Minnesota Native News: Pow Wow Season
This week on Minnesota Native News: It’s pow wow season so we bring you highlights from the Bemijigimaag pow wow that kicked off the season this spring. [Read Transcript...]
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The 2015 Fond du Lac Veterans’ Powwow
In this special edition of Minnesota Native News, producer and Air Force veteran Britt Aamodt checks out the 22nd annual Fond du Lac Veterans' Powwow. Chairwoman Karen Diver and General Rick Nash, Minnesota's highest-ranking officer, celebrate the life of Ojibwe codetalker Lex Porter. Minnesota's native and non-native vets share stories of life in uniform. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota Native News: Onward
This week on Minnesota Native News, The Red Lake Nation considers growing marijuana, Mill Lacs Band Members gather for the State of the Band, State employees learn more about tribal consultation and more. [Read Transcript...]
County poor facilities were once society’s safety net
Starting about the time that Minnesota became a state, people who were incapable of working or perhaps down on their luck had a network of private charities that helped out. But Minnesota also offered several county-run residences--some that doubled as farms that produced goods to offset the cost of caring for people. [Read Transcript...]