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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
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...]
This week on Minnesota Native News we’ll hear about a new initiative to improve policing in American Indian and communities of color and an interview with Danielle Grant, the former head of Indian Education at Minneapolis Public Schools. [Read Transcript...]
Learning a language can be difficult, especially if the language is not commonly heard. But Britt Aamodt tracked down an online talking dictionary that was started in Minnesota to preserve and teach Ojibwe. [Read Transcript...]
