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Articles from the April 9, 2014 edition


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  • Lawrence Owen Branchaud

    Apr 9, 2014

    Lawrence Owen Branchaud, 67 of Red Lake died Monday, April 7, 2014 at the Red Lake Hospital. Services will be 11:00 am Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Lake, MN with Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo officiating. A wake will begin at 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Red Lake Center and go until the time of service. Interment will be at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. He was born August...

  • Red Lake Hosts Fourth Annual Gathering of Elders

    Michael Meuers|Apr 9, 2014

    Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda for the fourth year in a row as Red Lake hosted the Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Monday and Tuesday, March 31 and April 1, 2014. Red Lake Elders 55 and older came not only from reservation communities, but from Duluth and the Twin Cities. They were coming home, coming home to visit with relatives and long-time friends. An important part of the Gathering has been to provide a venue for youth and elders to...

  • Red Lake Hosts Fourth Annual Gathering of Elders - P2

    Michael Meuers|Apr 9, 2014

    Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda for the fourth year in a row as Red Lake hosted the Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Monday and Tuesday, March 31 and April 1, 2014. Red Lake Elders 55 and older came not only from reservation communities, but from Duluth and the Twin Cities. They were coming home, coming home to visit with relatives and long-time friends. An important part of the Gathering has been to provide a venue for youth and elders to...

  • Red Lake Hosts Fourth Annual Gathering of Elders - P3

    Michael Meuers|Apr 9, 2014

    Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda for the fourth year in a row as Red Lake hosted the Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Monday and Tuesday, March 31 and April 1, 2014. Red Lake Elders 55 and older came not only from reservation communities, but from Duluth and the Twin Cities. They were coming home, coming home to visit with relatives and long-time friends. An important part of the Gathering has been to provide a venue for youth and elders to...

  • BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014...

  • BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P2

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P2...

  • BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P3

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P3...

  • Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis on February 25, 2014....

  • Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis - P2

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis on February 25, 2014....

  • Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis - P3

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 9, 2014

    Chairman Jourdain presents State of the Band at MAIC in Minneapolis on February 25, 2014....

  • Fourth Annual Elder's Gathering held in Red Lake - P37

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 9, 2014

    There were at least 400 Elders that attended Red Lake's Fourth Annual Elder Gathering at Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Monday, March 31, 2014. It all began with registration and breakfast, followed by the Opening Ceremony with Spiritual Elder Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, drum group Young Kingbird led by Mark Kingbird, Welcome remarks by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain and the keynote address by Tatanka Means, Oglala Sioux--which focused on "Laughter is...

  • Red Lake Nation Candidate Forum - April 19, 2014

    Attention Red Lake Band Members You are invited to the Red Lake Nation Candidate Forum to be held at the Central Hillside Community Center, April 19, 2014, 12 East 4th St. 2 PM - 5 PM. Refreshments will be served. Please come and share your opinions and ask your questions. For more information contact the Duluth Urban Office at (218) 624-4418...

  • MADD Supports Bill to Strip DUI Immunity from State Lawmakers

    Apr 9, 2014

    St. Paul, MN – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has joined Concordia University political science students in support of HF 2281, referred to as the "DUI Immunity Bill." HF 2281 introduced by Representative Ryan Winkler and companion bill SF 2073 introduced by Senator Kathy Sheran, will change the current privilege of legislative immunity for all offenses that don't qualify as treason, felonies or "breach of the peace." That means if a legislator is pulled over for driving under the influence during the legislative session, no charges a...

  • Medical Marijuana Proposal to Receive Floor Vote Wednesday in the Minnesota House of Representatives

    Apr 9, 2014

    As lawmakers prepare for vote, second TV ad hitting Gov. Mark Dayton for obstructing the medical marijuana proposal will begin premiering tonight across Minnesota; ad features Bloomington man suffering from muscular dystrophy¬ — watch it now at http://youtu.be/rCBz8F1SsoY ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to hold a floor vote Wednesday on a proposal that would allow people with serious illnesses to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. Specifically, the House will vote on an amendment offered Tues...

