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On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, starting at 1 PM at the Red Lake Humanities and surrounding locations, a New Years Celebration to start off the new year was held. A Moccasin Game Tourney and Cooking Contest was held at the Redby Community Center during the day, as well. Schedule · Wednesday, January 1, 2020 1:00 PM Welcome Ceremony 1:30 PM Cake Walk - 4 Directions Development Lobby 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Snow Shoe Presentation - Outside Activity 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Free Throw Contest - Divisions TBA -...
Two hours into the new year, the revelry was winding down inside a bar in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood when gunfire pierced the air. A flurry of shots struck a man in the parking lot outside Johnny Baby's during closing time. Responding officers found him gravely wounded in the driver's seat of a vehicle that had crashed at the scene. http://www.startribune.com/one-dead-another-injured-after-north-minneapolis-stabbing/566625791/?refresh=true...
Nur Mohamed turned 48 on the first day of 2020, but it didn't feel special. First, he probably wasn't born on Jan. 1. Second, he knows lots of people with the same birthday. "If you go on Facebook, you're going to see many people with their birthday," said Mohamed, who was born in Somalia and came to the United States from a Kenyan refugee camp in 1996. http://www.startribune.com/for-many-somali-americans-happy-new-year-means-happy-birthday/566639041/...
A New Year's resolution made on Facebook by St. Paul's police chief could lead to the elimination of language in the Minnesota Constitution that says slavery is acceptable when it's used as a criminal punishment. The phrase, among the very first sentences in the 14-article Constitution that ushered Minnesota into statehood in 1858, drew the attention of St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell a few months ago when he read about other states confronting slavery passages in their constitutions....
TAMPA, FLA. – Tyler Johnson launched off the field and outstretched his right arm. Reaching, reaching. Eyes pinned on the ball as it smacked into his curved palm. His right foot, toe pointed, just barely tapped the green turf before he tumbled out of bounds. http://www.startribune.com/gophers-dominate-auburn-31-24-to-win-outback-bowl/566631281/...
CHICAGO - The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois to the delight of pot fans - many who began lining up hours early at dispensaries. About 500 people were outside Dispensary 33 in Chicago. Renzo Mejia made the first legal purchase in the shop shortly after 6 a.m., the earliest that Illinois' new law allowed such sals. http://www.startribune.com/illinois-sees-first-legal-sales-of-recreational-marijuana/566627541/...
RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION - A lot of snow fell over the weekend, shutting down some area businesses and making travel difficult. Many people were unable to make it out of their yards. The Red Lake Tribal Council issued the following statement Sunday evening: "Due to the continued bad weather, ALL Tribal Programs will have a late start tomorrow, Monday, December 30th and will open at 1 PM. Essential rule remains in effect." It was later changed to administrative leave for the entire day...
Both Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors, including both JV teams, played in the Moorhead Holiday Tournament on December 27 and 28. The Warriors lost to NCE/U-H 92-75 on Friday, and lost on Saturday to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 88-61. Red Lake is now 4-4 on the season, NCE/UH moved to 7-1 and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton moved to 4-3. The Warriors will host WHA on Friday, January 3, 2020, travel to Northwoods on Saturday January 4 and travel to Pine River on January 10th. The Lady Warriors lost to New...
RED LAKE, MN - About 600 Red Lake Nation elders attended the annual Red Lake Nation Elder's Christmas Party held on Friday, December 20, 2019. The event featured a roast beef dinner, live music by Cadillac Country, while 500 candy bags were handed out, and $20.00 gift cards from Target. They ran out of the candy bags. Red Lake High School student boys and girls basketball team players helped with the serving of the dinner into a packed house and lasted from 11 AM to 1 PM....
