Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki, Sr. discussed the tribe's solar initiative, among other issues, at this year's Red Lake Nation State of the Band Address on Friday. Seki said they are currently in the process of selecting a location for their solar farm. https://lptv.org/future-projects-discussed-at-annual-red-lake-nation-state-of-the-band-address/?fbclid=IwAR0fbz68-c3NgboNUq0h3O-PXwMW1V6lIVvRrj_BSerR_Agk789kxKeRPNU...
A transportation development plan is in the works for the Leech Lake Reservation. According to a post on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Facebook page, the Leech Lake Tribal Transportation is working on a developmental plan to identify transportation related needs for the Leech Lake Reservation. The Facebook post said an integral part of the process will be to work with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities, challenges and constraints of the Leech Lake Tribal Transportation system and how the system can be improved. Two sur...
Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College has named BSU alumna Chrissy Koch as the new executive director of the American Indian Resource Center. Koch has been the American Indian Resource Center's outreach specialist since July 2019. During that time, Koch worked to bring American Indian student groups to campus and guide them through the application process. She also spent time building relationships with BSU's tribal college partners at Red Lake Nation College, White Earth...
A Beltrami County Attorney argued a case centering on a DWI that happened on the Red Lake reservation in 2017 before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday. According to a press release from David Hanson, the case will have "broad implications for both Beltrami County and the Red Lake Nation." The defendant in the case, who had 13 prior DWIs and is currently in prison for this offense, is arguing that because Red Lake Police Officer who stopped him was not licensed by the State of Minnesota,...
Cass Lake now has a homeless shelter for community members in need. The shelter offers temporary housing for individuals and families. Construction for the homeless shelter in Cass Lake began in 2018, and now that it’s complete, officials say the shelter will provide temporary housing until the bigger issue of affordable housing on Leech Lake is resolved. “It’s been a big need for our band members and community members for many years,” said Arthur “Archie” LaRose, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Secretary/Treasurer. “This is a positive homeless shel...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Record-breaking cold temperatures are freezing Minnesota lakes weeks earlier than normal. Monday was the coldest high temperature in three decades in the Twin Cities. The temperature reached 18 degrees at midnight, tying the coldest high record set in 1986. The National Weather Service said Tuesday and Wednesday may see record cold from the southern Plains to the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes and beyond. An arctic air mass that started in Siberia has moved through the Midwest and East Coast. The Star Tribune r...
A Red Lake woman has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for assaulting her boyfriend. On Wednesday, United States Attorney Erica H. McDonald announced the sentencing of Mishaun Aryn Neadeau, 30, of Red Lake in U.S District Court in St. Paul. Neadeau pleaded guilty for one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury on May 28, 2019. According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, on November 11, 2018, Neadeau called her boyfriend into their home and shot him t...
A Minnesota lawmaker cursed at a nurse, disrupted the Regions Hospital emergency room and accused police officers of brutality in May, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Matt Grossell, 53, of Clearbrook was issued a citation for disorderly conduct and trespassing following altercations with security guard and St. Paul police at the Best Western Kelly Inn in St. Paul and later with staff and police at Regions. The new details, contained in supplemental police reports, provide a more graphic account of what has already been reported,...
A level three predatory offender, Michael Warren Smith, 33, will be released on July 15 and plans to live in Bemidji after serving his prison sentence. According to the notification released by the Bemidji Police Department, Smith will move to the 600 block of 4th Street in Northwest Bemidji. He has a history of engaging in sexual contact and conduct with known male and female children. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Smith has a fair complexion and is 5 ft. 11 in. tall, 230...
