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Articles from the April 30, 2013 edition


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  • Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk Held at Red Lake

    Michael Meuers|Apr 30, 2013

    For the second consecutive year, Equay Wiigamig (Women's Shelter) of Red Lake sponsored events to coincide with Sexual Assault Awareness month, this year to include a walk. Nearly 100 concerned Red Lake members and others participated in that anti-sexual violence walk on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. In what organizers billed as the "Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Violence Walk," participants began their walk at the junction of Hwy. #89 and #1 and ended at Seven Clans Casino and Events Center. R...

  • Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk Held at Red Lake - P2

    Michael Meuers|Apr 30, 2013

    For the second consecutive year, Equay Wiigamig (Women's Shelter) of Red Lake sponsored events to coincide with Sexual Assault Awareness month, this year to include a walk. Nearly 100 concerned Red Lake members and others participated in that anti-sexual violence walk on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. In what organizers billed as the "Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Violence Walk," participants began their walk at the junction of Hwy. #89 and #1 and ended at Seven Clans Casino and Events Center. R...

  • Healthy Homes Theme for Red Lake's Aki Giizhigad

    Michael Meuers|Apr 30, 2013

    Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." ~Ancient Indian Proverb "Healthy Homes" was the theme for Aki Giizhigad (Earth Day) events at Red Lake on Thursday, April 25, 2013. All events were held at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center, Red Lake. The day began with an opening address and lunch at 11:30 a.m. and concluded at 3:30 p.m. Earth Day was officially...

  • Healthy Homes Theme for Red Lake's Aki Giizhigad - P2

    Michael Meuers|Apr 30, 2013

    Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." ~Ancient Indian Proverb "Healthy Homes" was the theme for Aki Giizhigad (Earth Day) events at Red Lake on Thursday, April 25, 2013. All events were held at the Seven Clans Casino Event Center, Red Lake. The day began with an opening address and lunch at 11:30 a.m. and concluded at 3:30 p.m. Earth Day was officially...

  • Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 30, 2013

    Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P3...

  • Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 30, 2013

    Child Abuse Prevention Walk held on Friday, April 26, 2013 - P4...

  • Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P12

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 30, 2013

    Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P12...

  • Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P13

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 30, 2013

    Protect Your Spirit Stand Against Sexual Violence Walk of April 24, 2013 - P13...

  • Out and About in Red Lake on April 27, 2013 - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Apr 30, 2013

    Out and About in Red Lake on April 27, 2013 - P3...

  • U of M Pow Wow of April 27th Weekend

    Gerald Auginash|Apr 30, 2013

    U of M Pow Wow of April 27th Weekend...

  • Grant helps educate tribes on drought management

    Ciji Taylor, USDA NRCS Public Affairs|Apr 30, 2013

    With the help of a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service grant, the American Indian Inter Tribal Buffalo Council is working to make tribal lands more resilient to drought. The Conservation Innovation Grant will give $640,000 to the council to help bridge the knowledge between 58 tribes spanning over one million acres in 19 states with a collect heard of more than 15,000 buffalo. “The council’s mission is to restore bison to tribal land, which is subject to the whims of the land like fire, drought and carrying capacity,” Jim Stone, ITBC...

  • How can we make a difference?

    Dr Anton Treuer|Apr 30, 2013
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    Sometimes the brambled racial borderland of my youth seems as impenetrable as it ever was. Indians remain imagined more than they are understood. Public and political backlash against Indian casinos and treaty rights is still obvious. Indians are still often used as mascots for sports teams, with broad resistance to change or a lack of understanding of the impact of that resistance on native people. Problems persist in Indian country, and with the types of drugs and ease of access found in the...

