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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.

Remembering Beloved Elders Frannie Fairbanks and Dennis Banks

This week on Minnesota Native News, honoring Native veterans, celebrating Native languages and remembering beloved elders, Frannie Fairbanks and Dennis Banks.
Both helped start the American Indian Movement, and both made things better for Native people.

Minnesota Native News: Spreading the Word

This week on Minnesota Native News: White Earth’s new food truck and Hennepin County Judges reach out to the urban Native community.


Minnesota Native News: Native Governance Center Announces Ninth Native Nations Rebuilders Cohort

A group of leaders from Minnesota’s tribal communities have the opportunity to hone and develop their leadership skills as part the Native Nations Rebuilders program.

Minnesota Native News: Preview of Documentary about the Play “We Will Do it For the Water”

This week on Minnesota Native News, a preview of our upcoming radio documentary called “We Will Do it for the Water.”

Minnesota Native News: Indigenous Food Network Expands into Schools

The Indigenous Food Network aims to introduce and increase traditional Native food in Minneapolis schools and youth programs.

Minnesota Native News: Mille Lacs Band Pushes for the Power to Police

After more than a year of negotiations, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe leaders and Mille Lacs County Administrators seem no closer to solving a policing problem in the County. Reporter Melissa Townsend has the latest details.

Minnesota Native News: Redefining health, the role of religion and homelessness

This Week on Minnesota Native News: redefining healthy communities, disavowing the Doctrine of Discovery and helping homeless families land on their feet.


Minnesota Native News: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College; Reclaiming What is Ours

The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College has earned accreditation from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium — or WINHEC. [Win-heck] The accreditation comes after college faculty worked for more than two years to integrate college coursework deeper within the Anishinaabe culture of the Fond du Lac tribal community. Reporter Melissa Townsend has the details.


Minnesota Native News: Black Bears Eating Blueberries

Two well-respected Anishinaabe writers and educators have started a new publishing company focused on Native stories. Tom and Betsy Peacock plan to publish stories from American Indian writers based in the Great Lakes region and the Dakotas.  Reporter Melissa Townsend has the details.

Minnesota Native News: Living Language & Protecting Sacred Sites

This week on Minnesota Native News, a new Bush Fellow talks about her plans for an Ojibwe language pipeline on the Mille Lacs Reservation, a new online database will help protect Native burial sites and the state legislature invests less in Native language revitalization programs.

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