Letters to the Editor
Letters from community youth
These letters are from the perspective of youth in our community who attended The Waybingay Program’s “To Release” workshop, which focused on prevention of...
Cover Story
Bush grant supports Native homelessness
By Lee Egerstrom
The Bush Foundation has awarded the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) a two-year, $207,000 grant to explore community-based solutions to the...
Cover Story
In allowing Line 3 appeal, Walz wades into most contentious...
By Dan Kraker/MPR
Just a month into the job, Gov. Tim Walz waded into one of the state’s most contentious battlegrounds in February with the...
Environment
The Last Tar Sands Pipeline
By Winona LaDuke
This past month, Enbridge CEO Al Monaco shared his plans to complete Enbridge’s Line 3 through Minnesota by the end of 2019....
Environment
Amazon.com Inc. should save the Amazon Rainforest
By Winona LaDuke
Ever worry that one day you will wake up and find you are owned by Amazon? They keep growing. With all their...
Cover Story
Chefs raise awareness and funds for Native higher education
By Dina Horwedel
Many Natives have tasted Native squash and enjoyed staghorn sumac, along with the tart/sweet delicious taste of chokecherries, but most people outside...
Native Arts
Bluedog’s new album reflects the lives and times of Native Americans
By Lee Egerstrom
The title of the forthcoming Bluedog band album shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone living in Indian Country. The title and...
Native Arts
Denomie exhibit: when reality and imagination combine
By Deborah Locke
When you think of American Indian art, what comes to mind? Feathers, buffaloes, eagles, red and green peppers, a powwow dancer, a...
Political Matters
Political Matters – March 2019
By Mordecai Specktor
Indigenous at the Oscars
In accepting the Oscar for best director on Feb. 24, Mexican director Alphonso Cuarón thanked the Academy “for recognizing...
Calendar
Community Calendar – March 2019
Thru April 6
Jim Denomie: Standing Rock Paintings
Bockley Gallery’s exhibition of Jim Denomie: Standing Rock Paintings, comprises of three large-scale, oil on canvas paintings and...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – March 2019
By Ricey Wild
Dear friends; my beloved Gramma Rose who I’ve written about many times has passed on at 100+years old. I grieve her deeply...
Letters to the Editor
Mni Ki Wakan Water Is Sacred
By Wakinyan Skye LaPointe, Lemoine LaPointe, Thorne LaPointe, Laura Sioux Roberts
The growing global water crisis is prompting many world leaders and organizations to respond...
Calendar
Community Calendar – February 2019
Thru Feb. 8
Tamara Aupaumut and Jeremy Pomani
Two Rivers Gallery presents the work of two local artists: Tamara Aupaumut and Jeremy Pomani. Two Rivers Gallery,...
Cover Story
W.E. Resolution gives Manoomin Rights
By Winona LaDuke
At the close of 2018, the White Earth band of Ojibwe recognized the “Rights of Manoomin” as a part of tribal regulatory...
Cover Story
MNIBA: Co-ops offer new look at old ways for development
By Lee Egerstrom
The Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance (MNIBA) is taking a fresh look at ways to spur business and service development within Native communities by...
Cover Story
Change is coming to racist murals in St. Paul City Hall
By scott russell
Four large murals in St. Paul City Hall depict white supremacy and Manifest Destiny, creating an unwelcoming space for many citizens who...
News
MAGA-hat-wearing students mock Native man at D.C. rally
By Associated Press
A Roman Catholic diocese in Kentucky apologized after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys’ high school mocking Native Americans outside...
Community News
What’s New in the Community – February 2019
White Hawk wins 2019 USA Fellowship
The United States Artists (USA) has announced its 2019 USA Fellows. Dyani White Hawk is one of 45 artists...
The Arts
Theatres collaborate to tackle climate change, with bears
By Deborah Locke
It’s never too late to take up something new. A door opened and Alicia Smith (Yup’ik) and her mom, Grace Smith, became...
Political Matters
Political Matters – February 2019
By Mordecai Specktor
Clyde Bellecourt’s challenge
A legendary political activist and co-founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Clyde Bellecourt has been diagnosed with stage-four metastatic...
