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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.

Is Minnesota Hitting a Second Coronavirus Second Wave?

By the end of September, Minnesota was seeing a number of days when daily COVID case numbers neared 1,000 or even surpassed it. That had a lot of people wondering: Is Minnesota experiencing a coronavirus second wave?

Youth Share Their Experiences During the Pandemic

Today on the show, host Leah Lemm hears what’s on the minds of Native youth in Minnesota. It was back in March, when Governor Tim Walz announced that schools would close. Since then, school officials, teachers, and parents have grappled with so many considerations like IEP plans, mental health support and nutrition services, and basic instructional materials. We have talked quite a bit on those topics on this program. Today we turn to young people to find out what is most important to them during this time.

MN Native News: Virtual College Fair and Native Voting

The 2020 Native American College Fair goes virtual…
And Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan talks about the significance of the Native vote….

Deadline Extended for Minnesotans Eligible to Recieve CARES Act Stimulus Money

Minnesota revenue officials say over 100,000 people in the state may be eligible for, but have yet to receive, an economic impact payment. Now, those who are eligible have more time to register.

MN Dept of Health Responds to President Trump’s COVID-19 Infection and Recent Visit

Minnesota health officials say there is a potential risk that transmission occurred at the Duluth Trump rally in late September and other events associated with Trump’s visit.

Healing the Indigenous Way

This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report, indigenous ways of dealing with a virus that keeps spreading. Public health officials are concerned about the growing number of cases since Labor Day and the start of school.

No Barrier Testing Available in Select Minnesota Communities This Week

According to the health department, the testing will be occurring the week of Oct. 5 in St. Joseph, Willmar, Fairmont, Inver Grove Heights, Ely and Cloquet.

Keeping up with Routine Medical Screenings During COVID

During the COVID-19 crisis, cancer diagnoses of six of the most common types of cancer have decreased 46 percent. Those are breast, colo-rectal, lung, pancreatic, gastric and esophageal cancers.

Minnesota Native News: MN Counties are penalized for not complying with ICWA

This is Minnesota Native News and I’m Marie Rock. A recent report from the state of Minnesota shows nearly half of Minnesota Counties that border reservations are not protecting federal rights of vulnerable Native children and their families. Reporter Melissa Townsend tells us more.

CDC Survey Teams Pulled After Multiple Incidents

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the aim of the CDC-supported survey, called CASPER, was to better understand how COVID-19 is spreading in the state and how it’s affecting people — potentially improving aspects of the state’s response to the virus.

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