Latest Reservation News
Mille Lacs Tribe and County at odds over law enforcement deal
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is denouncing a decision from Mille Lacs County official to end a cooperative law enforcement agreement with the...
Community News
Whats New July
Circle of Life Academy Graduates
The Circle of Life Academy held their 2016 graduation commencement on June 2 at the Circle of Life Academy...
Cover Story
Mni Wakan: Water is Sacred
Sitting alongside his family in ceremonies, Wakinyan LaPointe has heard the warnings for as long as he can remember. Lately, the dire messages have...
Cover Story
Prairie Island Makes Evacuation Plans
The Prairie Island Indian Community appears to be the first Native American community to buy land and make emergency evacuation and relocation plans under...
Columnists
Columbus and Genocidal Assault
Native American Indians have been under genocidal assault by immigrants since they got here. European immigrants saw what they thought of as wild, untouched,...
Editorials
Be Aware of the Effect of Drugs and Violence on Native...
I am a 9th grade Native American student attending South High School. I was recently assigned to do a Ripple Effect Project of my...
events
Powwow June July
June 17-19
13th Annual Waa Wiye Gaa Maag Traditional Powwow
Powwow, Walk/Run, Horseshoe Tournament. Pow-wow Grounds, S-Lake, MN. (28 mi. N of Deer River MN...
Columnists
Living a principled life
It’s that time of year for renewal. It’s a time to be reminded of our principles.  For some of us, it’s this time of...
The Arts
Native community pushes back against Scott Seekins’ art
“If Scott Seekins had taken photos of Auschwitz and inserted himself into those photos, I can’t even imagine the moral outrage,” said Anishinaabe artist...
The Arts
Art review – On Borrowed Time: Postponing the Inevitable
Maggie Thompson’s solo exhibition “On Borrowed Time: Postponing the Inevitable” opened at the Textile Center in Minneapolis May 12th with a packed reception and...
Latest Urban News
Poor American Indian graduation rates may have deep roots
If you’re an American Indian student in Minnesota, your chances of graduating from high school in four years are lower than any other racial...
Community News
Whats New July
10-year-old runs marathons for suicide prevention
10-year-old Tristan Smith ran in the May 19, Fargo 5K and the half-marathon on May 20, in Fargo, North...
Cover Story
American Indians Respond to Washington Post R-word Poll
Native Americans are responding with incredulity to a Washington Post poll published last month which suggests a majority of Indigenous people are not bothered by the team name and mascot...
Cover Story
Native Health in Indian Country
Back in 1986, tribal leaders at the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota recognized difficulties their members were having in...
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May Events
Thru May
Synthesis: Paintings by Aza Erdrich
In her premiere solo exhibition of paintings, Erdrich shares works that pull from her life as a young woman...
Columnists
Ricey on Indian Month and Prince
The year: 1975. Scene: Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the month of May. A young chubby brown Indian girl approches the newly opened...
Editorials
What you need to know about infant immunization
Vaccines are a very important part of protecting your children and yourself from some serious diseases. Anyone who has seen a person die or...
Columnists
PolyMet and Tribal Concerns
As I reported in my April column, Gov. Mark Dayton recently instructed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) not to authorize any new...
Editorials
Historical Trauma of the American Indian People
Historical trauma for American Indian peoples have encompassed wars, massacres, genocide, imprisonment, reservations, boarding schools and continued oppression and racism. The effects of historical...
Latest Urban News
How one Native student is earning free college credits
The first thing Michaela Maldonado had to do was claim her heritage. That wasn’t so easy. When she was little, she knew that her...
