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Roberta J (Holstein) Wind Born: Mon., Jan. 20, 1941 Died: Sun., Feb. 7, 2016 Visitation 5:00 PM Wed., Feb. 10, 2016 Location: Veterans Memorial Building Funeral Service 11:00 AM Fri., Feb. 12, 2016 Location: Veterans Memorial Building Roberta Jane Holstein-Wind, "Mindiimooye"- which means "Old Lady" and "Onaabi-ishpiibinesiikwe" – which means "Looking Above Thunder Woman", of the Loon Clan, age 75, of Cass Lake, MN, began her spiritual journey at her home in Cass Lake on Sunday, February 7, 2016...
A blizzard warning issued Sunday by the National Weather Service stretched across virtually all of southern Minnesota, from Redwood Falls through New Ulm, Fairmont, Mankato and Albert Lea. Whiteout conditions, caused by strong winds combining with new snowfall and the remnants of what fell last week, affected areas west and south of the Twin Cities from Sunday night into Monday morning. Travel along Interstates 90 and 35 was forecast to be especially precarious as the current snowpack got a new layer of snow while wind gusts of up to 55 miles...
WILLISTON, N.D. – The “man camps” sprang up from the prairie, rows of trailers and modular steel boxes that housed thousands of workers chasing their fortunes in North Dakota’s oil fields. But these days, the man camps are missing something: men. Roughly eight years ago, at the peak of the last recession, oil drilling began to transform these remote corners of the plains into an economic beacon, attracting billions of dollars in investments and thousands of workers in search of good-paying jobs and an escape from America’s economic pain. But...
A box of mosquito repellent destined to help protect pregnant women from the Zika virus in Haiti was turned away Saturday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when a group of Minnesota medical volunteers tried to check it as baggage, a trip organizer said Sunday. The eight Twin Citians were flying to Caphaitian, Haiti, via Miami, on American Airlines Saturday morning. Non-aerosol bottles of the DEET-based repellent were in a box that weighed about 30 pounds, said Dr. Leslee Jaeger, who delivered the bug spray — purchased with d...
Medical marijuana is no miracle cure. The Hauser family knew that before they gave their toddler his first dose. Wyatt Hauser of Woodbury was the first patient to be enrolled in Minnesota’s medical cannabis program last summer. While the fledgling industry struggled with low enrollment, high prices and a skeptical medical community, the 3-year-old swallowed cannabis oil mixed with applesauce three times a day as his parents waited to see if the treatment would help after every other epilepsy drug had failed. http://www.start...
The death of moose No. 161 was written in the snow. Emaciated and sick, he had bedded down deep in the North Woods. In his final struggle to rise, he plowed a dark furrow across the white ground before collapsing beneath a towering white pine. Ordinarily, his carcass would have melted slowly into the earth. But within 24 hours, it was hoisted away by helicopter — one of 47 dead moose that scientists have airlifted, dragged or tobogganed out of the woods in an extraordinary project to find out why the massive animals are disappearing from M...
SALT LAKE CITY — A series of communication breakdowns led a parole board to release a man to a drug treatment center where he later escaped and killed a police officer working overtime to pay for cancer treatments, the Utah Department of Corrections said Friday following an internal review. The department vowed to take steps to ensure the problem doesn't happen again — including requiring that probation and parole supervisors immediately log all details about arrests into an electronic system. Officials haven't decided if they will dis...
Star Tribune journalists, previous award winners, and the state poet laureate are among the finalists for Minnesota Book Awards, chosen by 24 judges from around the state and announced Saturday afternoon. Also among the finalists are six books published by the University of Minnesota Press. The winners will be announced April 16 at the Minnesota Book Awards gala in St. Paul. Between then and now there will be many events around the metro to allow the public to meet the authors and hear them read from their works. Here are the finalists....
A national Native American church that courts have allowed to possess and distribute peyote will soon open branches in three former Orange County pot shops, where they plan to use and dispense marijuana and other illegal drugs as part of religious ceremonies. What’s more, church members say almost anyone can join the religion and partake in its hallucinogenic sacraments, regardless of whether they have Native American heritage. Representatives from the Oklevueha Native American Church, which claims over 200 branches nationwide, said they r...
With hundreds of indigenous girls and women murdered or missing across Canada, the families of victims in B.C. held a mourning ceremony in Prince George. The B.C government invited family members of victims to a three-day, private gathering there this week, which was held not far from the Highway of Tears where 18 girls or women have been murdered or gone missing. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hundreds-of-victims-bc-family-members-gather-to-mourn-1.3436386...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is seeking potentially millions of dollars from Urban Outfitters Inc. over clothing, jewelry and other merchandise bearing the tribe’s name that the popular retailer has sold. The clothing chain asked a federal judge in Santa Fe on Wednesday to limit how far back in time the tribe can go to seek money over the company’s products, which included everything from necklaces, jackets and pants to a flask and underwear with the “Navajo” name. The judge did not issue an immediate ruling. http://ww...
Wisconsin tribes are speaking out against a bill that proposes a long list of changes to state laws regulating lakes and wetlands. Wild rice was a chief concern among tribes at Thursday's meeting of the Voigt Intertribal Task Force. Vice-Chair Mic Isham said a 1983 federal court ruling known as the Voigt Decision recognized tribes’ treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather in ceded territories. Isham said the bill — which would ease restrictions on filling wetlands and dredging along lakefronts — ignores those rights and would harm wild rice...
