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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.

Minnesota Native News: Month of Action

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about the #NODAPL month of action, a new leader at the helm of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and community members volunteer to lead culturally specific sobriety programs for Native women in the Shakopee prison.


Minnesota Native News: Changes for better and for worse

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear how changes in the art at the state capitol seek to make it more welcoming, conversations about the sacredness of water expand and Obamacare changes may hit Minnesota tribes hard.

Water Protectors Think Through What’s Next

In Standing Rock, there were songs of celebration and thanksgiving after the Army Corps of Engineers denied Energy Transfer Partners the easement it needs to construct the Dakota Access Pipeline underneath Lake Oahe near the Standing Rock Reservation. But there is also fear. In these days after the announcement, many in and outside the camps at Standing Rock wonder what to do, should they continue to gather to protect the water or should they be home.


Minnesota Native News: Standing Rock Update #3

Winter weather has arrived as the Standing Rock Standoff continues…
Earlier this week, North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple ordered the evacuation of the Standing Rock protest site citing safety concerns over harsh weather… but state officials say no forcible removals are planned.
Meanwhile, as many as two-thousand U.S. military veterans announced they are mobilizing to protect the camp… starting next week.
Here is our third special report about the standoff over the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Guest contributor Roy Taylor: host of Indigeneity Now, on KFAI and a member of the Pawnee Nation has the latest.

Minnesota Native News: Standing Rock Update #2

This week on Minnesota Native News… The confrontation escalates near the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota. Near the front lines, police are spraying dozens of people with rubber bullets, mace and water in below freezing temperatures
guest contributor Roy Taylor talks with a mother and son from suburban Minneapolis who visit the protest site as often as they can.


Minnesota Native News: Standing Rock Update #1

This week on Minnesota Native News, we present the first of three special episodes featuring a Minnesota view of the standoff at Standing Rock over the Dakota Access Pipeline.
In this episode of MN Native News, we explore the clash of interests around oil and water and take a deeper look at how this conflict has attracted the attention and support of Indigenous people around the world and here in Minnesota.
Here’s guest contributor Roy Taylor host of “Indigeneity Now” on KFAI and a member of the Pawnee Nation.

Minnesota Native News: 50th Anniversary of Bemidji Business Boycott

This Week on Minnesota Native News, we recognized the 50th anniversary of the historic tribal boycott of businesses in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Minnesota Native News: Making History

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear community cries to bring Minnesota law enforcement home from Standing Rock, Leech Lake celebrates American Indian Heritage Month and educators begin a year-long course in Minnesota’s American Indian history.

Minnesota Native News: Ripple Effects

This week on Minnesota Native News, supply drives multiply for Standing Rock, UMN discusses questions of tribal sovereignty and a new multi-media art event focuses on Native identities.


Minnesota Native News: Line 3, Affordable Housing & Ojibway

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about recent developments with the Line 3 oil pipeline in Minnesota, new affordable housing meets a desperate need and learning Ojibwe on your phone.

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