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  • New and Improved Library and Archives Catalog Makes Searching Even Easier

    Jan 30, 2019

    Today the Minnesota Historical Society rolled out a fresh new look for the Library and Archives catalog. Through a partnership with the Minnesota Program for Automated Library Systems (PALS), the Gale Family Library has launched an updated integrated library system that provides the same information and access to MNHS collections with many new functions. Highlights include: • A new, updated library catalog that will work on mobile devices • Ability to link directly to library records • Ability for researchers to save and export library recor...

  • Kalliopeia Foundation Provides Continued Funding for First Nations' Native Youth and Culture Fund Program for 2019

    Jan 30, 2019

    LONGMONT, Colorado (January 29, 2019) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has received a $500,000 grant from Kalliopeia Foundation in continuing support of First Nations’ Native Youth and Culture Fund (NYCF) grantmaking program for 2019. Since 2002, Kalliopeia Foundation has generously provided the bulk of funding for NYCF, which annually awards grants to Native American youth programs across the U.S. that enhance spiritual, cultural and language awareness, and promote youth empowerment, leadership and community building. Tho...

  • EIGHTH GENERATION LAUNCHES NEW "LITTLE WOOL BLANKETS" FOR THE LITTLE ONES IN YOUR LIFE OR THOSE WITH A PLAYFUL SPIRIT

    Jan 30, 2019

    SEATTLE – Eighth Generation, the first Native American-owned company to offer beautifully crafted wool blankets, is excited to unveil their latest project, "The Companion" and "Sprout" Little Wool Blanket. Designed by Eight Generation founder, Louie Gong (Nooksack) and Inspired Natives artist, Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe), the artfully crafted and smaller size wool blankets are designed for little ones or those who appreciate a playful spirit. In the Anishinaabe tradition, the otter is a s...

  • Canada's 1st Inuk Heart Surgeon Hopes More Inuit Kids Will Pursue Their Passions

    Jan 30, 2019

    Donna May Kimmaliardjuk's grandfather was born in an igloo in Nunavut and lived off the land for years. Now his granddaughter is Canada's first Inuk heart surgeon. Kimmaliardjuk, 28, a fourth-year cardiac surgery resident at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, says her grandfather couldn't be happier to see her pursue her passions. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/12/06/canada-first-inuk-heart-surgeon_a_23298939/?fbclid=IwAR17ulAAfiS7Zay19VI0pk91NFvfIJskAb8EZk8NoFYNpkqdTQYqCJi-wXU...

  • Postal Service calls off Wednesday deliveries over the cold

    Jan 30, 2019

    The U.S. Postal Service announced late Tuesday afternoon that deliveries and other services in Minnesota and several other states will be suspended Wednesday in the wake of a deep freeze unmatched for nearly a quarter-century. The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting a high of minus-17 in the Twin Cities on Wednesday, with windchills tumbling to the minus-50s. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-s-deepest-freeze-in-decades-prompts-mass-cancellations-closings/505026942/...