Columnists
Political Matters: U.S. Steel vs. manoomin
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In late March, Minnesota Gov. Mark
Dayton said that the state’s environmental standard for protecting
manoomin (wild rice) was outdated scientifically and was threatening
industrial development Up...
Community News
What's New In The Community: April 2015
LEECH LAKE AWARDED $25,000 FOR HOMELESS
SHELTER
LEECH LAKE, Minn. – The Leech Lake
Band of Ojibwe was awarded the $25,000 Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Grant for the...
events
The Circle 2015 Powwow Calendar
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MINNESOTA
April 4
Bemijigamaag Powwow
Dancers Registration: 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.; First Grand Entry, 1 p.m.; Hand Drum Contest: 5 to 7 p.m.;
Communal Feast: 5...
Calendar
April 2015 Calendar
Through April 26
“Modern Spirit: The Art of
George Morrison”
Born in the now-vanished village of
Chippewa City, Minn., near the Grand Portage Reservation, George
Morrison later adopted that signature...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: April 2015
RED LAKE STATE OF BAND LOOKS TO FUTURE
RED LAKE, Minn. – Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Chairman Darrell Seki offered an optimistic outlook on the
condition...
National Briefs
National Briefs: April 2015
NAVAJO TEEN'S SHORT FILM HOSTED AT THE
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Navajo student
Keanu Jones was selected as one of 15 young filmmakers across the
country to...
Calendar
Weekend Calendar: March 28, 2015
March 28
Fix-It Tech Clinic
A community technology education event
providing free computer hardware repair, education and technical
support.
Have a computer question or issue? If
your computer or laptop...
Columnists
It Ain't Easy Being Indian: April 2015
A few months ago my son Steve visited
me and my friends at the Risky Raccoon Kasino Hotel where we were
staying for a powwow. My...
Columnists
Political Matters: U.S. Steel vs. manoomin
In late March, Minnesota Gov. Mark
Dayton said that the state’s environmental standard for protecting
manoomin (wild rice) was outdated scientifically and was threatening
industrial development Up...
Calendar
Weekend Calendar: March 20-22, 2015
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March 20
Aliveness Project NNHAAD HIV Testing
Day
In observance of National Native
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, local organizations serving Native American
communities...
Calendar
Weekend Calendar: March 14-15, 2015
March 14-15
Cherish the Children Traditional Pow
Wow
Co-emcees: Jerry Dearly and Reuben
Crowfeather; Host Drum: Oyate Teca; Head Dancers: Kyle Bear Heels and
Trina Fast Horse. The first...
Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Remembering identity across generations
The weather, as is its nature this
time of year, brings up memories of things past and the things
without which, we continue to live.
The news...
Editorials
Guest Column: Trahant Reports
The power of Native voters …
beginning of a beautiful trend
I have been writing for years about
the success – well, at least mostly – of...
Columnists
Nick-izms: Rez Born, Urban Raised
Being 'Indian' enough
This month I wanted to write about
being Indian, Native American, First Nations, the original People
from Turtle Island, tribally-specific names, etc. I wanted...
Columnists
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...
Cover Story
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....
Cover Story
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...
Latest Urban News
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...
Latest Reservation News
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...