  • BELTRAMI COUNTY ROAD REPORT - April 29 2013

    Apr 30, 2013

    BELTRAMI COUNTY ROAD REPORT - April 29 2013 as of 1730 hrs GRANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP OPEN Country View Dr SW at Becida Rd SW ECKLES TOWNSHIP CAUTION Tranquility Ln NW – Fireside Dr NW plugged culvert/road washing off of Cardinal Rd NW CLOSED Coyote Rd NW between Radar Rd NW and Grange Rd NW CAUTION Nature Rd NW south of Ness Rd TURTLE LAKE TOWNSHIP CAUTION Puposky Rd NW north of Turgi Hill Rd NW CAUTION Puposky Rd NW north of Little Turtle Rd NW CAUTION BUT OPEN Puposky Rd NW at Little Turtle Rd NW DURAND TOWNSHIP CAUTION Lindgren Rd NW east of I...

  • Musicians of the SPCO Ratify agreement and Call for new Orchestra leadership

    Apr 30, 2013

    ST. PAUL, MN (April 29, 2013) - Today the Musicians of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) ratified a 3-year agreement with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society, and they called for the immediate commencement of a search for a new SPCO leader with proven orchestra management experience, and the vision and skill to substantially increase revenues and to maintain and enhance the SPCO’s status as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras. If revenues are not significantly increased in the next three years, the artistic quality of thi...

  • Wildlife finds new home in nation's largest wetland, prairie restoration refuge

    Michelle Banks, USDA, NRCS Public Affairs|Apr 30, 2013

    Migratory birds, water fowl and other wildlife now have a new place to call home. Thousands of acres of marginal farmland were converted back to native tall-grass prairies and wetlands in the nation’s largest restoration effort of its kind. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge spans about 30,000 acres over northwestern Minnesota and was once land used for, crop production, cattle and sheep grazing but is again thriving with wildlife, Greg Bengtson, NRCS Glacial Ridge project manager said. ...

  • JOB FAIR - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

    The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and Red Lake Woodstone Builders will be hosting an afternoon Job Fair: When: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Where: Seven Clans Casino- Red Lake, MN Why: The purpose of the Job Fair is to inform interested Native American workers from the Red Lake Nation of possible construction jobs at the new Seven Clans Casino- Warroad project. If you have any experience in general construction, carpentry, roofing, drywall, tile, painting, plumbing, heating...

  • Red Lake School Board Meeting - Wednesday, May 1, 2013

    Red Lake School Board Meeting - Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2 PM - Administrative Office...

  • Apr 30, 2013

    Residents of Jackson Avenue were more or less cut off from the outside world Sunday night....

  • Apr 30, 2013

    It took two tries, but they moved the bill forward, nearly two hours after it initially failed 34-32 with seven Democrats voting no. The second vote set the stage for legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton to hammer out a final budget plan....

  • BSU hosts gang awareness workshop

    Apr 30, 2013

    BEMIDJI — Mark Martin, a veteran Minneapolis police officer and instructor and curriculum developer for the National Gang Center, will present “Understanding Minnesota Gangs” from 8 a.m. to noon May 13 in Hagg-Sauer 100 on the Bemidji State campus. The cost is $25 and registration is available at minnesotagangs.evenbrite.com. Peace Officer Standards and Training credits are available for licensed peace officers who participate in the workshop. The workshop is designed for teachers; police, corrections and probation officers; social worke...

  • Apr 30, 2013

    ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House likely will approve a minimum wage increase later this week, after a committee Monday expanded the bill’s reach by doubling state-required parental leave for a new child....

  • Apr 30, 2013

    BEMIDJI —Gary Johnson, chief executive officer of Paul Bunyan Communications, was named the local district’s Rotarian of the Year....

  • Apr 30, 2013

    The Minnesota Senate approved $1.8 billion in tax increases on a second try Monday, but only after salvaging the measure amid an embarrassing political defeat for Democratic leaders....

  • Apr 30, 2013

    WASHINGTON - Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer....

  • Apr 30, 2013

    WINONA, Minn. - Police arrested 35 people for trespassing Monday during a protest of frac sand mining in Winona....

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