Environment
Dr. Wilkie leads the UM Niganawenimaanaanig Program for nursing
By Dan Ninham
Dr. Misty Wilkie introduced herself in a traditional way, “Boozhoo indinawemaaganidog! Misty Wilkie nindizhinikaaz zhaaganaashiimong. Makwa nindoodem. Mikinock wajiw nindoonjibaa.
“My name is...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Charley “Thunderblood” Norris’s all star wrestling tribute
By Dan Ninham
The memory of Charley “Thunderblood” Norris, Red Lake band member and professional wrestler, took the main event center ring in mid-July at...
Political Matters
August 2025
By Mordecia Specktor
Trump, Epstein and the R-word
In July, the current occupant of the White House was bombarded by questions about the late child rapist...
Environment
NCAI Condemns Trump’s Push to Reinstate Racist Team Names
The Circle
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pushing back on Trump’s efforts to pressure the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians into reverting...
Calendar
Community Calendar – August 2025
ONGOING
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Experience the Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk, an immersive augmented reality art exhibition by Marlena Myles, a Spirit Lake Dakota artist. Located...
Environment
Tribal Stations at Risk as Trump defunds CPB
By The Circle
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a cornerstone of public media in the United States since 1967, will cease operations after Congress...
Passing On
Passing On Obituary: Randy Alexander Gresczyk
Randy Alexander Gresczyk: May 8, 1980 - July 15, 2025
Randy Alexander Gresczyk, Ozaawaagwaneyaash (Brown Feather in the Wind) and Anwaatin (Calm Water), age 45,...
Cover Story
Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%
By Matt Krupnick/ProPublica
(This story was originally published by ProPublica.)
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90 percent,...
Cover Story
South Mpls will soon be better connected to energy network
By Melissa Olson/MPR News
Native Sun Community Development Power CEO Robert Blake announced that the nonprofit organization will soon install a DC fast charger outside...
Cover Story
Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison
By Allison Herrera/MPR News
Leonard Peltier’s home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation is nestled among green prairie grasses at the end of...
Local Briefs
News Briefs July 2025
Federal Cuts Could Silence Rural MN Radio Stations
CALLAWAY, Minn – A proposed $1.1 billion cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could silence Niijii...
Environment
Patriotism to the land, not to a flag
By Winona LaDuke
Akiing, the land to which I belong. That’s how I feel about this land. It turns out that I am a patriot...
Environment
Manitoba Hydro and mega dams misrepresented as clean energy
By Winona LaDuke
The Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba is choking on smoke as fires rage through the territories, with 767 people trying to...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Anderson to compete at 2025 World Lacrosse in South Korea
By Dan Ninham
Cooper Anderson (Choctaw/LCO Ojibwe) graduated from Edina High School and is headed to Providence College in Rhode Island to play NCAA D1...
Environment
Visual warrior: Greene uses photography as a truth-teller
By Dan Ninham
Ne-Dah-Ness Rose Greene, an Indigenous photographer and business owner from the Leech Lake Reservation, is known for combining her artistic vision with...
Calendar
July 2025 Community Calendar
ONGOING
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Experience the Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk, an immersive augmented reality art exhibition by Marlena Myles, a Spirit Lake Dakota artist. Located...
Environment
Beyond the algorithm: How AI can support Native communities
By Orion Williams
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything — from how we communicate and learn to how we shop, work, and heal. For Native communities,...
Cover Story
IHB is creating a new, innovative facility
By K.E. MacPhie
At the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis (IHB) groundbreaking ceremony, the joy and hope was palpable as the community got to see...
Cover Story
Postponed celebrations for American Indian Month take place
By Chandra Colvin/MPR News
Community gathered in south Minneapolis on June 1st morning to kick off the American Indian Month parade. American Indian Month in...
Environment
New Briefs – June 2025
White Earth Nation Opens First Off-Reservation Cannabis Dispensary in mn
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The White Earth Nation made history in late May with the opening...
