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Fond du Lac Follies
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Yeah, the war in Iraq is going to be over in a couple of months President Obama promises. Did we win? Did we lose?...
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Native Issues in the Halls of Government
In October, on the federal Columbus Day holiday, Sasha Houston Brown (Santee Dakota) wrote a letter to the CEO of Urban Outfitters Inc., the...
Latest Urban News
Forcia Honored With Fundraiser Feast
A benefit and feast was held on September 22nd in the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) in Minneapolis to honor Mike Forcia for his...
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The Berenstain Bears speak Lakota in special 20-episode series
The Dakotas and Minnesota are at the front of a new wave in children's education, as beloved furry faces begin to speak in an...
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Running Wolf Fitness Center to reopen at Phillips Community Center
The Native American Community Clinic (NACC) and the Indian Health Board (IHB) have teamed up to reopen the Running Wolf Fitness Center in a...
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Duluth opera has non-Indian cast in 'Pocahontas'
An attempt to stage an opera intended to celebrate American Indian culture is now facing an accusation of racial insensitivity.
The Duluth Festival Opera's production...
Latest Reservation News
Red Lake River fish bypass – walleye can now return home
"This year Red Lake's long awaited fish bypass will be completed at the Red River outlet on the south shore of Red Lake", said...
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Michael Bucher to perform at LCO for Native Youth Suicide
On October 6, from 2-4 p.m., two-time Nammy winning Cherokee folk singer Michael Bucher will be presenting a live musical performance and speaking engagement...
Community News
Lac Courte Oreilles Band opens urban office in Minneapolis
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwa Indians approved the opening of an urban office in Minneapolis. With over 640 members residing...
Community News
15th Annual Elders Community Picnic honors Norbie Blake
By Mikanuk "Larry Adams" - On September 22 the 15th Annual Elders Community Picnic was held at the Minnehaha Park in South Minneapolis. Over...
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healing totem travels east
A 20-foot-tall healing totem pole loaded on an open flat-bed truck received blessings from Indian tribes as it made its way from the West...
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Celebrating our successes; working together to achieve more
I am pleased to announce that for the first time in six years, Minneapolis Public Schools has made progress in narrowing the achievement gap...
Calendar
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER community calendar
ct. 3 thru Dec. 31
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations
Experience a traveling exhibit, videos, and resources about treaties between...
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OCTOBER-NOVEMBER powwow calendar
Oct.
Oct 7-9
Blue Nose Powwow
Fees: Admission is free. Camping: Camp sites and electric hookups are limited, please contact the managers at 28163 Willow Ave...
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It ain't easy being indian
Me calling Rezberry clinics urgent care: "Help! I need my head examined!"(If only I had an Indian head nickel for how many times people...
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Fond du Lac Follies
Fond du Lac Follies motored to Oklahoma with my family. I had been invited to Tahlequah by Richard Allen, a Marine who had served...
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Native Issues in the Halls of Government
Strib ignores 1854 Treaty
A 1,700-word Star Tribune story about copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota described the issue as the state's "biggest environmental decision in...
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Transfer Station, Four New Landfills to Open at Red Lake
Red Lake has received a grant and loan to build a transfer station and four brand new landfills, one for each reservation community, said...
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New Fitness Center to be Part of Larger "Rec Center"
When the new Red Lake casino was built on the reservation line on Highway 89, Red Lake Chairman Floyd Jourdain, Jr. said in his...
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Red Lake To Restore Great Pine Forests
Recently, the Red Lake Ojibwe Nation completed construction of a new Forest Development Center that will enable them to begin the reforestation of the...