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...
Community News
Whats New July
10-year-old runs marathons for suicide prevention
10-year-old Tristan Smith ran in the May 19, Fargo 5K and the half-marathon on May 20, in Fargo, North...
Cover Story
American Indians Respond to Washington Post R-word Poll
Native Americans are responding with incredulity to a Washington Post poll published last month which suggests a majority of Indigenous people are not bothered by the team name and mascot...
Cover Story
Native Health in Indian Country
Back in 1986, tribal leaders at the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota recognized difficulties their members were having in...
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May Events
Thru May
Synthesis: Paintings by Aza Erdrich
In her premiere solo exhibition of paintings, Erdrich shares works that pull from her life as a young woman...
Columnists
Ricey on Indian Month and Prince
The year: 1975. Scene: Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the month of May. A young chubby brown Indian girl approches the newly opened...
Editorials
What you need to know about infant immunization
Vaccines are a very important part of protecting your children and yourself from some serious diseases. Anyone who has seen a person die or...
Columnists
PolyMet and Tribal Concerns
As I reported in my April column, Gov. Mark Dayton recently instructed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) not to authorize any new...
Editorials
Historical Trauma of the American Indian People
Historical trauma for American Indian peoples have encompassed wars, massacres, genocide, imprisonment, reservations, boarding schools and continued oppression and racism. The effects of historical...
Latest Urban News
How one Native student is earning free college credits
The first thing Michaela Maldonado had to do was claim her heritage. That wasn’t so easy. When she was little, she knew that her...
Latest Reservation News
Tribal school in northern MN gets funds to rebuild
The federal Bureau of Indian Education announced funding to rebuild the crumbling campus of Leech Lake’s Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig tribal school.
For years now, Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig high school...
Community News
May What's New in the Community
Emily Johnson wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Twin Cities resident Emily Johnson (Yup’ik) has won the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship, the New York-based foundation has announced.
Out of approximately...
Cover Story
Comedian Ralphie May Blames “Ignorance” on US Education
“Humor,” said the Greek writer Taki, “is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one’s bottom.”...
Cover Story
Native Community – Drivers of Change
Change is coming to Franklin Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood of south Minneapolis, but it need not drive out the Native American population that...
The Arts
Film Review: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
On March 11th The Walker Art Center hosted the Twin Cities premiere of Chloe Zhao’s debut feature, “Songs My Brothers Taught Me,” a quiet...
