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  • Lady Warriors move to 7-8 on season with 90-44 win over Northwoods - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 11, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Lady Warriors, coming off their 86-50 victory over Northome-Kelliher last Thursday, hosted the Northwoods Grizzlies on Thursday, January 23, 2020. It was close in the early minutes of play, until Red Lake used their full-court press and ran and ran, building up a 20-point lead at the end of the first half. Red Lake's Autumn Holthusen put in 20-points on her own in that half. The Lady Warriors didn't let up, and the defense held the Grizzlies to just 14 points in the second...

  • Red Lake Warriors and Lady Warriors both Winners in Thursday Double-Header with Kelliher-Northome - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 11, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - Despite the cold weather outside, there was plenty of hot action at both the High School Gym and the Middle School gym on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The 8th Grade Boys game and the Junior Varsity games were close games throughout their matches, with Kelliher-Northome getting both wins. 8th Grade Girls and Junior Varsity games were also played, but no report was received on them. In the High School gym the first to take the court in the double-header was the Red Lake Lady...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors and Red Lake Warriors both Winners in Thursday Double-Header with Kelliher-Northome - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 11, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - Despite the cold weather outside, there was plenty of hot action at both the High School Gym and the Middle School gym on Thursday, January 16, 2020. The 8th Grade Boys game and the Junior Varsity games were close games throughout their matches, with Kelliher-Northome getting both wins. 8th Grade Girls and Junior Varsity games were also played, but no report was received on them. In the High School gym the first to take the court in the double-header was the Red Lake Lady...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors now 3-7 on the season with 79-46 loss to #3 in Class A Mountain-Iron-Buhl - P25

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Feb 11, 2020

    RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Mountain-Iron-Buhl on Saturday, January 4, 2020. MIB was ranked #3 in State Class A basketball with a record of 5-2. The Lady Warriors started off good, keeping pace with MIB in the first half, but by it's end were down 45-30. Red Lake tried to come back in the second, but could only score 16 points in the half, while MIB kept attacking to hit 34. The final score ended at 79-46. Both Gericka Kingbird and Autumn Holthusen had 14 for the Lady Warrio...

  • Cherokee Nation Will Become First US Tribe to Protect Their Seeds in 'Doomsday' Vault

    Feb 11, 2020

    If the worst ever happens, there's a special place on Earth from which plant life might just have the best chance to spring anew. That place is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Often dubbed the 'Doomsday Vault', this fortress-like bunker in Norway stores almost a million samples of food crop seeds, in case of future crises like wars, disasters, or climate change. It's an insurance policy, basically, to protect and preserve plant life for an unknown future – and it's about to receive a f...

  • Former IHS Pediatrician gets five life sentences for sexually abusing Native American boys

    Feb 11, 2020

    RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) - A federal judge in Rapid City sentenced 71-year-old Stanley Patrick Weber to five consecutive life sentences in prison Monday. Weber is already serving an 18-year sentence on similar federal charges from Montana. The former Indian Health Service Pediatrician was convicted on eight federal charges of sex abuse for molesting Native American boys between 1998 and 2007 on the Pine Ridge Reservation https://www.keloland.com/news/investigates/former-ihs-pe...

  • Native Americans, residents hold candlelight vigil to protest development

    Feb 11, 2020

    Chief Michael Quiet Bear Morabito of the Assateague People of Delmarva is worried a proposed development in southern Delaware could destroy the land and artifacts of his ancestors. Staff photo by Taylor Goebel Chief Michael Quiet Bear Morabito, along with other Assateague and Chincoteague Native Americans, hold up candles during a vigil over a proposed development that could wipe out part of Sussex history. Staff photo by Taylor Goebel https://www.delmarvanow.com/picture-gallery/news/local/delaware/2020/02/10/gallery-could-n...

  • RCMP arrests in Wet'suwet'en territory spark protests nationwide

    Feb 11, 2020

    Arrests by the RCMP in Wet'suwet'en territory in northern B.C., have triggered railway blockades and other protests across the country in support of the First Nation's fight against a natural gas pipeline. RCMP began enforcing an court order against those blocking construction on the Coastal GasLink pipeline last Thursday. The Wet'suwet'en have established camps along the road, including the Unist'ot'en healing village that began as a Wet'suwet'en-operated checkpoint on the road in 2009, preventing people working on the pipeline from accessing...

  • Missing Native American woman found safe

    Feb 11, 2020

    The Missoula Police department reports that 24 year-old Destiny Houle has been found safe and he been restored to her family. Authorities thank all who participated in returning the woman safely to her family. Read More: Missing Native American Woman Found Safe | https://newstalkkgvo.com/missing-native-american-woman-found-safe/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral...

  • This Colorado bill bans discrimination against ethnic hairstyles. In schools, change means going beyond the dress code.

    Feb 11, 2020

    Milani Cook remembers sitting between her mother's legs as a little girl, wincing at each tug as her mother ran a comb through her hair. When it was all over, Milani was so proud of the afro she saw in the mirror. But when she went to school, her white classmates would reach out to touch it. She felt like a pet dog, and she would return home with her hair and her spirit deflated. In middle school, insults joined the unwanted touching. She looked like a sheep, classmates told her. Did she have a...

  • Man on escape status from Sioux City, Iowa work release facility

    Feb 11, 2020

    SIOUX CITY, Iowa- Corrections officials are looking for a convict who failed to return to a Sioux City work-release facility. Twenty-three-year-old Leandro Valdez was convicted of Robbery and other crimes in Sioux City, and failed to return last (Sunday) night. Valdez is a 23-year-old Hispanic male, height 5'4", and weighs 177 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on July 12, 2019. Persons with information on Valdez's whereabouts should contact local police. ht...

  • 17 Native American students graduate from 'Empowerment Class'

    Feb 11, 2020

    CARLTON, MN - Seventeen students graduated Friday morning from a five-week training program for Native Americans. The purpose of the program is to equip students with needed tools to pursue a career in the building trades. https://kbjr6.com/2020/02/10/17-native-american-students-graduate-from-empowerment-class/...

  • How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

    Feb 11, 2020

    The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are revitalizing the "berry fast," a coming-of-age ritual for girls. Ojibwe women historically conducted a ritual for their girls when they started their first menstruation, part of which included fasting from eating strawberry, or heart berry, known as Ode'imin, for an entire year. This was also a time to learn valuable wisdom from women elders. http://theconversation....