Friends, clients mourn Native-rights lawyer Larry Leventhal
Minneapolis, MN – Longtime Twin Cities civil rights attorney Larry Leventhal on Jan. 17th of pancreatic cancer. Leventhal, 75, was one of the nation’s most prominent experts on American Indian treaty rights and a committed advocate for American Indian civil rights. American Indian Movement co-founder Clyde Bellecourt remembered meeting Leventhal early on in the movement. Leventhal […]
Native Women in MN Legislature (February 2017)
By Lee Egerstrom Native American women doubled their presence in the Minnesota Legislature’s House of Representatives this January, but it may be far too soon to declare that the “glass ceiling” holding back women has been shattered. With the election of Reps. Jamie Becker-Finn and Mary Kunesh-Podein from suburban Twin Cities house districts, the number […]
NICK-IZMS: Rez Born, Urban Raised (Jan 2017)
By Nick Metcalf It’s that time of year that resolutions are made and resolutions are broken. Our resolutions include losing weight, exercising more, saving money, finding another job, pay off bills, spending more time with our kids, finding love, dressing better, and on and on and on…We want change. We crave it in our life. […]