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  • Red Lake Nation approves medical cannabis

    Dalton Walker, Indian Country Today|May 29, 2020

    A historic vote for an Ojibwe tribe in Minnesota revealed mass support for medical cannabis. Red Lake Nation citizens voted on Wednesday in favor of medical cannabis on tribal land with 80 percent approval. The results were 1,765 in favor and 425 against, according to the tribe's election board. A simple majority was needed. The results make the tribe one of the first in Minnesota to have a medical cannabis program. Cannabis advocate Kevin Jones, Red Lake, said he helped gather the required...

  • Red Lake Nation: Home to Minnesota's biggest basketball fans

    Dalton Walker, Star Tribune|Mar 9, 2016

    Basketball is a way of life on the Red Lake reservation in northern Minnesota. With the Red Lake Warriors playing in the boys' state tournament Thursday, a former player and lifelong fan explains why Warriors fans are so passionate "Let's go do this for the rez, bro." The Red Lake Warriors boys' basketball team clinched a spot in the state tournament last Friday night and my Facebook feed was packed with celebratory posts all weekend long. But these were the words that stuck with me. They were...