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MN Native News: Cultural Lessons for Kids at Home

 Lives are changing drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people are out of work, more and more people are holding work meetings virtually, and everyone is making major adjustments. Students are also home from school. Which means families are trying to find ways to keep the learning going. And for Native students, there are online resources that provide culturally focused learning through language and art.

MN Native News: New Native Theatre Releases Audio Plays

Audio plays are coming your way thanks to New Native Theatre and the National Native American Ten Minute Plays Festivals of years past.

MN Native News: Stamps to Feature Art by George Morrison

The United States Postal Service has announced the new stamps for 2022. The stamps are described as miniature works of art and celebrate American culture and history.

And one of the panes will feature the work of the late modernist artist George Morrison, who was from the Grand Portage Band.

Here’s Reporter Leah Lemm speaking to Briand Morrison, son of George Morrison.

MN Native News: A New Kind of Pipeline

Electric vehicles are gaining traction on Minnesota’s roadways. This week on Minnesota Native News, reporter Emma Needham shares how a Native-led organization is driving Minnesota into the future by creating a network to power electric vehicles.


Minnesota Native News: New Free Tuition Program, and Healing Trauma Through Doll-making

The University of Minnesota is offering free or reduced tuition for Native students. And a youth group brings together different nations and generations to heal from the legacy of boarding schools.


MN Native News: Sober Squad Receives Peer Recovery Award

Drug and alcohol addiction is an epidemic that has hit Native Communities particularly hard. This week on Minnesota Native News, a Native-Led Sobriety Group receives recognition for its peer recovery work. Here’s Reporter Emma Needham.


Minnesota Native News: The fight Against Line 3 has Reached the United Nations.

Now, the U.S. must respond to allegations of Indigenous rights violations related to the pipeline construction.

Owamni Falling Water Festival and Indigenous People’s Day

Hundreds gathered along the Mississippi this past weekend for the Owamni Falling Water Festival – a celebration of indigenous Minnesota cultures. And President Biden proclaimed October 11 Indigenous Peoples Day.

MN Native News: Breast Cancer Awareness with Indigenous Pink

The American Indian Cancer Foundation honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Indigenous Pink.

And, legislation has been re-introduced that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities by establishing a commission to investigate the federal government’s Indian Boarding School Policies.

MN Native News: MMIW Media Coverage Disparities

The disparity in media coverage for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives cases has, once again, been brought to the surface.

Here’s Leah Lemm with the story…

MN Native News: Food For Thought- Bringing Back Indigenous Foods

The movement to rebuild Indigenous Food Sovereignty is getting help from many sources. This week on Minnesota Native News, reporter Emma Needham shares a story on writers and community partnerships working to bring back Native food practices in Minnesota.

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