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Don’t forget local school elections
Presidential election year thunder is generated by the race for the White House but that should not distract Native families and community leaders from...
Passing On
Valerie Gertrude GreyEagle Obituary
Valerie Gertrude GreyEagle
November 19, 1982 - August 14, 2016
Valerie Gertrude GreyEagle, “Taḣca Ska Win” (White Deer Woman) age 33 of the Lower Sioux Community,...
Columnists
Sept Ricey Wild
An amazing man passed on recently. You all know him too, Jim Northrup from Sawyer, Minn. He was a raconteur, author, poet and playwright...
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Education and the white world
This month, I’d like to talk about education. In the past, I’ve been a big supporter of going to college, but a few decades...
Columnists
September Political Matters
Remembering Jim Northrup
Whenever I found a new issue of The Circle, I would turn first to Jim Northrup’s column, “Fond du Lac Follies.” There...
Latest Urban News
Jim Northrup passes on, groups ensure he will be remembered
Internationally recognized and award winning author, poet and storyteller Jim Northrup died of cancer at his home at Sawyer, on the Fond du Lac Reservation,...
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe continues to oppose DAPL
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of South/North Dakota have been protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline since April of this year. The...
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Red Lake to build affordable housing in Minneapolis
The Red Lake Nation announced in mid-August that it will develop a former hardware warehouse site in south Minneapolis into a large housing and...
Community News
September Whats New in the Community
NACDI announces new All My Relations Gallery Director
The President and CEO, Robert Lilligren, of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) announced the appointment...
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Missouri River threatened by DAPL
It’s 2016, and the weight of American corporate interests has come to the Missouri River, the Mother River. This time, instead of the Seventh...
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Measure twice, cut once: carpenters and Summit Academy students
No one wants to hear the word “Oops” uttered at a construction site. And not at healthcare and medical facilities, either.
So printed on a...
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Not a Teddy Bear Indian
It’s weird how things work out. Or don’t. First off, I didn’t think I would still be around to write the above so in...
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August and Sept
Aug. 12-14
Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Program and Powwow
Music, dancing, craft demonstrations, and hands-on workshops will be held at the Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous...
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Finding Our Way Home Through Healing Trauma
It’s that time of year that many healing ceremonies are happening. I find myself contemplating where home is. This month, I’m going to explore...
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Protecting our water
In my May column, I promised to write more about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) investigation into Minnesota’s compliance with the federal Clean...
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Nimiikinaa: Riding for the land
In July Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth, lead a horse ride along Enbridge’s proposed route for Sandpiper and Line 3 in...
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Dollar General and Enbridge Company take hits from courts
It may be time to work with Native people. Two court decisions, one at the US Supreme Court and another in Canada’s federal appeals...