FAIRBANKS—A former Healy Lake tribal administrator was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement and three years of probation on Friday for converting federal government and tribal funds for her own use. JoAnn Polston, 60, of Fairbanks, pleaded guilty in September to one count of theft of government funds and one count of embezzlement and theft from an Indian tribal organization. U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline also ordered Polston to pay $102,860 in restitution to the Healy Lake Tribe and $4,577 to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. P...
Can a payday lender’s contract require all borrowers’ disputes be subject to an arbitration process in which decisions are exempt from federal law? In a decision announced this week with potential consequences for millions of contracts signed every day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has said no. The decision shines a light on a particularly disreputable instance of the generally worrisome phenomenon of payday loans. Its importance, however, touches on broader issues, including the sovereignty of Indian tribes. The facts of the...
DENVER — At the center of the American Indian College Fund’s new campaign is a staggering statistic—less than one percent of college students are American Indian. The College Fund joined forces with longtime partner, Portland-based advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, to create a public service announcement to increase enrollment. “We are in the business of ensuring that American Indian students are able to use modern tools to build better societies in their communities and in the United States. A college education is a critical tool we can hel...
Learning can be a transformative experience, whether it's at the elementary school or university level. But what is often overlooked is how our education system doesn't account for the unique experiences of indigenous students and teachers. Elizabeth Gouthro, the director of learning with the Calgary Board of Education, has become an ally to that city's indigenous community by making sure indigenous youth receive the best education possible. Last year, she received an award for her efforts — a Partner in Indigenous Education award from I...
It wasn’t too many generations ago that Minnesota’s Native American children were forcibly enrolled in Indian boarding schools and taught to forget their traditions in favor of American culture. Anishinable Academy, an elementary and middle years public school in Seward, was founded so Native kids would have a place to learn the Anishinabe and Lakota languages, along with math and science. The focus is on diminishing the achievement gap between white and Native students in Minneapolis Public Schools. http://www.citypages.com...
Update: A statement from the Flagstaff Lady Eagles reads in part "HUMBLE. If everything could be summed up in one word, it would be humble. We never imagined that our Lady Eagles, after being made to take down their expression of culture, their Tsiyéél, would become the topic of discussion around the world." -- Posted February 7, 2016 A girls basketball team in Arizona is seeing a lot of support after its members were forced to get rid of their Navajo hairstyle before a game this week. The Flagstaff Lady Eagles had their hair tied in a t...
A high school basketball game in Saint John this Saturday is aiming to build ties between First Nations and non-First Nations communities. Simonds High School is hosting the inaugural Nation2Nation Varsity Girls challenge against the Chief Allison Bernard Memorial High School from Eskasoni First Nation, in Cape Breton. Jason Peters coaches the Simonds Seabees varsity girls and organized the event to foster a greater cultural understanding at the school. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/simonds-nations2nations-bask...
Every day, Lorelei Williams tells her family's story. It's one of violence and sadness, yes, but also of hope, resilience, and determination. Her aunt, Belinda Williams, went missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 40 years ago. Williams also lost her young cousin, Tanya Holyk, who went missing in 1996 and was later named as one of Robert Pickton's victims. Today, Williams has become one of Canada's most vocal advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/dnto/the-story-she-carries-lorelei-w...
On January 6, 2016, a set of candidates campaigning on a platform of open communication and government transparency was voted into office at the Fort Independence Paiute Tribe. Longtime Owens Valley community member and former Tribal Vice Chairperson Norm Wilder was elected Chairperson, tribal member and medical professional Karma Henry was elected Vice-Chairperson and long time tribal activist Stephanie Arman was elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer. The Fort Independence Paiute Tribe is the smallest of the four Owens Valley Native...
The federal government recently announced grants of about $6 million for supportive housing for homeless Native veterans, touting an unusual collaboration between two federal agencies, the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs. However, it seems as if at least one American Indian nation has already made a project like this happen and it already is housing Native vets. The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin last spring opened a copy.5 million facility to aid homeless Ho-Chunk veterans, according to a VA newsletter and a...
I heard the term ‘crazy Indian’ a few times when I was a young girl. My cousins told me to “keep six” every time we walked into a bar, and then we ended up in a brawl where they showcased some Roadhouse moves. I called them crazy. When my cousin threw a cast iron at her boyfriend, I called her crazy. When I stabbed a man with a fork, I was called crazy. I guess those things are crazy out of context, or in context, depending on the observer. All I know is the stigma that Indians are crazy is the type of stigma white supremacy likes to see rum...
PINE RIDGE, S.D. - An after school poetry program on the Pine Ridge Reservation sends teams to international competitions and is showing such promise that a national spoken word organization wants to take it to Native communities across the country. Brandie Macdonald runs the Dances with Words program with students from Little Wound, Crazy Horse and the Red Cloud School. Groups meet once a week and develop a variety of skills. http://m.kotatv.com/news/south-dakota-news/Pine-Ridge-poetry-program-poised-for-the-big-time/377169...
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says her department will look into the cases of about 1,000 residential school students who have been disqualified for compensation by a technicality. The minister made the commitment Wednesday in the House of Commons after the federal Liberal government came under fire during question period. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/carolyn-bennett-rejected-residential-school-1.3432823...
