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Marilyn Ruth Westbrook May 18, 1960 ~ May 3, 2024 (age 63) Marilyn R. Westbrook, Wezhaawashk-waanakwadookwe "Blue Cloud Woman" of the Eagle Clan, age 63, of Bemidji, MN traveled to the Spirit World on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Bemidji, MN. Marilyn was born on May 18, 1960, to Winifred and Oscar Westbrook in Minneapolis, MN. She attended school in Minneapolis, MN and also studied at Leech Lake Tribal College. She was a longtime member of MIWSAC, as well as a Circle Keeper for the organization....
Jennie Woodenfrog May 18, 1929 - May 7, 2024 Jennie Woodenfrog, Ge be-gah shig made her journey to the spirit world on the morning of May 7, 2024. She was 94. She was born on June 18, 1929 on Lake Kabetogma to John Woodenfrog Sr. and Marie Sears Woodenfrog. Anishinaabemowin was her first language and she was a longtime Nett Lake resident and worked for several years in the area. She worked hard, loved her family, loved to tease, enjoyed playing board or card games, and laughing especially when...
Nevaeh Fairbanks April 4, 2006 - May 1, 2024 Nevaeh Fairbanks, age 18, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at her home. Nevaeh AnnMarie Fairbanks, the daughter of Heather Wichern and Jacob Bachman, was born in Detroit Lakes on April 4, 2006. At a young age, she was diagnosed with Epilepsy. Her youth was not without a variety of trials and tribulations but with her positive outlook and easy-going spirit Nevaeh seemed to overcome them all. Her friends could always co...
Emanuel Davila November 18, 1998 - May 1, 2024 Emanuel Nicholas James Davila “Tóhiŋni šni enakiya šni” (Never gave up, Never quit), age 25, of Sisseton, SD journeyed to the Spirit World on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Portland, OR. He was born on November 18, 1998 in Fargo, North Dakota the son of Marcos Davila and Lorae Lufkins. While growing up, Emanuel was involved in football and basketball. He grew to love playing moccasin. Emanuel was a loving and caring person that enjoyed being with hi...
Donald W. Shaugabay July 14, 1952 ~ May 2, 2024 (age 71) A Funeral Service for Donald Wayne Shaugabay will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 2:00PM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 13, 2024 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN. Interment will take place at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Warroad, MN. Full notice to follow. Services Visitation Monday May 13, 2024 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Helgeson Funeral Home 506 Main Ave N Warroad,...
NEW YORK - Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress at the center of Donald Trump's hush money trial, testified Tuesday about a disturbing sexual encounter she says she had with him, leading to angry, profane muttering from the former president that alarmed the judge. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan called Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche to a sidebar during a midday break to say that Trump was "cursing audibly" and possibly intimidating Daniels, who had begun testifying, according to a...
The Biden administration is delaying the sale of at least two arms shipments to Israel amid mounting concern about the country's plan to expand a military operation in southern Gaza that could dramatically increase the conflict's death toll, said four people familiar with the matter. The White House and State Department declined to explain the decision, but it is the first known instance of a delay in U.S. arms transfers since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack into Israel that killed more than 1,200...
In photos: The scene after a deadly tornado strikes Oklahoma...
After 114 years of being known as the Boy Scouts of America, the nation's largest scouting organization is changing its name to the more inclusive Scouting America. The major rebrand, announced Tuesday, comes after years of turmoil for the organization, as well as major changes meant to stem the tide of declining membership. The new Scouting America name is also a reflection of the organization's biggest change: the decision five years ago to welcome girls into its ranks at all levels. Visitors...
The University of Minnesota this week disclosed about $5 million in investments tied to companies based in Israel or defense contractors based in the United States, carrying out one portion of an agreement it made to end a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. The investments represent less than a quarter of 1 percent of the U's $2.27 billion endowment - and they come with some caveats. The investments are in the form of stocks and bonds, and the U said they are held indirectly, through broader...
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, MINN. - Two people were killed in an explosion that rocked an occupied home north of Princeton, Minn., before dawn Tuesday and was heard more than 20 miles away, the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office said. The blast at the double-wide mobile home in the 8200 block of 52nd Street prompted several 911 calls shortly before 4 a.m., said chief sheriff's deputy Aaron Evenson. Evenson said the "single-family residence ... appeared to have exploded with a large debris field, which...
