St. Paul attorney in running to become UofMN’s first Native American regent

By Lee Egerstrom D. Brandon Alkire, a St. Paul attorney representing various Native American and family causes, is among candidates recommended for election to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. If elected by the Minnesota Legislature this year, Alkire would become the first Native American to serve on the university’s governing board in its […]

Restoring our connections to each other and the natural world

By Ricky Defoe and Janet Keough As the year gets ready to renew itself, we have a chance to heal ourselves, our human communities, and the larger community of all beings in the natural world. We have a chance to restore our relationships to the environment and to each other. We can rid ourselves of […]

Residents comes together to protect Little Earth Housing Complex

By Hana Broadbent We all remember where we were when we heard about the death of George Floyd. It’s a moment in time that touched every corner of Minneapolis, and the Little Earth of United Tribes was no exception. “I woke up to Facebook one day and saw the video. I knew something was going […]

Landowners challenge Eminent Domain and Line 3 faces new challenges

By Winona LaDuke While the Enbridge Company seeks to push ahead with Line 3 in Minnesota, the future of this pipeline, Enbridge and the Dakota Access and Keystone Pipeline remain twirled in their fate with oil markets and the COVID 19 Pandemic. The world is rapidly changing In late May, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison […]

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