Columnists
Fond du Lac Follies
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By now we
should all know that Lex Porter of the Fond du Lac Reservation should
be recognized as one of the Code Talkers who helped...
Columnists
It Ain't Easy Being Indian
In another dazzling display of
culturally entrenched racism against the First Peoples of Turtle
Island Ted Nugent called us “Unclean vermin” who “don’t
qualify as people.” He...
Columnists
Political Matters: PolyMet and the race for auditor
End of an era
In a recent email from Alfred Walking
Bull, The Circle’s editor, I was reminded that this edition
of the newspaper would include Jim...
Cover Story
The Gift: Iroquois Nationals at the World Lacrosse Championships
“Lacrosse is our gift to the world.
The game is a microcosm of the big game of life. We are in that arena
right now.”
Chief...
Cover Story
The Age of AIM:The American Indian Movement turns 46
Clyde Bellecourt was naked, locked in
a dark, solitary cell in the bowels of Stillwater State Prison.
Almost two weeks had passed since the 32 year-old...
Latest Reservation News
Honor the Earth Launches ‘Love Water Not Oil’ Northern Tour
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DULUTH, Minn. – From August to
September, Honor the Earth will sponsor an organizing and outreach
tour in northern Minnesota, aimed at engaging...
Editorials
Letter to the Editor: Former SPPS Indian Education Supervisors speaks out
To the editor
I am writing concerned about the
article on June 19 entitled, “American Indian parents demand
changes in St. Paul School programs. It seems to...
Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Why we continue Native journalism
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In the Lakota culture, there is a
position that I've always found fascinating. It's called eyapaha.
Traditionally, the eyapaha was effectively the...
National Briefs
National Briefs: August 2014
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WASHINGTON TRIBE LEGALIZES GAY MARRIAGE
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The Puyallup Tribe of
Indians became the latest tribe to legalize marriage for gay...
Local Briefs
Regional and Local Briefs: August 2014
LYZ JAAKOLA RECEIVES SALLY AWARD IN
EDUCATION
By Luke Taylor, Minnesota Public Radio
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lyz Jaakola, one of
Classical MPR's 2013-2014 Class Notes Artists, won...
Community News
What's New In the Community: August 2014
IHB HEAD NAMED TO BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE
MINNEAPOLIS – Dr. Patrick Rock, Indian Health Board
of Minneapolis CEO, was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton to a...
Calendar
Weekend Calendar: Aug. 1-3
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Annual Anishinaabe Run for Sobriety and
Health
Runners will be coming down Highway 89
starting about 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, coming...
Calendar
Week of July 28 Calendar
July 28
American Indian Movement Honoring
The AIM Interpretive Center invites you, your family and friends, as we honor Pat Bellanger, Larry Leventhal, Clyde Bellecourt and...
Cover Story
The Indian Wars Are Not Over
On an overcast, and quiet midday
afternoon, 50 or so Anishinaabeg from ricing families and their
friends gathered at Big Bear Landing on the shore of...
Cover Story
Native Parents Demand Change in St. Paul School Program
Recent controversies within the St. Paul American Indian
community over programs associated with St. Paul Public Schools have
led to the director of the SPPS American...
The Arts
Hennepin Theatre Trust Celebrates Andrew Jackson in Musical
Art imitated life after a June 19
performance of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” a production of
the Hennepin Theatre Trust that portrays the exploits of the...
Editorials
LaDuke: Putting Our Minds Together
I like that President Obama traveled
to see Sitting Bull’s people at the Standing Rock Reservation . He is the third sitting president to visit...
Editorials
From the Editor's Desk: Privilege Isn't What You Think
The concept of privilege is one that's
both acknowledged and dismissed, depending on which side of cultural
identity one hangs one's hat.
For many in the Native...
Passing On
Passing On: Cheryl Gresczyk
Cheryl
Elizabeth Joyce Geshick Gresczyk
October 10,
1945- June 24, 2014
Cheryl,
whose Ojibwe name is Aabitaagiizhigookwe (Half Way to the Sky Woman),
68, of Eden Prairie, MN, entered into...
National Briefs
National Briefs: July 2014
PATENT OFFICE CANCELS WASHINGTON TEAM'S
TRADEMARK
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office canceled six trademarks belonging to the Washington
football team on June 18, saying they...