Tanisha Beetso returns to coach CLC women’s basketball
By Dan Ninham The Central Lakes College (CLC) Raiders in Brainerd, MN have drawn indigenous athletes, coaches and administrators to its athletic programs for several years. Tanisha Beetso, a member of the Navajo Nation, is a long way from her homelands in the four corners area of Farmington, NM. She is the assistant coach for […]
LaFloe thinks basketball is good medicine
By Dan Ninham Brook LaFloe comes from seven generations of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe) members on her paternal and maternal side but grew up in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. She is an educator and entrepreneur with a passion for revitalizing culture, and facilitating the growth of local Indigenous economies. Her academic background […]
Sean Morrison Strives to be a leader for the North Woods HS Grizzlies
By Dan Ninham Sean Morrison will be graduating this year at North Woods HS. He is a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. Morrison was a member of the successful North Woods HS Grizzlies basketball team this season. As a 6’2” post player he made 71% of his field goals mainly near the […]
Lexus Eagle Chasing comes up big for the Uof MN-Morris Cougars
By Dan Ninham Lexus Eagle Chasing was a 5-8, junior guard on the University of Minnesota-Morris basketball team this past season. She is enrolled with the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. Lexus was named to the First-Team UMAC (Upper Midwest Athletic Conference) All-Conference, finishing second overall in points per game with 17.3. She was also selected […]