Minnesota Native News: Big Firsts
This week on Minnesota Native News, Governor Dayton appoints the first state Supreme Court Justice of American Indian Descent and news from the recent state legislative session. [Read Transcript...]
Public Affairs
Minnesota Native News: Safe Harbors, Spirit Camp & The Wall
This Week on Minnesota Native News we hear about efforts to keep more Native women and children safe from trafficking, a Spirit Camp encourages community building and A Moving Wall is coming to Fond Du Lac. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota Native News Special Edition: Responding to the Opioid Crisis in MN Native Communities
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, Minnesota had more American Indians dying from overdoses than any other state. That same year, well over half of pregnant Native women gave birth to … [Read Transcript...]
Minnesota Native News: Considering News Ways
This week on Minnesota Native News: state rules protecting wild rice are delayed until 2018, American Indian nutrition and health continues to get unprecedented attention, and one Minnesota county seeks help to reach Native people who are homeless. [Read Transcript...]