It Aint Easy Being Indian – April 2023
By Ricey Wild First off, I apologize for my previous March 2023 column for the awful weather that has devastated many thou- sands of people recently in California. After the years-long drought they got it all in days and have suffered, some people also died. I was only thinking Californians were wusses compared to Minnesota, […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – February 2023
By Ricey Wild When I die, I plan to be cremated. I think about it often without being morbid. In fact, I even made myself laugh when I wondered if my metal parts will be recycled? That should be in my will. They do it with human bones so why not? Now that I think […]
It Aint Easy Being Indian – November 2022
By Ricey Wild Happy Native American Heritage Month! I celebrate all of you for many reasons, your just being here in the now is one of them. I see the courage, the steadfastness, the spirituality, families and all the cuzzins and our humor which no one and nothing could take from us. ‘They’, the colonists, […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – June 2022
By Ricey Wild My memory says it was late May, it could have been early June when I heard a parade approaching on Blaisdell Avenue where my son and I used to live. I do know it was a Saturday. I got my son and nephew outside to the street just in time to see […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – May 2022
By Ricey Wild To pick up where I left off last month, I was interviewed by Indian Country Today.com via ZOOM. In my estimation it was a success! I did not snot, snort, burp, cry or boogit (fart). Nor did my Fuzz-butt dogs get in the way, except for barking from the bathroom where I […]
What does is take to become a physician?
By Arne Vainio, MD I will be talking to the first year medical students at the University of Minnesota, Duluth School of Medicine. I never really know for certain what I will tell them. I get to do this every year and usually in October. I generally start by showing “Walking into the Unknown” and […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – January 2022
By Ricey Wild Here we go again, hey-ho, hey-ho! This year I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions to fail at, so I should be fine and not disappoint myself and others. Much easier this way, yanno? Way too much pressure and besides, I’m already good. Well, I don’t have much of a choice, even […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – December 2021
By Ricey Wild Well dag-nabbit! I’m so mad I didn’t get back to you last month. See, I was involved in a social experiment where if you don’t pay for WiFi services, they cut you off!!! Ah, no, actually I was mad at the SAT company who wanted $650+ for service I never got. So […]
It Ain’t Easy Being Indian – November 2019
By Ricey Wild I write about what I want to. Many people over the years have given suggestions and not so subtle hints about their own ideas. I listen to them, I think about it and then I say, “Get your own column!” This is my space. Ayyyyy!!! When I did take their advice some […]