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Minority business presidents to help at-risk students
Numerous mentoring programs around the country regularly match businesses with kids. The varied programs are critically important and often show positive results. But few,...
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Native health care advocate smooths patient/hospital communication
Minnesota Public Radio Newshttp://minnesota.publicradio.org American Indians are six times more likely to die from tuberculosis and twice as likely as other Americans to die...
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N.D House says UND must keep Fighting Sioux name
Setting up a potential clash with the NCAA, the North Dakota House approved a bill that requires the University of North Dakota to keep...
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Water Legacy Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Scheduled for March 24
WaterLegacy, a grassroots environmental organization based in Minnesota, has been granted the right to intervene as a party in a lawsuit filed by the...
Community News
New Native Theater looking for people interested in theater
New Native Theater is looking for people in the Twin Cities' Native American community who are interested in acting and performing to be part...
Community News
First annual Native Art Festival to be held on Franklin Ave....
The Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI) will be holding the first annual Twin Cities American Indian Arts Festival June 11-12 on Franklin Avenue...
Community News
FNCI to Host KFAI Radio Show
Jewell Arcoren and Lisa Yankton of First Nations Composure Initiative (FNCI) will host the "Winyan Downapi" radio show March 8th from 3:00 -...
Community News
Kelly Drummer new director of Tiwahe Foundation development and programs
Kelly Drummer has been hired as director of development and programs for the The Tiwahe Foundation (previously known as the American Indian Family Empowerment...
Community News
Youth Art exhibit to debut on Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop
Youth from Waubun and Mahnomen Schools (6th-8th graders) in Mahnomen, MN. who took part in the Nature of Technology Camp last summer will be...
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MAIC’S Senior Department helps homeless elders
Homelessness is one of the enduring problems of metropolitan life, and Minneapolis is no exception. While the city of Minneapolis and local organizations help...
Columnists
New American Indian Cancer Foundation SEEKS TO END CANCER DISPARITIES
Among Native Americans, cancer is the leading cause of death, according to the Indian Health Service (IHS). Studies show that Native Americans are more...
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Cobell settlement paperwork underway
The Court-ordered process of notifying individual Indians of their right to participate in the historic $3.4 billion class action Settlement, Cobell v. Salazar,...
Latest Reservation News
Lawsuit filed to stop release of toxic metals at Flambeau Mine
The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and Laura Gauger filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit in January against Flambeau...
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White Earth Tribal council declares public health emergency
he White Earth Reservation Tribal Council passed a Proclamation on Jan. 31 declaring a Public Health Emergency with respect to prescription medication and illegal...
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Students get a chance to learn Ojibwe in schools in Michigan
Learning a second language is not always about learning foreign language. It can also be about preserving what's been right here for generations, language...
Community News
Local leaders honored through song
FAIR School Downtown will host a community celebration honoring two community elders at FAIR School Downtown on Thursday, February 17, 1:00 PM - 2:00...
Community News
Students receive "Good Job" award
In honor of the 2011 American Indians in Science event at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Jan. 22, the Museum recognized three students...
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New treatment-centered approach to healing from the trauma and abuses
It was the vision of two Native women, Lillian Rice and Chris Wallen, which lead to the creation of Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center's...
The Arts
"Dakota 38" documetary remembers the 38 Dakota executed in 1862
The largest mass execution in U.S. history occurred 148 years ago, when 38 Dakota warriors were hanged from a single scaffold in Mankato. The...
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Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference will be held in March
For years, Indigenous food producers and local communities have worked together to create the Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference, for the purpose of restoring,...
