Columnists
Powwow Season
I’m hoping to see dandelions soon because I feel happy when I do. Their appearance means Spring has come and Summer follows. Powwow season...
Columnists
Powwows
Not once in my 43 years has anyone ever asked me to join them in the arena at a Powwow. I hear the call...
Calendar
April 2016 Events
Thru April 18
Art Exhibit by Gordon Coons
AICHO presents a new art exhibit and artist reception featuring Gordon Coons. Coons is a member of Lac...
Columnists
Brewski Battle Up North
The controversy over copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota has ensnared Duluth’s Bent Paddle Brewing Company. On March 7, the Silver Bay City Council voted...
events
2016 Regional Midwest Powwow Calendar
April
April 2-3
Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow 2016
Head Judges: Rick Cleveland and Chuck Lasley. AD: Randy Paskemin. Special: 16 + Ladies Team dance with teams of...
Cover Story
Alberta’s Stoney Nakoda First Nation Co-Stars in The Revenant
Leonardo DiCaprio had been nominated four times by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before this year’s selection for his lead role...
Cover Story
Buy Native Directory coming soon
Sap is flowing and being harvested from Minnesota maple trees. It’s calving season out on the bison and beef ranches in the Dakotas and...
The Arts
Film Review: SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }On March 11th The Walker Art
Center hosted the Twin Cities premiere of Chloe Zhao's debut feature,
“Songs My Brothers Taught Me,”...
Calendar
March 2016 Events
Thru July 2016
Why Treaties Matter traveling exhibit
This exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in Minnesota. Learn how...
Columnists
Surgery, Medication, and Hard Ttimes
It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to write and there’s an awful reason for that. December 23, 2015, I had another lumbar spinal...
Passing On
Donavan “DJ” Golubowicz (Jan. 23, 1967 – Feb. 5, 2016)
Donavan “DJ” Golubowicz, age 49, of the Lower Sioux Community entered the Spirit World on February 5, 2016 at his home. Donavan Jaye Golubowicz...
Columnists
Spring Time Contemplation
Spring will be here this month. It’s an exciting time of year. Everything that has been asleep will reawaken. The trees regain their leaves....
Columnists
Who will win the 2016 presidential vote in Indian country?
Bernie or Hillary?
On the GOP side, I’m sure that some Indians like what they are hearing from the five contenders still standing, as of...
The Arts
Native women’s “Sinew” art exhibit defies stereotypes
1992 marked the quincentennial of Columbus’s ruinous landfall. As state-sponsored anniversaries go, National pride and patriotic excitement was on a high that year. But,...
Latest Urban News
At MAIC, new Gatherings Café lives up to its name
For many South Minneapolis area residents, the urban setting has done little to numb their taste buds or their cravings for foods they remember...
Latest Urban News
Native American economic condition still nearly invisible in Minnesota
Nonprofit organizations that deliver social services to Native Americans in Minnesota still struggle to quantify economic conditions for the Native population. They grapple for...
Community News
March What's New in the Community
IHB Buys Prime Franklin Avenue Real Estate
Dr. Patrick Rock (Leech Lake), CEO of the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis (IHB), announced that the Minneapolis-based...
Cover Story
IHB Opens its Doors to a New Model of Patient-Centered Care
Dr. Patrick Rock, CEO of Indian Health Board (IHB) medical and dental clinic in the heart of Minneapolis’ Philips Neighborhood, says every year it’s...
Cover Story
Reclaiming Bde Maka Ska for the Future Generations
When I first interviewed Kate and Carly Beane (Bad Heart Bull) for Rake Magazine in 2006, they had recently moved to Minnesota, the homeland...
Community News
February Whats New In The Community
Artist Kruse donates birchbark artwork to Children’s Hospitals
Pat Kruse and his son, Gage, members of the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, along with...
