It Ain't Easy Being Indian: March 2015

After 10 years without I have satellite again thanks to my Brother Mike W. I’m absolutely addicted to the H2 channel when it’s about Ancient Aliens...

The Art of Resistance

Art is powerful. For Indigenous communities, art is medicine with incredible healing properties. It is a way to create beauty in the messy process of decolonization....

Understanding Racial Tension in Rapid City

A 41-year-old man was charged with disorderly conduct for his behavior during a Rapid City Rush hockey game in January, during which Lakota children from the...

Out & About: March 2015

A Conversation with Eve, Winona and Louise “Until we can trust our own hearts, we cannot have a revolution.” Eve Ensler’s words permeated throughout the auditorium at the...

Mushkooub Aubid: Passing of a Great Leader

"They just can't go to a hospital and take a body from the ER and put it back into the station wagon and drive away," Aitken...

What Would Ingrid Do? War and Peace in Columbia

“We must recognize that we have hit bottom and that war dehumanizes and dehumanizes us," – Juan Manuel Santos, President of Columbia This month marks the 15th anniversary...

REVIEW: "The Road Back to Sweetgrass"

By Linda LeGarde Grover Publisher: University of Minnesota Press September 2014 194 pages Anishinaabe author, Linda LeGarde Grover (Boise Forte Band of Ojibwe) contributes to the nation’s literary achievement in...

Celebrating George Morrison, the founder of Native modernism

Artist George Morrison was born in a Native American fishing village near Lake Superior, but his art career took him all around the world. He studied at...

What's New In The Community: March 2015

Four tribal students win big at MN High School League Dance Tournament Left to right: Jordyn Spry, Jensen Spry (both Grand Portage Band), Clarissa Pederson (Lac Courte...

Regional and Local Briefs: March 2015

FOND DU LAC BAND TO SPEND $3 MILLION ON MORE MODERN LOOK AT CASINO DULUTH, MN – The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians...

National Briefs: March 2015

SENATE FAILS TO OVERRIDE KEYSTONE XL VETO WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate failed on March 4 to override President Barack Obama's veto of legislation approving the Keystone...

March 2015 Calendar

Through March 21 “George Morrison: Drawing at the Horizon” Bockley Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition George Morrison: Drawing at the Horizon that features a selection of...

Weekend Calendar: Feb. 14-15

Feb. 14 1st Annual Women’s Memorial March: Sing Our Rivers Red Twin Cities Join us alongside many communities across Turtle Island to honor our life givers...

'Drunktown's Finest' set for theaters nationwide

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “Drunktown’s Finest,” a film by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland, will be released to theaters across the country this spring. According to a...

Weekly Calendar: Feb. 9-13, 2015

Feb. 9 Community Art Night The Art of Indigenous Resistance: Inspiring the Protection of Mother Earth Join us for a night of painting and community exchange. Canvas provided, paint...

A Powerful Awakening: Understanding Historic Trauma for Native Abuse Survivors

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As attention turns to relationships this time of year, for some Native American women, the reality of their lives is less than...

Growing the Herb: Marijuana and Indian Country

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }“I think that decriminalizing recreational use would benefit our people greatly since so many of us use it and many have been...

Red Lake Tribal Council to research feasibility of marijuana

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in;  RED LAKE, Minn. – Although the subject was not on the printed agenda for the Red Lake Tribal Council at the regularly scheduled...

Red Lake Chairman and Treasurer travel to DC

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in;  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., and Treasurer Annette Johson, along with others met with members of the...

Celebrating local and Indigenous foods: Dinner on the Farm and the...

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }It’s a good time to be a foodie. There are lots of food happenings around town, you just need to know where...