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This week on Minnesota Native News; Prairie Island Indian Community vies for 40-million dollars for renewable energy projects, tribes come together to support Native health and Hopkins School District American Indian Education has a year of firsts. [Read Transcript...]
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis recently held a roundtable conversation about helping American Indians and Alaska Natives build their own homes on trust land. Home ownership has the potential to stabilize communities, build regional economies and create generational wealth for Native families. Reporter Melissa Townsend speaks with one woman helping break down the barriers … [Read Transcript...]
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear lingering concerns over Minnesota’s involvement in police actions around the DAPL protests last year, classes held on the unique nature of indigenous pottery in our state, and an ancient site may get a new name. [Read Transcript...]
By bus, car and plane, thousands of Natives and allies gathered in Washington D.C. last week for the Native Nations Rise March. The event was organized by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Native Organizers Alliance and the Indigenous Environmental Network based in Bemidji, Minnesota. Reporter Melissa Townsend tells us more about some of the … [Read Transcript...]
