Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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A MMIW Prayer Vigil, sponsored by Equay Wiigamig (Women's Sheter) was held in Red Lake at the old Red Lake Trading Post on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. It began about noon followed by words from Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr., Mark Kingbird Sr, and other Equay Wiigamig Staff. Some of those in attendance wore red and carried signs, and everyone practiced Covid-19 mask use. For more information, visit MMIW at https://www.nativewomenswilderness.org/mmiw...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Blackduck on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, taking a 36-22 halftime lead and outscoring their opponents 41-28 in the second half to win, 76-50. Red Lake had defeated the Drakes in January 70-61 in Blackduck, and had came off a 2-game losing streak, falling to Cass Lake and Pine River. Mimi Beaulieu led all scorers with 22 points on the night, Latayla Pemberton added 20 points of her own and Karen Guise hit for 10 points. M. Flatness led the Drakes wi...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors hosted Clearbrook-Gonvick on Friday, February 12, 2021, and the Bears were first to score, followed by ten more to lead 12-0 in the first half. But the Warriors fought back, even after D.J. Holtusen got his third foul and came out of the game near the 10-minute mark, and ended up leading at the end of the first half, 36-35. The lead changed several times in the second half, with both teams running fast paced offenses, and it ended up going down to just...
RED LAKE, MN - The Red Lake Warriors came off a 77-71 win, their fourth win in a row, over Pine River on Friday, February 5, 2021, to face a fast Cass Lake-Bena Panther team on Tuesday, February 9th, and were outscored in both halves 45-33 and 43-34 respectively. Cass Lake improved their season record to 6-2 with the 88-67 victory, while the Warriors dropped to 4-2. Leroy Fairbanks led the Panthers with 32 points, Kayden Lee hit for 20 and Dominic Fairbanks added 13. D. J. Holthusen led Red...
RED lAKE, MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors won their season home opener and 4th straight game on Monday, February 1, 2021, taking a 67-2 halftime lead and having no trouble adding to it for the win, 115-13. Five Lady Warriors were in double figures. Rose McClain led all scorers with 22 points, Mimi Beaulieu added 21 points, Kelanna McClain netted 20 points, Latayla Pemberton hit for 14 points and Karen Guise had 13 points. Alyssa Moss had 8 points for Laporte. Red Lake will be on the road to...
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Breastfeeding is a biological right, with innumerable benefits for babies including reduced rates of heart conditions, diabetes, food sensitivity and obesity - but Native mothers don't have the same access to lactation consultancy as their white counterparts. That's due, in part, to a lack of diversity among lactation care providers. A 2019 survey conducted by the United States Lactation Consultant Association found that about 80 percent of certified lactation consultants are...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It's a new era for the recognition of tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians, with Democrats once again pushing for passage of the Violence Against Women Act after years of opposition from Republicans. Nearly every Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives is backing H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, which was introduced on Monday. Key provisions of the bill ensure that tribes can arrest, prosecute and sentence non-Indians who commit...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A longtime educator whose career included high-profile jobs on the Navajo Nation resigned from his latest post as an Arizona county schools superintendent after officials discovered pornographic images on his work-issued computer, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Coconino County announced the resignation of Tommy Lewis Jr., 67, as its superintendent of schools in late January with a two-sentence statement that cited personal reasons. A county spokesman later confirmed Lewis was under investigation for p...
WASHINGTON, D.C. [3/6/21]—U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by the Senate today includes more than $31 billion she pushed to help Tribal governments and urban Indigenous communities in Minnesota and across the country address the health and economic fallout from the pandemic. She said the funding represents the largest single infusion of resources for Tribal Nations in U.S. history. Sen. Smith, a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, said that during the pandemic, Indigenous A...
Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk today announced the guilty plea of JENNIFER LYNN BOUTTO, 32, to one count of embezzlement and theft of Tribal funds. BOUTTO, who was charged by felony information on December 14, 2020, pleaded guilty this morning before Judge Eric C. Tostrud in U.S. District Court. A sentencing date will be scheduled at a later time. According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed with the court, in 2008, BOUTTO began working as a reservationist at the Fortune Bay Resort Casino, which is owned and o...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT SNAP ELIGIBILITY WORKER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH Open: March 8, 2021 – Until Filled. PRIMARY FUNCTION: Serves as primary contact and resource for individuals and families who are receiving SNAP benefit assistance through Oshkiimaajitahdah. Reports to the SNAP Supervisor, Assistant TANF Director, and Executive Director, full-time position w/benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: • Interviews clients to obtain nec...
For Black History Month, 2021, Financial Journalist and Founder of Best Money Moves, Ilyce Glink, sat down for a one-on-one interview with Sabrina Lamb, Founder/Executive Director, World of Money/YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Through her work at World of Money, Sabrina aims to bring financial education to the families and communities who need it most. Sabrina Lamb wasn't educated about the power of money growing up. She lived in a household where connections about money weren't passed down, parent to child, and has often wondered just how...
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Judges Law Clerk / Appellate Clerk RED LAKE NATION TRIBAL COURTS Open: March 8, 2021-Until filled Primary Function: Responsible for providing administrative support for Judicial Staff by drafting proposed court orders, corresponding, assembling and organizing quarterly appellate court terms, assembling case materials; providing information and explaining processes to filers petitioning the court; writing reports and legal memoranda. Reports to Chief Judge and Associate Judges,...