  • Interior Signs Cooperative Agreement with Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate as Next Step in Land Buy-Back Program

    Apr 9, 2014

    WASHINGTON, DC – As part of President Obama’s commitment to help strengthen Native American communities, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the latest step in the implementation of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program), as the Department signed its next cooperative agreement, this time with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation located in northeastern South Dakota and in southeastern North Dakota. This agreement provides resources to the tribal government to fac...

  • Cribbage Boards For Honoring Our Elders Cribbage Tournament

    Apr 9, 2014

    The Red Lake Middle School Technology classes all worked together to complete these cribbage boards for the elders. We cut the boards then used a CNC Mill to mill the cribbage board holes. Then we cut and router the edges with a final sanding to follow. After the sanding was complete we stained and sealed them. With the help of the Red Lake High School business class we got each of them laser engraved with a Red Lake Nation logo, an eagle for the winner and a skunk. We also got some pegs and...

  • MN anti-bullying bill could have unintended consequences

    Mary C Tillotson, Watchdog Org|Apr 9, 2014

    Minnesota’s Senate recently passed an anti-bullying bill, which has opponents concerned about unintended consequences. The bill, proposed in response to a large number of bullying-related suicides in the state, would make it illegal for students to bully other students for certain reasons spelled out in the bill. “The worry is that some students will be living in fear of misspeaking. It’s one of those things that seems well-intended, but we don’t know how it could possibly be abused,” said Chris D. of Choice Media. “Once you start carving out...

  • Red Cross Honors Volunteers during National Volunteer Week

    Apr 9, 2014

    MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., April 8, 2014 — This National Volunteer Week, April 6 - 12, the American Red Cross Northern Minnesota Region is celebrating its volunteers and the work they do in the community to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Approximately 1700 volunteers serve with the Northern Minnesota Red Cross Region. Nationally, the Red Cross has nearly 400,000 volunteers, which represent more than 90 percent of the Red Cross workforce. “Our volunteers respond to house fires, teach lifesaving skills, support our...

  • Effort Aims at Investor Fraud in Native Communities from First Nations Development Institute

    Apr 9, 2014

    First Nations Development Institute Coordinates with FINRA Investor Education Foundation and SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy to Provide Outreach in Native American Communities LONGMONT, Colorado (April 8, 2014) – In observance of Financial Capability Month during April, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations [ http://www.firstnations.org ]) will be working closely with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation [ http://www.finrafoundation.org/ ] (FINRA Foundation) and the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office o...

  • Steve's Law passes Senate

    Bemidji Pioneer|Apr 9, 2014

    ST. PAUL — A bill to allow first responders to use tools to rapidly treat opiate overdoses Tuesday unanimously passed the Senate. Known as Steve's Law, named after a man who died of a drug overdose, allows public safety officials such as ambulance attendants and law enforcement officers to carry medication that helps people such as those suffering from heroin overdoses. The bill also provides legal immunity to those who try to help overdose patients. A similar bill is advancing in the House....

  • Apr 9, 2014

    ST. CLOUD — Alyssa Lommel, the University of Minnesota Duluth student who suffered frostbite after spending several hours outside in subzero temperatures, was on the search for an electric hand last week....

  • Apr 9, 2014

    MOORHEAD, Minn. – Police are investigating two Nebraska hockey players for allegedly circulating a video that shows one of the players having sex with a 15-year-old Moorhead girl when their minor league team was in town to play the Fargo Force in February....

  • Apr 9, 2014

    ST. PAUL — Minnesota state legislators could face a decision this legislative session about whether to approve marijuana for medical use, even though a medical marijuana bill is stalled in the House....

  • Apr 9, 2014

    ST. PAUL — Minnesota senators want to tack $209 million onto a $39 billion, two-year budget that state leaders enacted a year ago....

  • Apr 9, 2014

    SAN FRANCISCO — An alarming lapse in Internet security has exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive bits of information to potential theft by computer hackers who may have been secretly exploiting the problem before its discovery....

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