WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY (June 2017)
Grand Opening Held for New Redby Community Center (By Michael Meuers) – The new Redby Community on the Red Lake Indian Reservation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Community Center on May 23. Even though the center is officially open, there is still more work to be done, including adding artwork to the exterior, […]
Hearings on new Line 3 tar sands pipeline to be held in June
By Winona LaDuke Line 3: It’s the sequel to the Sandpiper but larger. Last year, the White Earth Ojibwe people joined with many others to stop the Sandpiper, the fracked oil pipeline. Now Enbridge is back with another line – same route, same problems. This month, people will have an opportunity to ask questions and comment […]
“Scaffold” at Walker Art Center to be dismantled and burned
By Cat Whipple Outrage from the Native community in Minneapolis has put the Walker Art Center in the hot seat. The Center’s installation of a two-story gallows structure entitled “Scaffold”, by artist Sam Durant, includes references to the hanging of 38 Dakota men in Mankato in 1862 by the US government. “Scaffold” is a collection of […]
AIM Interpretive Center takes wild rice and Native culture to France
By Norma Renville and Jack Swanson After two years of planning and development work conducted by American Indian Movement Interpretive Center (AIMIC) board members, staff and consultants, the AIMIC sent a delegation to the Foire de Tours in Tours, France to introduce its citizens to real wild rice and to share their culture. The Foire, which […]
Am. Indian Cultural Corridor to be part of Minneapolis “Green Zone”
By Lee Egerstrom The city of Minneapolis has designated the Phillips Neighborhood, including the American Indian Cultural Corridor along Franklin Avenue, as one of two geographic areas to be “Green Zones” for future environmental and economic development. The city will be reaching out to Native and Indigenous organizations this month for participants to serve on […]
POLITICAL MATTERS (June 2017)
By Mordecai Specktor Offensive art On Sunday, May 28, I drove over to the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden to see “Scaffold,” a construction by Sam Durant, a Los Angeles-based artist. The two-story piece, which resembles an elaborate wood and metal jungle gym (when I first saw a photo of it, I thought it was […]
Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces
The Historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota will host “Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces”, an exhibit that tells the history of the brave American Indian and Alaska Native men and women who have served in the US military. Using art, photography and essays, the show examines more than 300 years of Native people’s […]
Urban farming in South Minneapolis: May 2017
By LEE EGERSTROM A collaborative of Minneapolis faith-based, cultural and health organizations will soon start a second year of serious urban farming in an effort to change how Native Americans live and eat and take their neighbors along on the same healthy journey. Weather permitting, volunteers and staff from involved groups will transplant crops May 12 […]
LOCAL BRIEFS: May 2017
ATTORNEY: N.D. VOTER LAW STILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL BISMARCK, ND (AP) – Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill in April that reworks North Dakota’s voter identification laws though a lawyer representing a group of American Indians in federal court say requirements still don’t comply with a federal judge’s ruling last year. “It’s just a reconfigured voter-suppression […]
The Wiindigo and the Water Protectors
Some things never change, no matter the cannibal. The standards are dropping quickly; that is, if there ever were standards. As Donald Trump shamelessly grabs more for corporate interests and fat cats, standards of law, human decency, and rules of engagement in civil society are brushed aside. While actively dismantling all social programs and environmental […]
WHAT’S NEW IN THE COMMUNITY (May 2017)
NACF Mentor Artist Fellowship winners The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) has awarded its first Mentor Artist Fellowship to 12 artists in three regions of the United States: the Pacific Northwest, Southwest and Upper Midwest. The awardees reside in Alaska, Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. Beginning in July, each artist will […]
PASSING ON (May 2017)
Kathryn Sage Montana March 17, 1986 – April 2, 2017 Kathryn Sage Montana was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was known as Sage to most of her family and friends. The second child of Gary J. Montana and Linda M. Nichols-Montana, she was the apple of her father’s eye. Always riding with him […]