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Intro: On Wednesday, January 20th Erma Vizenor resigned as the Chairwoman of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. The move comes after 3 months of contentious back and forth between Vizenor and three members of the White Earth tribal council that ended in Vizenor being censured by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. On this special edition of Minnesota Native News, reporter Melissa Townsend talks with Erma Vizenor just hours after she submitted her letter of resignation.
Outro: That was Minnesota Native News reporter Melissa Townsend speaking with – now former – White Earth Chairwoman Erma Vizenor from her home on the White Earth Reservation.
This week on Minnesota Native News: the Minneapolis-St. Paul transit police say they will work to fix racial disparities in citations and arrests, heath care providers working with Native moms earn statewide recognition and the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa prepares for February election in District 2.
This week on Minnesota Native New: the Minnesota Indian Affairs Committee has a new director, a group is organizing housing for homeless women in treatment for addiction, and conversations are happening around the state about art work on display in the state capitol building.
This week on Minnesota Native news: The city of Duluth’s Indigenous Commission is finalizing a report documenting the history of Native Americans in the city. Many people involved hope it will have a positive impact on the city’s landscape and relations between Natives and non-Natives in the region.
