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Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic all eligible voters of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians received an Election Announcement and form to request an Absentee Ballot for Red Lake Band's 2022 General Election. If you do not plan on voting in person at one of polling sites or by coming to vote at the Red Lake Nation Government Center; it is strongly encouraged that you complete your request for absentee ballot form and send it back to the tribes Election Rep./Vendor AES as soon as possible, to allow...
6th Annual Spring Powwow Presented by the American Indian Student Cultural Center held on Saturday, March 19, 2022. https://cla.umn.edu/undergraduate-students/news-events/events/24th-annual-spring-powwow Photographs by Eagle Eye Gerald Auginash...
Byron George Deegan Jr. September 2, 1964 - March 20, 2022 Byron George Deegan Jr., age 57 of Cass Lake, Minnesota Journeyed to the Spirit World on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He was born on September 2, 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Byron George Deegan Sr. and Patricia Lussier. A member of the White Earth Tribe. He was a funny guy, loved to laugh and play around with people, making them laugh. Byron had an amazing laugh , his laugh...
Trista Corine French June 22, 1979 ~ March 19, 2022 (age 42) Trista Corine French, "Eisch-cah-nah-nah-wahb-equay" or Strong Standing Woman, age 42, of Fargo, ND, started her journey on March 19, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 22, 1979, in Park Rapids, MN, to James TeJohn, Jr., and Valerie Jensen (French). Trista went to Park Rapids Area Schools and graduated from Bemidji Youthbuild. She attended Leech Lake Tribal College and studied to become an EMT. She grew up in the...
Matthew Tibbetts April 05, 1989 - March 21, 2022 Matthew Tibbetts, age 32, of Naytahwaush, MN, died on Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex, Naytahwaush, MN, with a Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue until the time of the Funeral at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Sports Complex. Burial will be in Free Gospel Alliance Cemetery, Naytahwaush, in the spring....
Minnesota wildlife officials will take a new, statewide approach to combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild deer now that the always-fatal condition has been detected for the first time in a whitetail found dead in Grand Rapids. "This new discovery doesn't make CWD a statewide problem, but it does mean we need to take more of a statewide approach,'' said Kelly Straka, wildlife section manager for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Until now, the DNR has taken management actions to...
Parents from Minnesota and Wisconsin have fought in the stands of a kids' basketball game. Angry fans have followed referees to their cars after youth matches and tossed food on hockey rinks. A Detroit Lakes man was recently charged after reportedly throwing popcorn at a high school basketball referee and tearing the whistle off his lanyard. Minnesota legislators have decided that sideline scofflaws have gotten out of hand at youth sporting events, and they are considering a fine of up to...
CLASS 1A Back for more Hayfield (29-2) is back to defend its 2021 state championship. The Vikings' three leading scorers - senior Easton Fritcher and juniors Isaac Matti and Ethan Pack - were all starters a year ago. All three average in double figures, with Matti leading the way at 20.8 points per game. Fritcher is a Gophers baseball recruit. Making history East Grand Forks Sacred Heart is the only school in the field making its initial state tournament appearance. The Eagles (28-3) needed...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while in Brussels for meetings with NATO and European allies, according to a top national security aide. Biden, who will take part in a special meeting of NATO and address the European Council summit, is also expected to underscore efforts to enforce the avalanche of existing sanctions already announced by the U.S. and allies. "He will join our partners in imposing further sanctions on Russia and...
TISHOMINGO, Okla. — Six teenage students have been killed in a two-vehicle collision in southern Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Tuesday. The students were in a passenger vehicle that collided with a semi about 12:30 p.m. in Tishomingo, a rural city of about 3,000 located about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City, according to OHP spokesperson Sarah Stewart. The girls were eastbound on Oklahoma 22 when their vehicle was struck by a rock hauler that was approaching from the east on U.S. 377, OHP Trooper Shelby H...
Minneapolis students should expect the school year to extend further into June, district officials said, to make up classes missed during the ongoing teachers strike. School and union representatives are continuing to negotiate in an attempt to reach an agreement that would end the strike, now in its third school week. Through Tuesday, the strike has canceled classes for 11 days for the district's 28,700 students. The district has said it had only five days of cushion in most school calendars,...
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A social media post from an owner of a South Dakota hotel attempting to ban Native Americans from the property following a weekend shooting drew quick condemnation from the leader of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the city's mayor. Connie Uhre, one of the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, said in a Facebook post Sunday that she cannot "allow a Native American to enter our business including Cheers," which is the establishment's bar and casino. That followed...
