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This week on Minnesota Native News: American Indian leaders in Minnesota’s urban communities want to share their expertise with Governor Dayton, White Earth continues to eye 2000 acres, and for the first time, Dakota is offered at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
March is Women’s History Month and we’re celebrating the women of Minnesota making history today. This series includes a 60-second piece for each weekday in March – profiling MN women who lead, create and Inspire. This year the honorees include many women from the Northland as well as some nationally recognized women both past and present. Stations may air any or all of the 23 msegments here.
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about the upcoming Minnesota Chippewa Tribe elections, preliminary decisions to move some offensive art in the state capitol building, and 4 people arrested for protesting the proposed Sandpiper Pipeline get their day in court.
This week on Minnesota Native News: the White Earth Band of Ojibwe regroups after Chairwoman Erma Vizenor’s resigns, 4 protestors with The 1855 Treaty Authority get their first day in court, and tribal leaders meet the new head of the state Department of Human Services.