Covid-19 Pandemic
Minnesota’s Stay Safe Order: Phase III and Reopening Businesses
By Maurita Begay
As of June 10, 2020, the third phase of Minnesota’s Stay Safe Plan will commence, ordered by Governor Walz. Throughout the entire...
Cover Story
U.S. Treatment of Indians Inspired Hitler’s Hunger Policies
By Lee Egerstrom
America’s resettlement plans used against Native Americans inspired Adult Hitler and the Nazi’s starvation and resettlement plans directed at Ukrainians, Russians and...
Cover Story
Homelessness on Ojibwe reservations still a problem in MN
By Lee Egerstrom
Homelessness and near-homelessness are continuing problems at six Ojibwe reservations in northern Minnesota, and was before the coronavirus epidemic reached Minnesota causing...
Environment
Landowners challenge Eminent Domain and Line 3 faces new challenges
By Winona LaDuke
While the Enbridge Company seeks to push ahead with Line 3 in Minnesota, the future of this pipeline, Enbridge and the Dakota...
Environment
Snowflakes, raindrops and dust bring CECs to lakes and fish
By Lee Egerstrom
Part Two of Two-Part Series (you can read part one here.)
Precipitation is a transport system that brings chemicals from pharmaceuticals, personal care...
Environment
Scientists find 117 chemicals in Grand Portage fish and lake bottom
By Lee Egerstrom
This is the first of a two-part series (read part two here).
An extensive three-year research study of lakes in and around the...
Community News
Bdote Learning Center celebrates its first 8th grade graduating class
As Bdote Learning Center completes its sixth year of operations, the school is celebrating its first eighth grade graduating class: The 8th Grade Graduating...
Political Matters
Political Matters – June 2020
By Mordecai Specktor
The police murder of George Floyd
“Certain conditions continue to exist in our society, which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn...
Profiles: Native Americans in Sports
Nate Howard shined as CLB Panther and LLLTC basketball star
By Dan Ninham
Boozhoo. Bimisebineshii indizhinikaaz: Greetings. My Indian name is Flying Bird. Awazisii nindoodem: My clan is Bullhead. Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag nindonjibaa: I’m from Cass Lake....
Book Review
The Tao of Nookomis: skilled at featuring Indians you know or...
By Deborah Locke
The Tao of Nookomis
by Thomas D Peacock
Illustrated by Rabbett Before Horses Strickland
Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing January 2020 (second edition)
212...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – June 2020
By Ricey Wild
So, I’ve had a lot of time to think. I tried to stop myself but could not. I have a personal library...
Covid-19 Pandemic
MN SNAP and Culture and Faith Covid-19 Update
By Hannah Broadbent
Little by little every week, pieces of regular life are coming back due to the Stay Safe Order, the newest phase in...
Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Testing and Contact Tracing: Its Importance to Native Communities
By Maurita Begay
Native American communities have been one of the most affected groups throughout history when it comes to widespread pandemics. The dire circumstances...
Covid-19 Pandemic
Demonstrators, property protectors, first responders should get COVID-19 tests
By Lee Egerstrom
Anyone who participated in demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, or encountered people who did, should consider getting tested for the...
Covid-19 Pandemic
Children set to return to Montessori American Indian Childcare Center in...
By Lee Egerstrom
For Janice LaFloe and staff at the Montessori American Indian Childcare Center in St. Paul, operating a preschool program without young children...
Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19: Indian Health Service increases testing, funds for tribal and urban...
By Lee Egerstrom
In a pair of announcements in late May, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it is awarding $1.25 billion to...
Covid-19 Pandemic
How to minister to a congregation amidst a pandemic? “Zoom it.”
By Lee Egerstrom
The Rev. Marlene Whiterabbit Helgemo and members of the All Nations Indian Church in south Minneapolis are finding crafty, high-tech ways to...
Covid-19 Pandemic
Tribes, Minneapolis remind voters they can avoid risk of COVID-19
By Lee Egerstrom
With tribal, municipal and state elections approaching, Minnesota voters are reminded they can access absentee ballots and register to vote by mail...
Covid-19 Pandemic
Tribal employers have limited access to federal COVID-19 small business aid
By Lee Egerstrom
The Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) warns that tribal enterprises are having a difficult time accessing federal Payroll Protection Program relief...