With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant may soon push cases up in the United States too. Experts are also keeping their eyes on another mutant: a rare delta-omicron hybrid that they say doesn't pose much of a threat right now but shows how wily the coronavirus can be. The U.S. will likely see an uptick in cases caused by the omicron descendant BA.2 starting in the next few weeks, according to Dr. Eric...
A hotel owner in Rapid City took her frustration to social media early Sunday morning after police were called to investigate a shooting at the Grand Gateway Hotel early Saturday morning. Grand Gateway Hotel co-owner Connie Uhre wrote a comment on Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender's Facebook profile Sunday: "Do [sic] to the killing that took place at the Grand Gateway Hotel on March 19, 2022 at 4 am, plus all the vandalism we have had since the Mayor and Police Department are working with the...
Indian Country artist Walter Roy "Bunky" Echo-Hawk Jr. (Pawnee Nation/Yakama Nation) appeared in court in Pawnee County, Oklahoma last Tuesday, March 15, for his preliminary hearing announcement date. He faces a criminal charge of lewd or indecent acts to children under 16. Echo-Hawk was arrested on Jan. 10, and released on a $10,000 bond under the condition he appear in court on March 15 to schedule his preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing was set for April 28, according to his...
The federal government is set to make good on its trust responsibility by paying for the climate-change caused relocation of three coastal tribes in Western Washington. Last week, the House approved a nearly $3.6 million funding package for the Hoh Tribe, Quileute Tribe, and Quinault Indian Nation to relocate to higher ground. The relocation funding, introduced by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06), must now pass the Senate and be signed into law by the president. https...
NDN Collective released a damning climate justice report Tuesday on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, the same day as World Water Day. In a detailed analysis, the Climate Justice Campaign calls on the Biden administration to drain and shut down the pipeline, which the roughly 200-page report argues would protect the nation’s longest river, the Missouri River, and its basin. The report is drawn from court documents, treaties, government documents, news stories, congressional hearings and more. The purpose of the “Faulty Inf...
Saint Paul, MN - March 18, 2022 - Red Lake Nation College, (RLNC) a two-year tribal college located in Red Lake,Minnesota is joining forces with St. Paul organizations to provide its students withfree access to digital textbooks. The initiative, called CourseBreaks™, features textbooks and study aids for over 50 college courses, including popular courses in Biology, Psychology, Business, and English Composition. CourseBreaks™ is a new ed-tech service that provides free digital textbooks to col...
CANDIDATES FORUM - MINNEAPOLIS AREA Red Lake Nation 2022 General Election SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 * Watch for dates on the other upcoming Candidate Forums. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRyvz16RUhZ7LrxMtcAKZzKtBW4c5gzFP337J7nmm67sIemjZj5MkmizqDvknN02aL47MKg7yBcIUcx/pub...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Youth sports fans have gone wild, punching referees, throwing food onto the court, and following officials to their cars to dispute game calls they didn't agree with. Minnesota lawmakers say leveling a $1,000 fine against unruly fans will help regain control of the playing field and help stem the flow of officials away from youth sports. A bill allowing the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission to levy fines against violent or disruptive fans sailed through the House Public Safety committee on a 18-0 vote Tuesday and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The bat, currently listed as threatened, faces extinction due to the range-wide impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting cave-dwelling bats across the continent. Bats are critical to healthy, functioning ecosystems and contribute at least $3 billion annually to the U.S. agriculture economy through pest control and pollination. The growing extinction crisis highlights the...
This April, StrongHearts Native Helpline, the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center and the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) by raising awareness of sexual assault and supporting victim-survivors of sexual violence. Rape and sexual assault are never the victim's fault. It is crucial that we recognize sexual violence as part of the continuum of violence against Indigenous peoples, and that it is interwoven with colonization, intimate part...
Denver, Colo., March 22, 2022- The American Indian College Fund has named Paul Robertson, President of Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC) in Sells, Arizona, as its 2021-22 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year for his dedication to tribal college education. President Robertson will receive a $1,200 honorarium sponsored by The Adolph Coors Foundation. Robertson started his career as a social worker after a deployment in Vietnam. His tribal college education career began when he...
FARGO, N.D. – Shooting Star Casino is excited to announce the addition of Voices of Classic Rock to their 2022 concert lineup. Voices of Classic Rock will take the stage on Friday, June 3, at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale April 4, 2022, and will be $20, $30 and $41 Voices of Classic Rock features a trio of classic rock legends together on one stage. John Payne, former lead singer of Asia; John Elefante, former lead singer of Kansas; and Fran Cosmo, former lead singer of Boston, combine their musical talents for a star-studded show. Best known for h...
