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Articles from the May 5, 2021 edition


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  • Update: Red Lake Police Department Releases Statement on Car Arson

    Darren Thompson, Native News Online|May 5, 2021

    RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION — The Red Lake Police Department announced Monday on Facebook that an incident that occurred on Friday, April 30 is being investigated as an arson. On Friday, Native News Online reported that the Red Lake Police Department commented that the incident has been listed as a destruction of property incident. Because the Red Lake Indian Reservation is exempt from Public Law 280, all arsons fall in the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosive, and Firearms (ATF). “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Exp...

  • Larry Roy, Sr.

    May 5, 2021

    Larry Roy, Sr. July 31, 1945 ~ May 1, 2021 (age 75) Larry Roy, Sr., Makade Binesi "Black Eagle", Eagle Clan, age 75, of Redby, MN journeyed to the Spirit World, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Jourdain / Perpich Extended Care Center in Red Lake Larry was born on July 31, 1945 in Red Lake, MN to Robert and Sara (Yellow) Roy. He grew up in Red Lake, graduating from Red Lake High School in 1965. In 1967, Larry enlisted in the United States Army, serving in Korea, until...

  • Louis Davereaux Kingbird

    May 5, 2021

    Louis Davereaux Kingbird November 03, 1993 - May 01, 2021 Louis "Lou Dogg" "Gaazhagens" Kingbird, age 27 of Cloquet, died Saturday, May 1, 2021 in his home. He was born on November 3, 1993 in Duluth, MN to John Diver and Ricka Kingbird. Lou Dogg loved fishing, the outdoors, and working out. His passion was working at the Mashkawisen Treatment Center helping people with addictions. Lou Dogg was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Warren Greenleaf and John Diver, Sr. Lou Dogg is survived by...

  • Marcel Jay Basswood

    May 5, 2021

    Marcel Jay Basswood May 12, 1991 ~ April 29, 2021 (age 29) Marcel "Mark" Jay Basswood, 29, of Ponsford, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his home. Marcel was born on May 12, 1991 to Nora Lee Jones and Richard Leroy Basswood Jr. in Park Rapids, MN. Mark went to Pine Point School. He liked to draw, cook, and play video games. He loved being at home with his family and he enjoyed being an uncle. His humor was the best part of him. He didn't like to clean or be alone. He...

  • Collin Lee Howard

    May 5, 2021

    Collin Lee Howard September 27, 1993 ~ April 29, 2021 (age 27) Collin Lee Howard, "Bizhiw" which means "Lynx", 27 years young, of Walker, Minnesota unexpectedly began his journey to the spirit world on Thursday, April 29th, 2021 from Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. He was born the son of Lorraine Johnson and Vernon Howard, Sr. on September 27th, 1993 in Park Rapids, MN. Growing up, Collin either had a Nintendo controller, a fishing pole or a basketball in his hands. He was always...

  • 70% vaccination target could shift Minnesota's COVID-19 response

    May 5, 2021

    A relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions is expected to be announced Thursday along with a 70% vaccination target that could trigger significant reductions in remaining mitigation strategies in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz declined to give specifics at a public appearance Tuesday, but in previous events he has said the next incremental changes would likely involve expanded capacity limits for businesses and entertainment venues. He predicted a "very normal looking summer" if Minnesota can proceed from...

  • Senate Republicans threaten to cut funding for Minnesota state parks, environmental programs over 'clean cars' rule

    May 5, 2021

    Minnesota's state parks could shut down in July if the Walz administration does not bow to demands by Senate Republicans to drop plans for new "clean cars" emissions standards. Along with parks, much of the environmental arm of state government would shut down over the impasse, which flared up during a conference committee meeting Tuesday on the Senate's proposed omnibus environment budget. If passed, the Senate's version of the omnibus environment bill would slash tens of millions of dollars...

  • Minnesota State Fair kicking off summer with Memorial Day weekend mini fair

    May 5, 2021

    The Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday unveiled a Memorial Day weekend event that looks like a preview of post-pandemic possibilities at the fairgrounds. While the fair's fate this summer remains unclear, officials unveiled a new walk-around "Kickoff to Summer at the Fair" for May 27-31. Tickets will be chosen by lottery and capped at 10,000 for seven time slots over five days. The event will look a lot like a mini-State Fair with shopping, the Giant Slide, food, beer and live music on stages at...

  • Overpass collapse on Mexico City metro kills at least 24

    May 5, 2021

    MEXICO CITY — The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Monday night's accident was one of the deadliest in the history of the subway, and questions quickly arose about the structural integrity of the mass transit system, among the world's busiest. Another 27 people remained hospitalized of the more than 70 injured when the support beams collapsed about 10:30 p.m. as a train passed along the e...

  • 'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens

    May 5, 2021

    NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be "horrible." India's official count of coronavirus cases surpassed 20 million Tuesday, nearly doubling in the past three months, while deaths officially have passed 220,000. Staggering as those numbers are, the true figures are believed to be far higher, the undercount an apparent...

  • America's new normal: A degree hotter than two decades ago

    May 5, 2021

    America's new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about climate change - hotter temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more extreme weather - being the "new normal." Data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration put hard figures on the cliche. The new United States normal is not just hotter, but wetter in the eastern and central parts of the nation and considerably drier in the West than just...

  • Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's proclamation a new GOP litmus test

    May 5, 2021

    WASHINGTON - Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame - and potentially remove - members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year's election was stolen from him. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, risks losing her leadership post amid her increasingly public dispute with Trump. In Utah, Sen. Mitt Romney, a rare Trump foe in the GOP, faced the indignity over the...

  • Do COVID-19 tests exaggerate the number of positive cases?

    May 5, 2021

    ROCHESTER, Minn. - Fears that COVID-19 testing has exaggerated the number of infected people were discussed during a recent media call with scientists from Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Beginning last summer and re-emerging in January, skeptics have asserted that COVID-19 testing uses too many rounds of so-called amplification cycles while searching for viruses. They liken it to a process of scraping the barrel for signs of illness, over-scrutiny that can ultimately misidentify harmless remnant...

  • Remains Found in North Carolina Storage Unit Identified as Turtle Mountain Chippewa Woman Missing for 15 Years

    May 5, 2021

    BELCOURT, N.D. - Human remains were identified on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 as Melissa "Missy" Ann Poitra, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa-more than 1,600 miles away from her home in Durham, N.C. She had been missing since 2005 and was living with her boyfriend in the Durham area at the time of her disappearance. When an online article was published in 2016 about an unidentified woman in Durham being discovered in a plastic tote concealed in a storage unit, Missy's sister Jessica...

  • 'Everyone deserves to feel safe': Biden administration focuses on MMIW crisis

    May 5, 2021

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is taking additional steps to address the crisis of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in hopes of putting the focus back on survivors, families and tribal nations. During a media call on Tuesday afternoon, Secretary Deb Haaland stressed the importance of elevating the voices of those that often go unheard. She said she will be observing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day on May 5 in her office at the Department of the Interior. “Like many, I will display a r...

  • A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021

    May 5, 2021

    The following is the text of a May 4, 2021, proclamation issued by President Joe Biden. Today, thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans continue to cry out for justice and healing. On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the Indigenous people who we have lost to murder and those who remain missing and commit to working with Tribal Nations to ensure any instance of a missing or murdered person is met with swift and effective action. Our fa...

  • A 'call for justice': MMIWG awareness day

    May 5, 2021

    May 5 is recognized by national Native and grassroots organizations and advocates and activists in Indian Country as the day to bring awareness to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. It is also the birthday of Hanna Harris, a Northern Cheyenne woman who went missing in 2013. She was murdered and later found on the Northern Cheyenne reservation the same year. Harris was 21. The cry for action by her community led to combined efforts across Indian Country to bring awareness to the crisis affecting families in Indian Country....

  • Warriors Baseball Team edged out in extra inning game by Kelliher-Northome 22-20 - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was edged out in an extra inning game 22-20 in Red Lake on Monday, May 3, 2021. Red Lake will travel to Blackduck on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 6th and host Pine River on May 10th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...

  • Warriors Baseball Team edged out in extra inning game by Kelliher-Northome 22-20 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was edged out in an extra inning game 22-20 in Red Lake on Monday, May 3, 2021. Red Lake will travel to Blackduck on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 6th and host Pine River on May 10th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...

  • Lady Warriors Softball Team still looking for first win of season, fall to Pine River 22-1 - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team were still looking for first win of the season on Monday, May 3rd, fall to Pine River 22-1. The girls will be on the road to face Cass Lake on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 7th and host Laporte on May 11th. Red Lake's JV Team played Pine River JV in a special scrimmage match. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedu...

  • Lady Warriors Softball Team still looking for first win of season, fall to Pine River 22-1 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team were still looking for first win of the season on Monday, May 3rd, fall to Pine River 22-1. The girls will be on the road to face Cass Lake on May 4th, travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 7th and host Laporte on May 11th. Red Lake's JV Team played Pine River JV in a special scrimmage match. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedu...

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Walk held on Friday in Red Lake - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - After a prayer and drum songs, the walk started at the Red Lake Bys & Girls Club where the group walked towards the Red Lake Nation Government Center and Red Lake Nation College, ending back at the area where they started. Healing songs were sung along the way, and a light meal was provided when the walk was completed. The group walked to come together to take a stand against sexual violence and support of survivors. For more information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month visit...

  • Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team loses to Kelliher-Northome 18-3 - P6

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    RED LAKE MN - The Red Lake Lady Warriors Softball Team lost to Kelliher-Northome 18-3 at home in their second game of the season. On Tuesday, Red Lake lost to the Drakes 14-2 in Blackduck. The Lady Warriors are now 0-2 on the season and will host Pine River on May 3rd, travel to Cass Lake on May 4th and travel to Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 7th. The Mustangs are now 2-1 on the season. SCHEDULE: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/27/sports/revised-red-lake-warr...

  • 2021 Red Lake High School Prom - P14

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    5 Red Lake High School Prom King - Arron Chaboyea Queen - LaTayla Pemberton...

  • Warriors split double-header with Laporte - P16

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 5, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors opened their baseball season on Thursday, April 22, 2021, hosting Laporte for a double-header. Three other games scheduled earlier season had to be postponed due to the weather conditions and will likely be made up sometime later in the season. Laporte won the first game, while Red Lake took the second. The Warriors have a very young team this year with no juniors or seniors on their roster. Red Lake is now 1-1 on the season and is schedule to travel to Lake of the Woods...

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