Latest Urban News
MN State Representative Flanagan Speaks at DNC Philadelphia, PA – White...
Philadelphia, PA – White Earth citizen and Minnesota State Representative Peggy Flanagan made history as the first Native American woman to address the Democratic...
Community News
August Whats New
Danielle Grant Named CEO of AchieveMpls
AchieveMpls, the strategic nonprofit partner of Minneapolis Public Schools, has announced the selection of Danielle Grant as the organization’s...
Cover Story
OPOS Tours & Travel makes “Mni Sota” culture/history come alive
It worked for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow back in 1855. It’s working again for OPOS (Our People, Our Story) Tours and Travel of Bloomington.
By blending...
Editorials
Protect your teens with vaccinations
Have you scheduled a back-to-school doctor visit for your preteen or teen?
As kids get older, the protection from some of their childhood vaccines begins...
Columnists
A Perfect Earth
I dream often of a perfect Earth... one that is simply itself, a supreme being that pulses and embodies all animals, plants, rock, and...
Columnists
Freedom and Liberation
It’s that time of year that we celebrate freedom and liberation. I’d be anti-American if I say I didn’t support this, but for Native...
Columnists
Stop Trump
Looking back on the past 50 years or so of American politics, I can’t recall as horrific a development as the rise of Donald...
The Arts
Native Documentary Shorts Screening
In Progress and the Sundance Institute will show a curated selection of Native short documentaries by Sundance Film Festival alumni. The films represent a...
Latest Reservation News
Peace and Dignity Journey runners come through Minnesota
Peace and Dignity Journeys are spiritual runs that embody the prophecy of the Eagle and Condor. The prophecy mandates that at this time all...
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...
