It aint easy being indian:

There is a whole lot going on these days, not so much with me (miraculously for a change I'm all good) but the rest...

Fond du Lac Follies:

I first heard about the proposed Polymet open pit mine some years ago and just as I feared it is getting closer and closer...

Book Review: Northrup has outdone himself in Anishinaabe Syndicated

Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View from the Rez By Jim Northrup Introduction by Margaret Noori Ph.D.Paperback, 248 pagesPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society Published January...

Republicans introduce legislation for video slot at horse race tracks

Two Republican lawmakers introduced legislation in March that would allow Minnesota' two horse racing tracks to install video slot machines, sweetening the pot with...

Northwest Jesuits to Pay $166.1 Million to Native Abuse Victims

The long journey for justice is over for approximately 450 victims who were sexually abused as children by Jesuit Missionaries in Washington, Alaska, Idaho,...

Sioux Security officer reports UFO encounter and missing time

A South Dakota Sioux Tribe security officer reported that hundreds of softball-sized red lights spun around his vehicle while driving home from work March...

Protect Great Lakes as Commons, says Council of Canadians

As the Canadian federal government prepares to introduce its budget, the Council of Canadians is calling for the allocation of significant resources to protecting...

Local Early Childhood Program Awarded NECPA Accreditation

Cherish the Children Learning Center, located in the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center in Minneapolis, has been awarded the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation...

Red Lake Tribe Receives YouthBuild Grant

The Red Lake Ojibwe Tribe has received a YouthBuild Grant of $1,008,000. The project will assist participants to attain their high school diploma...

Standing named Minnesota Minority Small Business Champion

Pamela Standing (Cherokee) has been named the Minnesota Minority Small Business Champion of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The award is...

Waterman Wittstock to receive Farr Award

Laura Waterman Wittstock will receive the prestigious Farr Award for her contributions to public affairs when the Frank Premack Journalism Awards are handed out...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR:

March 3-7Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference"Maawanji'idiwag Ji Gizhaadamowaad Miinkaanan - They Are Gathering To Protect the Seeds." Hosted by: White Earth Land Recovery Project....

Powwow Calendar MARCH

March 11 St. Paul Public Schools Powwow St. Paul American Indian Education Monthly Powwow at the American Indian Magnet School. Grand entry...

Native American Somali Friendship Committee works toward dialogue and understanding

Native American and Somali communities in Minneapolis have lived close to each other ever since the first refugees of war-torn Somalia began to arrive...

Tribes Going Green and the Buy Indian Act

The Obama Administration has made its commitment to Native American economic development well known, and has likewise followed through with many of those promises....

It ain't easy being indian

Late last month it was my Mum'z birthday. Money has been an issue lately so I had to scheme to get the most bang...

Fond du Lac Follies

While driving home from the Sawyer Community Center I pulled off the road to watch a bald eagle make circles in the sky. I...

Polymet lawsuit

I wrote last August about the environmental dangers associated with sulfide mining, which is being proposed for several areas in northeastern Minnesota. Although further...

Tribal stimulus

Most people likely don't think of Indian tribes when the discussion turns to economic recovery; but, as a recent article in the Duluth News...

High School senior plans powwow for her final project

Ashlen Delgado (Ogalala Sioux), has set her ambitions high by organizing a powwow for her senior project at Johnson Senior High in Saint Paul....