Community News
What's New In The Community: July 2015
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Shaynowishkung Statue Dedicated in
Bemidji park
(Story By Michael Meuers)
BEMIDJI, Minn. – An estimated 300
people gathered at Library Park on June...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: July 2015
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HO-CHUNK NATION CASINO GOES SMOKE-FREE
ON AUG. 1
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The
Ho-Chunk Nation is going smoke-free at its gaming facility...
National Briefs
National Briefs: July 2015
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BIA ADOPTS NEW TRIBAL RECOGNITION
PROCESS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – All groups seeking recognition of
their status as tribes must follow the same...
Columnists
Nick-izms: Rez Born, Urban Raised
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The Environment
Reverence for the magnificence of the
environment didn’t come until later in life. The responsibility for
the beauty of it, I...
Columnists
Political Matters: PUC approves Sandpiper
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PUC approves Sandpiper
In early June, the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission (PUC) granted Enbridge, Inc. (enbridge.com) a
certificate of need to build the...
Columnists
Nick-izms: Rez Born, Urban Raised
Returning to Native Spirituality
It’s my favorite time of year. It’s
a busy time of year for summer ceremonies, rituals and powwows. It’s
the beginning of the...
Cover Story
Heroin Deaths Bring Community Together
On May 29, over 100 members of the
Minneapolis American Indian community filled the hall of the Church
of Gichitwaa Kateri to hear from the Hennepin...
Cover Story
Kwe Pack Heals Through Running
A collective of Anishinaabe women in northern Minnesota found strength
with one another. Their journey to health and wellness brought them
together gradually and almost synchronously...
Latest Urban News
Minneapolis Native Youth invited to White House
A group of four Twin Cities
Native American youth were invited to the White House for the first
Tribal Youth Gathering, marking an achievement for students...
Latest Reservation News
Minnesota tribes press concerns over pipeline plan, wild rice
Several Minnesota Indian bands are
upset about what they say is a lack of consultation over a proposed
controversial oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
This week, the...
Latest Reservation News
41 indicted in drug trafficking ring on 2 Indian reservations
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A federal grand jury has indicted 41
people in connection with a drug trafficking ring focused on two
Indian reservations in Minnesota.
Authorities...
Latest Urban News
Analysis finds minorities arrested at a higher rate than whites in...
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An analysis released May 28 by the
American Civil Liberties Union gives the most detailed picture yet of
racial disparities in the treatment...
Calendar
June 2015 Calendar
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June 6
Indigenous Bloc of the Tar Sands
Resistance March
Indigenous Environmental Network invites you
to join with our relatives from...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: June 2015
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MILLE LACS HOSTS PRENATAL ADDICTION
SUMMIT
ONAMIA, MN – Elected leaders and
staff from Minnesota's tribal communities and other experts gathered
May 28 on...
National Briefs
National Briefs: June 2015
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ONEIDA NATION APPROVES GAY MARRIAGE
GREEN BAY, WI – The Oneida Nation of
Wisconsin is the latest in Indian Country to join...
Community News
What's New In The Community: June 2015
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Drummer awarded for philanthropic work
Tiwahe Foundation President and CEO,
Kelly Drummer was awarded the Louis T. Delgado Distinguished
Grantmaker Award at the...
Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Health and wellness in one another
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Whether we like it or not, addiction
continues to be a theme in the Native American experience. Either by
stereotyping of the...
Columnists
It Ain't Easy Being Indian: June 2015
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Last month me and the ‘gals’ had a
funktastic night out at a George Clinton concert at the famous
Cabooze in the...
Columnists
Political Matters: Burial mounds bulldozed
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Burial mounds bulldozed
Whiteford’s Indian Burial Pit was a
popular tourist trap in central Kansas, from 1936-1989. On open
display were 147 skeletons...
Community News
Flanagan announces run for Minnesota House
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. – White Earth
citizen and DFL activist Peggy Flanagan announced her candidacy for
the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 46A on...
