News
New Briefs – November 2021
Indigenous Leaders Occupy the BIA
Washington, DC – On October 14, Indigenous leaders occupied the B.I.A. in Washington, D.C for the first time in roughly...
Cover Story
Indigenous communities see rise in COVID-19 cases
By Dan Kraker/MPR News
When vaccines for COVID-19 first became available early this year, Minnesota's tribal communities were quick to make them available to their...
Environment
Red Lake celebrates first charter school set to open fall 2022
By Daltyn Lofstrom / Inforum
Spirits were high the morning of October 18 as around 50 members of the Red Lake community, tribal council and...
Environment
High school students and artists collaborate to address racism
The Learning and Engagement Departments of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) have partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to launch...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Three Generations of Ninham Triathletes in KWESTRONG Triathlon
By Dan Ninham
KWESTRONG started in the spring of 2012. Founder Lisa Skjefte talked about the beginning of the indigenous women’s fitness movement with the...
News
Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Natives
By Emma Bownman/NPR News
This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to...
Political Matters
Political Matters – November 2021
By Mordecai Specktor
Bears Ears restored by Biden
There was some good news on the federal level in early October. Pres. Joe Biden restored the boundaries...
Book Review
Erdrich’s “The Sentence” is a winner
Review by Deborah Locke
She did it again. Louise Erdrich’s new book, “The Sentence,” layers so much to consider that after reading the last page,...
Health
Residential Redemption
By Arnie Vainio, MD
The Association of American Indian Physicians recently held our annual meeting and conference. American Indian physicians and medical students from all...
Cover Story
New Minnesota greeting: “Are you vaccinated?”
By Lee Egerstrom
Businesses and entertainment venues throughout Minnesota are quickly imposing requirements on patrons and customers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. The state...
Cover Story
Dry conditions boost MN’s wild rice crop, but climate change leaves...
By Yasmine Askari/MinnPost
For years, Nancy Schuldt has taken part in the time-honored tradition of harvesting wild rice in northern Minnesota. And while this year’s...
Environment
Line 3 drilling under more than 20 river crossings sees more...
Photos/text by Chris Trinh / Environmental Indigenous Network
Enbridge, a Canadian multinational company, is constructing its Line 3 oil pipeline across Anishinaabe land in northern...
Environment
6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
By Steven karnowski / AP
Six Native American tribes sued the state of Wisconsin in September to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Isabelle Morin: Senior Soccer Player Achieving at Bemidji State U
By Dan Ninham
Isabelle Morin is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa and her alma mater was Bemidji High School, Bemidji, MN. She is...
Environment
Community youth decorate Minneapolis street with art and plants
On September 21, Little Earth Housing, the Native Youth Arts Collective, and the City of Minneapolis hosted a planting event and street beautification project...
Uncategorized
Political Matters – October 2021
By Mordecai Specktor
Missing white woman syndrome
In September, I tried to avoid new coverage about the disappearance of Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old white woman who...
The Arts
Nail biting thriller “Fire Keeper’s Daughter” keeps you on edge
Review by Deborah Locke
A few weeks back an affable Dakota guy in Birchbark Books in Minneapolis said that “Firekeeper’s Daughter” by Angeline Boulley (Ojibwe)...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – October 2021
by Ricey Wild
Apparently, I am a very interesting person. Especially when I go to the kitchen and stand there wondering why I went in...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor – October 2021
Thank you to the community,
Another name to be added to the never-ending list of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Nada M. Fronk (Leech Lake...
Cover Story
New Native Theatre is Native-centered theater
By Brad Hagen
For the majority of United States history, narratives involving the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have been controlled and created by non-Indigenous...