A White Earth tribal member whose Mahnomen business was raided last August has been charged with a felony for illegal cannabis possession. Mahnomen resident Todd J. Thompson, 54, started selling cannabis from his northwestern Minnesota store, Asema Tobacco & Pipe Shop, on the day recreational cannabis became legal in Minnesota. But his store was only licensed by the White Earth Reservation tribal council to sell tobacco products. According to court documents, agents with the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force and other law enforcement executed a...
CAIRO - Israeli troops seized control of Gaza's vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city as talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife's edge. The U.N. warned of a potential collapse of the flow of aid to Palestinians from the closure of Rafah and the other main crossing into Gaza, Kerem Shalom, at a time when officials say northern Gaza is...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden condemned the ''ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world'' during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy over the war in Gaza have sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews. ''We're at risk of people not knowing the truth," Biden said of the horrors of the Holocaust, when 6 million Jews were systematically killed by Nazi Germany and its...
BEMIDJI - The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General has released a report on the operations of the Bemidji Post Office, sharing that it found nearly 79,000 pieces of delayed mail during its three-day investigation in December. The investigation came after the Bemidji Post Office gained national attention in late 2023 following a symbolic strike led by rural mail carriers in November who were protesting 12-hour days after what they described as an influx of Amazon packages that were...
MINNEAPOLIS - The R.D. Offutt Farms Co. has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis asking the court to "provide clarity" on who regulates water use on White Earth Nation in northwest Minnesota. In the 341-page lawsuit filed on May 3, 2024, the suit names the defendants as White Earth Division of Natural Resources, specifying Dustin Roy as director of the White Earth Division of Natural Resources, and other "John Does" acting as conservation officers. RDO Farms is...
MMIW 218 Huge thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday to stand in solidarity for BEMIDJI'S NATIONAL MMIW AWARENESS DAY! Your support means the world. MMIW2SR touches us all, and your presence mattered more than words can say. Shoutout to our incredible vendors, dedicated volunteers, passionate runners, soulful singers, inspiring speakers, and every community member who showed up and stood with us. Together, we are stronger! Let's continue to honor, grieve, heal, and most importantly, never...
8 College Graduates from BSU, NTC, University of Minnesota and others Graduation ceremonies held over the weekend...
The Red Lake Warrior Baseball team lost to Laporte 15-2 on Tuesday evening in Red Lake. They are scheduled to host Walker-Hackensack-Akley on May 9th, travel to Pine River-Backus on May 13 and host Cass Lake-Bena on May 16, 2024 Red Lake JV also hosted Laporte in the early game....
The Red Lake Warriors were shutout by Lake of the Woods 13-0 on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Red Lake....
Red Lake High School Junior & Senior Prom 2024 held on Saturday, April 13, 2024...
The National Park Service yesterday announced more than $60 million in grant funding dedicated to historic preservation offices across the country, with an additional $23 million dedicated solely to tribal historic preservation. Established in 1977, the Historic Preservation Fund has provided close to $3 billion in historic preservation grants to states, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations throughout its lifetime. The fund is administered by the NPS with funds appropriated by...
It was 2022 when pediatrician Tom Herr realized just how many babies on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota were already infected with syphilis when they took their first breaths. He was seeing more and more patients who'd spent their first weeks in a tangle of tubes that pumped antibiotics into their tiny bodies. Some had died in the womb. With growing alarm, Herr and other health officials spread the word, appealing to bosses at the federal Indian Health Service and tribal health...
Gaming revenue hit a record $40.9 billion in the most recent report by the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal agency. Gaming's economic reliability over the years along with other tribal enterprises give some tribes multi-billion dollar annual incomes. And the U.S. Census Bureau reports Native-owned businesses employ more than 243,000 people across the nation. Join Native America Calling to hear about the unique opportunities and challenges that come with tribal wealth....
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Visitors arrived at Minnesota's Capitol May 6 to a beat thundering across the granite steps. The sound came from the Bear Runner drum group – seven men circled around a taut drumhead, their clothed mallets creating a welcoming anthem for the annual American Indian Day on the Hill. Spiritual leader and Lakota tribe citizen Jerry Dearly-Blessing kicked off the event for guests in the Capitol's Rotunda. His voice echoed under a four-paneled mural entitled "Civilization of the Nor...