RED LAKE, MN - In November 2019, the Red Lake Tribal Council approved a $200.00 payment distribution for the enrolled membership of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Over $2.4 million dollars was issued to tribal members, with the distribution of checks for on-reservation members on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Red Lake Humanities and the Ponemah Center from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Checks were mailed on December 12, 2019 to members residing off the Reservation. For more information see:...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors, coming off an 83-77 OT upset win over Cass Lake on Friday night, hosted Fon du Lac on Saturday, December 14, 2019. The Warriors led at the half 43-25, and added 37 more in the second half to take the win,80-65. Delwyn Holthusen Jr. led all scorers with 34 points, Aaron Chaboyear added 10, and Trenton Holthusen and James Beaulieu each hit for 8 points. Connor Barney led FDL with 22 points and Jordon Brown had 19 for FDL. Red Lake is now 3-0 on the season,...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors snapped a 4-game losing streak on Saturday, December 14, as they hosted FDL and won 104-17. Red Lake had led FDL 60-6 in the first half, and scored 29 unanswered points before their opponents could get on the scoreboard. Gerika Kingbird led all scorers with 25, Autumn Holthusen added 17 and Kelanna McClain hit for 10. The entire team scored at least 2 points in the game. Tannia Masquadace led FDL with 6 points. Red Lake is now 3-6 on the season, while...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors, ranked 11th in the State, held their Home Opener on Thursday, December 5, 2019, against 7th ranked Walker-Hackensack-Akley. Red Lake had beat Nevis on Tuesday, while WHA had won their first game on November 26th against Menahga. Red Lake started off slow in the first half, missing several shots and getting out-rebounded by the taller WHA girls. But they kept plugging away and trailed by just 7 points at the half, 37-30. In their first game against Nevis...
Washington, D.C. – As millions of Americans awoke on New Year's Day, we learned the Trump Administration and the FDA will soon present a ban on all flavors except tobacco and menthol in pod-based vaping devices. Though the ban is not as sweeping as first rumored, it will still deprive millions of adults of the harm-reducing flavors they have enjoyed to switch away from using cigarettes. Yaël Ossowski, deputy director of the D.C.-based Consumer Choice Center, said a ban of this magnitude is still bad public policy, and deprives adults of more...
DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Hunting and Fishing Compact has been extended through December 31, 2020, based on a signed agreement tied to an offer received yesterday from the state. “I am very confident this will continue the opportunity for our tribal members to hunt and fish in the State of Oklahoma in the upcoming year,” said Gary Batton, Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. “This allows us the time to explore possibilities to exercise our tribal sovereignty for a longer-term solution.” Based on the terms...
CLOQUET, MN-The seventh annual Food for Thought: A Tasting Event at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is set for Thursday, January 16, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the campus commons and amphitheater. The event is sponsored by the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community Foundation as a major fundraiser for the student scholarship fund. Food for Thought is a tasting event where area businesses offer food specialties for guests to sample. Approximately 15 local vendors have volunteered to...
DURANT, Okla. – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Hunting and Fishing Compact with the State of Oklahoma is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2019. Though the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Choctaw Nation have agreed upon a proposal to renew, the compact has had no response from the Governor’s Office. “We are disappointed that negotiations have come to a standstill with state administration on the Hunting and Fishing Compact,” said Jack Austin, Jr., Assistant Chief for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, who has led hunting...
RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION - The annual community wellness gathering is scheduled for January 8-10, 2020 at the Red Lake Nation College. The objective of this gathering is to provide a catalyst for change in the community for people seeking solutions and opportunities that improve the quality of life for themselves and others. Using the Medicine Wheel as a guide, this gathering will focus on "what is working" when fostering success in people overcoming poverty, addictions, health issues,...
Companies established by members of a state-recognized Creek Indian tribe in Alabama were awarded more than $240 million in federal contracts even though the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs found no evidence that they were of indigenous background, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times. Two companies run by a member of a different Alabama group that has not obtained federal recognition secured another $273 million, according to the Times. In both cases, the money came from...
Native Americans gathered in Sioux City for New Year's Eve Tuesday night to honor their heritage with music and dance, and set an example of living a healthy lifestyle. The community's powwow celebrated Native American culture, different styles of dancing, and food – all while completely sober. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/we-have-be-role-models-native-americans-hold-sober-new-years-eve-powwow...
The man shot to death outside his Rapid City apartment Sunday afternoon and the man who died after evacuating were both faithful Christians who enjoyed singing gospel music and spending time with their large families. "He was a man of God, he loved the lord, and he sang, he sang gospel music," Loveletta Iron Horse said about her husband David, who she found wounded right outside their front door. https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/gunman-s-victim-and-man...
As part of the Casting Society of America's stated "ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion in casting" in the film and television industry, the organization has set an international open call for Native American, First Nations and Indigenous actors for Sunday January 12, 2020 on a scheduled appointment-only basis. For in-person scheduled auditions, participating locations will include Los Angeles, New York, Albuquerque, Portland, Chicago, Norman, Oklahoma and Montreal. If interested...