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Ponemah Head Start and Elementary Science Classes at the Sugar Bush in Ponemah. They did a great job collecting sap and got a taste of maple sugar cakes....
Thirty-three candidates filed for three officer positions and four district representative seats on the Red Lake Tribal Council, and that same number were certified by the Red Lake Tribal Council at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The deadline for filing was Saturday, March 15, 2014. Candidates for tribal office at Red Lake must pass a criminal background check which is the reason for the three weeks that passed from filing to certification. According to the Executive...
BLACKDUCK - The Blackduck baseball team made an appearance at the state tournament the past two years and the Drakes are expecting nothing less than a return trip in 2014. Leading the Drakes this year will be the four senior captains: Jake Krabbenhoft, Matthew Patch, Dylan Dexter and Colton Bales. Krabbenhoft will be at shortstop and on the mound, Patch will be at second base, Dexter will be at first base and in the outfield and Bales will be the catcher. The Drakes will start mostly juniors...
More visitors at the sugar bush in Ponemah last week. Red Lake Traditional Foods on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/384504271580246/744936738870329/?comment_id=745120708851932¬if_t=like...
BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P7...
BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P8...
BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P9...
BSU Pow Wow held weekend of April 4, 2014 - P10...
There were at least 400 Elders that attended Red Lake's Fourth Annual Elder Gathering at Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Monday, March 31, 2014. It all began with registration and breakfast, followed by the Opening Ceremony with Spiritual Elder Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, drum group Young Kingbird led by Mark Kingbird, Welcome remarks by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain and the keynote address by Tatanka Means, Oglala Sioux--which focused on "Laughter is...
There were at least 400 Elders that attended Red Lake's Fourth Annual Elder Gathering at Seven Clans Casino Event Center on Monday, March 31, 2014. It all began with registration and breakfast, followed by the Opening Ceremony with Spiritual Elder Eugene Stillday, the Red Lake Nation Color Guard, drum group Young Kingbird led by Mark Kingbird, Welcome remarks by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain and the keynote address by Tatanka Means, Oglala Sioux--which focused on "Laughter is...
VANCOUVER, Wash., (April 10, 2014) – Regalia makers, beadwork artists, photographers, painters, sculptors and other American Indian traditional and visual artists living in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota or Wisconsin are invited by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) to apply for an NACF Regional Artist Fellowship by July 10. The fellowship available to American Indian traditional and visual artists, who hold citizenship in the 35 federally-recognized tribes located in those four states, includes an award ranging up to $...
DRIVERS EDUCATION CLASSES May 5th-7th - 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Please sign up with your Case Manager or in the Career Development room. This class is for anyone over 18 years old. Wendy J- 679-3350 Ext.130...
Attention Redby District Band Members Candidate Forum April 24th 6pm - Redby Community Center For more information please contact the Redby Community Center 218-679-5924 ALL DISTRICT RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND...
St Paul, MN – Today, the House passed a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 by 2016. The minimum wage will also be increased to inflation starting in 2018 to ensure the value of the minimum wage does not fall over time. To accommodate concerns raised by small businesses, there will also a lower rate of $7.75 for employees of small businesses and for workers under 18. The bill, which passed the Senate yesterday, now goes to the Governor to be signed into law. “Before this bill, Minnesota’s minimum wage was $6.15,” said Rep. John...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today announced that his office will hold the next set of Listening Sessions on the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Guidelines for State Courts on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at the National Indian Child Welfare Association annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and on Thursday, April 24, via teleconference. The sessions are a coordinated effort with tribal leaders and their designees to determine if the guidelines are still eff...
USDA Re-establishes Council for Native Farming & Ranching, Seeks Member Nominations The U.S. Department of Agriculture has re-established the Council for Native American Farming and Ranching. The purpose of the council is to provide recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on how to eliminate barriers to Native American participation in Farm Service Agency farm-loan programs and other farm programs. The council will discuss these issues and formulate recommendations concerning any changes to FSA regulations or internal guidance or other...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn today approved leasing regulations submitted by four federally recognized tribes, restoring their authority to control the leasing of their trust lands and promoting their self-determination and economic development. This streamlined process for restoring tribal leasing authority is consistent with the objectives of the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act, or HEARTH Act. “Thanks to the HEARTH Act, more tribes have been empowered to take over...
BEMIDJI — The recent warming trend for the Bemidji area will cool off a bit this weekend....
BEMIDJI -- In the early morning hours on July 31 a man was killed in a hit and run accident. The man behind the wheel was sentenced in Beltrami County District Court Monday. Martin Erwin Ubert, 58, of Bemidji was sentenced for felony criminal vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident he caused to 13 months in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud. His prison time has been stayed for four years. Ubert was ordered to serve 213 days local confinement in the Beltrami County Jail and has been credited for 213 days time...
BEMIDJI -- The man who assaulted two corrections officers at the Beltrami County Jail last Friday may not face time for his crime....
Clyde Whitefeather (August 2, 1938 - April 9, 2014) Clyde Whitefeather, 75, of Ponemah, MN, whose Indian name was "May-Ze-Ne-Gewa-Nay-Yaush" died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Bemidji, MN. A wake will begin on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah, MN. Traditional services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Boys and Girls Club in Ponemah with Spiritual Leader Steven Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the family burial grounds in Ponemah, MN. Cease Funeral Home assisted the family with...
BEMIDJI — Emma Li was not satisfied sitting in classrooms and studying in the library during her time at Bemidji State University. She wanted to experience all that northern Minnesota has to offer....
BEMIDJI — For the moment at least, Minnesota Rep. John Persell, DFL-Bemidji, appears safe for the 2014 elections....
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate on Thursday approved a second tax-cut bill that pretty much matches the total dollar number of tax breaks representatives approved earlier, but the two chambers go different routes to get there....
ST. PAUL —Minnesota’s food safety laws would be specifically tailored to address farmers markets under a bill headed to Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk....