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Did You Know That KAWE is an Ojibwe Word? Happy Birthday from Michael Meuers Explore the beginning of KAWE, and the formative years of Lakeland PBS with conversations with those who were there at the beginning to bring Public Television to northern Minnesota. There are interviews with many familiar faces, and maybe even me? KAWE Channel 9 signed on the air on June 1, 1980. You can review those formative years of Lakeland PBS in northern Minnesota in a special hour presentation on Thursday, June...
Red Lake Nation held their biennial election on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Incumbents from Red Lake, Little Rock and Ponemah all won re-election gaining more than 50% of the vote. However, none of the seven candidates from Redby reached that threshold. This means a late July run-off election between the top two winners. Red Lakers also approved a referendum on whether to allow medical cannabis within the nation's boundaries. The measure was approved 80% to 20%. Election Fourteen candidates vied...
Candidates were recently endorsed by the DFL party to take on GOP incumbents Sen. Pau Paul Utke of Park Rapids and Rep. Matt Grossell of Clearbrook. These GOP legislators represent the Red Lake Reservation. Utke in addition represents the White Earth Reservation. Roy and Liend hope to defeat them. Endorsed for State Senate was Alan Roy of White Earth, and endorsed for State Representative is Jeremiah Liend of rural Bemidji. Alan Roy: DFL Endorsed Candidate for State Senator District 2 "With...
All three northern Tribal Chairmen, Tribal College Presidents and all three Tribal Education Directors or Superintendents will be at a signing of a resolution regarding higher education in Indian Country. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed on Thursday, March 25, 2020 from noon to 1:30 pm. The event will be held at Red Lake Casino Banquet Room. "This is the first step toward trying to get at least $1M for each Tribal College from the State of MN," said Dan King, President of...
It was standing room only as Band members, and friends of Red Lake Nation slowly streamed into the Red Lake Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Friday, February 28, 2020. They were there to attend the annual State of the Band Address scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. "Sovereignty is Our Power" was the theme. In this annual report to the people, Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., along with Tribal Treasurer Annette Johnson and Secretary Samuel R. Strong, would recap the Tribal Council's 2019...
It was standing room only as Band members, and friends of Red Lake Nation slowly streamed into the Red Lake Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Friday, February 28, 2020. They were there to attend the annual State of the Band Address scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. "Sovereignty is Our Power" was the theme. In this annual report to the people, Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., along with Tribal Treasurer Annette Johnson and Secretary Samuel R. Strong, would recap the Tribal Council's 2019...
The Fourteenth Annual Red Lake Community Wellness Gathering was held Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 8-10, 2020 at Red Lake Nation College in Red Lake. Community Members, Tribal Programs, School Personnel, Mental Health and other programs & services from Red Lake, other reservations and non-Indian communities were welcomed. The event was free and open to the public with lunch provided each day. This is the second year the Wellness Gathering has been held earlier in the year during the...
The Fourteenth Annual Red Lake Community Wellness Gathering was held Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, January 8-10, 2020 at Red Lake Nation College in Red Lake. Community Members, Tribal Programs, School Personnel, Mental Health and other programs & services from Red Lake, other reservations and non-Indian communities were welcomed. The event was free and open to the public with lunch provided each day. This is the second year the Wellness Gathering has been held earlier in the year during the...
Two Minnesota State Commissioners visited with the Red Lake Tribal Council at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Commissioner Steve Grove Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Minnesota Public Safety (MPS) Commissioner John Harrington were the latest agency heads to visit with the Red Lake tribal leaders. Appearing separately, Commissioner Grove addressed the council first followed by Commissioner Harrington. The...
A beautiful day matched the mood of Red Lakers, and others associated with social services and health care, gathered for a three-day Cultural Wellness Conference from 8-4:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 8 to noon on Thursday, September 17-19, 2019. Each day included general sessions with keynote speakers first thing in the morning and at the close of the day. Mornings and afternoons also included four or five workshops some repeated, some presented only once. Entertainment was also on the...
A beautiful day matched the mood of Red Lakers, and others associated with social services and health care, gathered for a three-day Cultural Wellness Conference from 8-4:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 8 to noon on Thursday, September 17-19, 2019. Each day included general sessions with keynote speakers first thing in the morning and at the close of the day. Mornings and afternoons also included four or five workshops some repeated, some presented only once. Entertainment was also on the...
A beautiful day matched the mood of a large turnout of urban Red Lakers and others gathered for a special event on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Those assembled would witness the groundbreaking ceremony for Mino-Bimaadiziwin (The Good Life) Housing Project and the Annual Red Lake Nation Embassy Picnic from 1 to 4 pm. The site is located at 2105 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, in a growing Native American Cultural Corridor adjacent to the Franklin Avenue Metro Blue line LRT station with ample green...
A large delegation from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) visited with the Red Lake Tribal Council at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. An invitation from the Council was sent to the office MN DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen via the tribe's Government Affairs/MN person, (and 2018 endorsed GOP candidate for Lieutenant Governor) Donna Bergstrom. Bergstrom is a Red Lake member living in Duluth. Strommen was serious about networking,...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians hosted its' Seventh Annual Gabeshiwin (Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp) for youth on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 7 - 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on three perfect, sunny summer days featuring a light breeze. The camp is located at the Ponemah Round House in the backwoods of Obaashiing near the lake. Scores and scores of adults and youth registered over the three days. Admission was free with transportation and meals provided. Campers are not...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians hosted its' Seventh Annual Gabeshiwin (Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp) for youth on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 7 - 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on three perfect, sunny summer days featuring a light breeze. The camp is located at the Ponemah Round House in the backwoods of Obaashiing near the lake. Scores and scores of adults and youth registered over the three days. Admission was free with transportation and meals provided. Campers are not...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians will host an Ojibwe Language and Culture Camp on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 7 to 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. for the seventh consecutive year. The three-day Gabeshiwin (camp) will feature, lacrosse, moccasin game, Ojibwe Bingo, rock painting, sand art, tobacco pouch making, traditional Anishinaabe teachings and more. The camp's location will again be at the Ponemah Round House in the back woods of Obaashiing. (Ponemah) Transportation and meals...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Secretary Thom Petersen and several staff persons visited with Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki, Sr., Tribal Secretary Samuel Strong, Ponemah Rep Gary Nelson, and Red Lake Nation directors and staff concerned with sustainable farming, gardening and land use on Tuesday morning, July 16, 2019 at the Red Lake Tribal Headquarters for a little over two hours. Red Lake Nation has been exploring the possibilities of hemp farming for several years, so hemp was among...
Minnesota House Majority Leader, and Bemidji native, Representative Ryan Winkler (DFL) District: 46A, attended Red Lake Independence Day celebrations, parade and powwow Saturday, July 6, 2019. Red Lake Nation's annual independence day parade and celebration (July 6) commemorates the tribe's formal sovereignty under an 1889 land agreement with the U.S. government. The tribe's political sovereignty is a point of pride for members. Red Lake is one of only two "closed" reservations in the country,...
The 13th Annual Red Lake Nation Youth Leadership Conference was held Wednesday thru Friday, May 29-31, 2019, at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, MN. The conference theme this year was "Indigenous Power." The conference featured national and local speakers, presenters and performers, as well as youth activities and a banquet. Things started off Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 pm at Red Lake Nation College with a Miikawaadizi "Be Beautiful" Fashion Show, emceed by Chance Rush. According to Karen...
The 13th Annual Red Lake Nation Youth Leadership Conference was held Wednesday thru Friday, May 29-31, 2019, at Red Lake High School in Red Lake, MN. The conference theme this year was "Indigenous Power." The conference featured national and local speakers, presenters and performers, as well as youth activities and a banquet. Things started off Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 pm at Red Lake Nation College with a Miikawaadizi "Be Beautiful" Fashion Show, emceed by Chance Rush. According to Karen...
The 14th Annual Red Lake Nation Youth Leadership Conference will be held Wednesday thru Friday, May 28 - 31, 2019, at Red Lake High School in Red Lake Minnesota. The conference theme this year is "Indigenous Power." The conference will feature national and local presenters and performers, youth activities and banquet. Wednesday, Day One, will not begin until evening at 6 pm at the Red Lake Nation College and feature a fashion show and entertainment. Workshops and presentations will be held from...
Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda when the Red Lake Band hosted its Ninth Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, 2019. Red Lake Elders (55 and older) came not only from reservation communities, but from Bois Forte, White Earth, Leech Lake, 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...
Anishaa (Just for Fun) made up much of the agenda when the Red Lake Band hosted its Ninth Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, 2019. Red Lake Elders (55 and older) came not only from reservation communities, but from Bois Forte, White Earth, Leech Lake, 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...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A delegation from Red Lake Nation traveled to St. Paul on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 to meet with Governor, Walz, State Commissioners, Senators and Representatives in the areas of Education, Health, Human Services, Housing, and Chemical Health, concerns of the Red Lake Band. Minnesota's Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is a tribal citizen of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. She and Gov. Tim Waltz were elected last November. Flanagan holds the highest elected position at state...
RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION - Anishaa (Just for Fun) will make up much of the agenda when Red Lake hosts its Ninth Annual Gathering of Elders at Seven Clans Casino (Red Lake) on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 – 2, 2019. The event will include informational booths on tribal programs and services available for elders. An important part of the Gathering has been to provide a venue for youth and elders to interact and learn from each other. Red Lake young people will mix with their elders as v...
