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Minnesota Native News is a weekly 5-minute radio segment covering ideas and events relevant to Minnesota’s Native American communities since 2014. The team includes a majority of Native reporters/producers all sharing in the editorial and story-telling duties.
On a Saturday in early May, Minnesota high school students and educators gathered at the Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College within the Red Pine forests of the Fond Du Lac Indian reservation. They have gathered for the Jack Briggs Memorial Quiz Bowl: A tournament that puts the students’ knowledge of Ojibwe language, culture, … [Read Transcript...]
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear about two new freedom schools for native youth, teachers learning Ojibwe and Dakota star knowledge, a new children’s book honoring a Red Lake elder and a new website called Indigenous Cities dot com. [Read Transcript...]
Nearly 8-thousand American Indians from over 40 different sovereign tribes live in Minneapolis. And since the 1960’s, the section of Franklin Avenue between 11th and Cedar streets has been a gathering place for many. The community was established by Native leaders who brought a sense of tribal sovereignty to their urban community. And that same … [Read Transcript...]
After the ice melts on Nett Lake, it’s time for Saa Gi Ba Gaa. Britt Aamodt travels to the Bois Forte Reservation for the annual spring powwow, where jingle dresses and drum songs mix with stories about fry bread, dreams, homecomings, wise words and young love. [Read Transcript...]
