Articles from the January 19, 2021 edition
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Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon Parade - P6
Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Saturday Afternoon Parade...
Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Sunday Afternoon Session - P6
Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Sunday Afternoon Session...
Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Monday Afternoon Session - P6
Looking Back to July 2011 - Red Lake 4th of July Celebration - Monday Afternoon Session...
Lakota People's Law Project Statement on Biden Plan to Cancel KXL
The Lakota People’s Law Project is grateful to the incoming Biden administration for recognizing the calls of Indigenous communities in South Dakota over the past decade to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline. According to Lakota People’s Law Project Lead Counsel, Chase Iron Eyes, “This is a pivot point in history: either we start recognizing the health of our Earth as...
4 Indigenous-Made Films Premiering at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival January 28 – February 3
Following Founder and President Robert Redford’s original vision, the Sundance Institute has remained committed to supporting Indigenous artists throughout the Institute’s history. This has established a rich legacy of work and has supported more than 350 filmmakers through labs, grants, mentorships, public programs, and the platform of the Sundance Film Festival. The...
In 2020, America faced a crisis in the form of COVID-19. And it became VA's responsibility to see our Veterans through it.
Coping with crisis and emergency situations is nothing new to VA. We trace our birth back to the Civil War, when an exhausted President Lincoln called on America to care for everyone who took up arms in that bloody battle. VA evolved in leaps and bounds when World War II called for a nationwide system to care for the men and women who liberated Europe. In 2020, VA faced a very...
Launch MN Showcases the Momentum of Our Partners and Startup Grantees in West Central Region
This week, more than a dozen community organizations, educators and small business innovators came together to discuss their work together to fuel growth of entrepreneurs in West Central Minnesota. Over the past year, the regional ecosystem in West Central Minnesota has seen increased engagement due to greater outreach across the region. In fact, applications for gBeta have...
Mentors Play Vital Role During Pandemic and Social Unrest Happening in the Community
Minneapolis, MN – The YMCA, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, shares how mentoring and supportive relationships matter now more than ever because many people are experiencing social isolation and navigating new financial and social challenges. Mentors are safe and non-judgmental...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture to Host Industrial Hemp Forum
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) invites anyone interested in hemp and hemp production to its 2021 Industrial Hemp Forum. The two-day virtual evert will be held Wednesday, February 10, and Thursday, February 11, from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The event is free to attend. Forum topics include federal and state regulations, plant breeding and agronomy,...
Secretary Bernhardt Signs Historic Secretarial Order to Transition the National Bison Range Into Tribal Trust for the Flathead Indian Reservation
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt signed Secretary’s Order 3390 and directed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to facilitate the transition of property related to the National Bison Range (NBR) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA will formally take the land into...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: Our Nation was Born in Genocide
As Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, across America, many tribal, federal, state and local governments will be closed to honor the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday should be more than a day off work or school. It should be a day of reflection. It should be a day to reflect on justice...
Nathan "Doggface" Apodaca (Arapaho) Joins the Biden Inaugural "Parade Across America"
WASHINGTON - The Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC)on Monday announced "Parade Across America" for Wednesday, Jan.20, 2021. According to the PIC, the inaugural parade will feature diverse, dynamic performances in communities in all 56 states and territories, celebrate America's heroes, and highlight the diversity,...
Tribes Highlight the Need to Renew the Meaning and Application of Dr. King's Work
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In honor of Martin Luther King Day, USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF), an inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico, released the following statement on...
Keystone XL is out; Dakota Access next?
President-elect Joe Biden is wasting no time reversing the climate and energy policies of President Donald Trump. The incoming administration signaled Monday that it will end United States backing of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Biden plan, reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, makes the case that supporting the $8 billion pipeline no longer works in the era of...
