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Minnesota Native News: Indigenous Owned, Makwa Coffee Opens in Twin Cities

 State Representative and Leech Lake Band’s Jamie Becker Finn is expanding her community building focus as a coffee shop owner and entrepreneur. She speaks with Reporter Leah Lemm

Minnesota Native News: Healing Work

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about a new focus on historical trauma to heal old wounds and a celebration of unity against the Washington NFL team name and mascot.


Minnesota Native News: Elections & Protests

This week on Minnesota Native News an Ojibwe elder could impact the election outcome in the 8th Congressional District, a coalition is working to increase the number of American Indians who can vote and a diverse group prepares to protest at the Minnesota – Washington NFL game.

Minnesota Native News: Culture & Politics

This week on Minnesota Native News the Chair of the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee tours Minnesota’s Indian Country, MN Educators discuss new strategies to close the achievement gap, and some of the state’s indigenous artists receive recognition.

Minnesota Native News: Trains Versus Pipelines

This week on Minnesota Native News: proposed oil pipelines won’t reduce oil train traffic across the state, Minneapolis celebrates its first Indigenous People’s Day and a group uses Lakota teachings to train first responders.


Minnesota Native News: Seeing Through Native Eyes

This week on Minnesota Native News – tribal history plays a role in the Minntac mine expansion and changes are afoot in state child welfare protocol.

Minnesota Native News: Statewide Health Summit

In this special edition Minnesota Native News covers the recent health summit hosted by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the state Department of Human Services. Tribal leaders and state officials are coming to terms with the impact from the increase in opioid addictions across the state.


Minnesota Natie News: Visioning

This week on Minnesota Native News: possible help for those struggling to get their GED, Minnesota colleges recognized for Native American student achievement, MacArthur Award winner Sarah Deer and young people leading work to improve health.

Minnesota Native News: Crowd Sourcing Pipeline Routes

This week on Minnesota Native News: the latest twist in the deliberations over the Sandpiper oil pipeline, three artists honored by the Minnesota Historical Society and a new initiative to shrink carbon emissions.


Minnesota Native News: The Most Sacred Crop

This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about the impact recent storms have had on harvesting the most sacred crop,
college and university strategies to support Native students and
organizing efforts to get state support for Native language revitalization programs.

Minnesota Native News: See My Face

This week on Minnesota Native News: The state DNR takes a deeper look into Walleye in Lake Mill Lacs, Honor the Earth leaders visit Enbridge offices, and a pop-up marketplace opens the gates to the Minneapolis American Indian cultural corridor.


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