St. Cloud State programs prove educators want more Native knowledge
By Lee Egerstrom Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair spent the last week of June directing a workshop for educators at Grand Portage in Northern Minnesota. It marked the second time educators have gathered to study the history and culture of the Grand Portage Anishinaabe in her workshops. St. Clair is an educator who teaches other educators […]
Why AIM started the Heart of the Earth Survival School
By Jon Lurie/MinnPost In 1970, the American Indian Movement (AIM) declared its intention to open a school for Native youth living in Minneapolis. AIM had identified the urgent need for Indigenous children to be educated within their own communities. Two years later, Heart of the Earth Survival School opened its doors, providing hope to Native […]
Young grad works with Amnesty International on corporate crimes
By Hannah Broadbent Raven Ziegler is a young Native American women who is making a big impact in her community as an activist and young graduate. She is a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (Kul Wicasa Oyate) in South Dakota. She completed her Master of Human Rights (MHR) degree in the spring of […]
Coalition forms to oppose Saint Paul’s joint powers agreement
By Camille Erickson Throughout nearly three decades of involvement in criminal justice reform, Laura LeBlanc worked diligently to create what she calls a “strong and deliberate moat” around correctional systems to protect youth. Having witnessed the irreversible impact incarceration can have on Native youth and youth of color in her life, LeBlanc helps lead Oyate […]