband Gordon and...
