Political Matters
POLITICAL MATTERS: Sept 2017
By Mordecai Specktor
Indians who rocked
Here’s something uplifting and fun, unlike most of this column’s usual fare.
“Rumble,” a new documentary that opened Sept. 1 at...
Letters to the Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The colonization of Asemaa
The colonization of Asemaa
The summer months are ending and the fall harvest begins. This is a time when we gather the things we need...
Book Review
“A Bag Worth A Pony” is a well-illustrated study of bandolier...
By Deborah Locke
For students of American Indian history in general – and of niche Ojibwe history in particular – “A Bag Worth a Pony”...
Sports
Indian Horse Relay showcases Native American horse athletes
Story and photos courtesy of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
High-speed American Indian bareback relay racing was on display at Canterbury Park August 24-26 in...
Business
White Earth tribe holds high hopes for hemp
By Dan Gunderson/Mrp News
There’s a lot of expectation invested in a few acres of hemp growing on a hill overlooking the small town of...
Uncategorized
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY: Sept 2017
Dr. Arne Vainio named Physician of the Year
Dr. Arne Vainio, M.D. (Mille Lacs Ojibwe) was named Physician of the Year by the Association of...
Local Briefs
NEWS BRIEFS: Sept 2017
MPCA RELEASES PROPOSAL FOR PROTECTING WILD RICE
ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has released its proposed changes to Minnesota rules...
Business
Indian Land Capital Co. helps tribes reclaim ancestral land
By Lee Egerstrom
An unusual finance company based in the St. Paul suburb of Little Canada is playing a big role in helping tribes repurchase ancestral...
Business
Olympic-style ski jump plans in works for PIIC
By Lee Egerstrom
The Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) is in negotiations with the Friends of American Ski Jumping organization over plans by the latter group...
Education
A brief history of American Indian boarding schools
American Indian boarding schools, which operated in Minnesota and across the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century, represent a dark chapter in...
Environment
Line 3 proposal shows willful ignorance of Ojibwe history and rights
By The Native American Caucus and the Minnesota House of Representatives
In all the coverage of Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 pipeline project, and in...
Environment
Riding the Line: Enbridge and the horse nation
By Winona LaDuke
I am a traveler, for sure, but my love of the horse, the sound of horses on our Mother Earth, the chance...
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
IT AIN’T EASY BEING INDIAN: August 2017
By Ricey Wild
There is some Milkweed in my front window in the yard and since the biggest ones have bloomed it’s been a daily show...
Passing On
PASSING ON: August 2017
Brittany Renae Olson
July 3, 1991 – June 30, 2017
Brittany Renae Olson, WANKATIYA OKINYAN WINYAN, meaning Soars High Above Them Woman, age 25 of Redwood...
Health
The need for organ donors affects everyone
Trinidad Flores was a leader. In the American Indian community of Little Earth in Minneapolis, Trinidad was widely known and highly respected. He played football,...
News
Reconciling history: Views on two Minnesota paintings
Two paintings that once hung in the Governor’s Reception Room, “Father Hennepin Discovering the Falls of St. Anthony” and “The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux,” are moving to...
Community News
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY: August 2017
Dream of Wild Health awarded grant for Teaching Kitchen
The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee (MNSBHC) Legacy Fund has awarded Dream of Wild Health, a...
Local Briefs
LOCAL BRIEFS: August 2017
FDL BAND TO INVEST $8 MILLION IN BROADBAND NETWORK
CLOQUET, MN – In July, the Fond du Lac Band launched a new high-speed fiber-optic system...
Cover Story
Native Caucus = Strength in Numbers
By Lee Egerstrom
From winning state bonding funds for redesign and improvements for the Minneapolis American Indian Center to preserving funding for Indian education programs, the...
National Briefs
NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS (August 2017)
TRUMP MOVES COBELL BUY-BACK IN NEW DIRECTION
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration is changing course when it comes to the Land Buy-Back Program for...
