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Articles from the May 11, 2021 edition


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  • Warriors out-played in loss to Pine River

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was out-played in their loss to Pine River on Monday, May 10, 2021 in Red Lake. They will play at BSU on Thursday, May 13, 2021, and host Cass Lake on Tuesday, May 18th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...

  • Warriors out-played in loss to Pine River - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 2021

    The Red Lake Warriors Baseball Team was out-played in their loss to Pine River on Monday, May 10, 2021 in Red Lake. They will play at BSU on Thursday, May 13, 2021, and host Cass Lake on Tuesday, May 18th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/12/sports/red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...

  • Ryan Lee Hegstrom

    May 11, 2021

    Ryan Lee Hegstrom September 6, 1995 - May 7, 2021 Ryan "Koop" Lee Hegstrom, 25, of Redby, MN died Friday, May 7, 2021 at Sanford Fargo Medical Center. Traditional Services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, May 14, 2021 at the new Redby Community Center. A wake will begin at 2:00 pm Wednesday May 12 and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake. The Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji assisted the family. Ryan was born September...

  • Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

    May 11, 2021

    U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities. Shots could begin as soon as Thursday, after a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds. An announcement is expected Wednesday. Most COVID-19 vaccines worldwide have...

  • Legislative leaders still debating 'dollar amounts' in last days of session

    May 11, 2021

    Gov. Tim Walz marked the final stretch of end-of-session budget talks Monday by lamenting how far apart legislative leaders remained and how little time is left to strike an accord. Leaders have yet to agree on big-picture budget numbers, a step they had hoped to achieve last week. That makes the chances of an on-time finish before the May 17 adjournment deadline increasingly slim. And Gov. Tim Walz on Monday said that budget negotiations have yet to encompass any policy proposals and instead...

  • States push jobless from virus recession to return to work

    May 11, 2021

    STOWE, Vt. - Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work to qualify will help him hire enough staff for his restaurant in the resort town of Stowe. After more than a year of coronavirus restrictions on his business, Piecasso Pizzeria & Lounge, he's expecting a breakout summer tourism season. But like employers across the country, he's worried he won't have enough workers. "We've been getting many...

  • California man charged with using COVID loans to buy Ferrari

    May 11, 2021

    IRVINE, Calif. - A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to charges he obtained $5 million in federal coronavirus-relief loans for phony businesses and then used the money for lavish vacations and to buy a Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, prosecutors said Monday. Mustafa Qadiri, 38, was arrested last week on suspicion of scheming to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program, which was implemented last year to help small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qadiri, of...

  • Billions in state and local aid soon begin path to Minnesota

    May 11, 2021

    WASHINGTON – Minnesota can begin tapping into nearly $5 billion in state and local aid from President Joe Biden's COVID relief package. On Monday, federal officials began to roll out a key portion of the $1.9 trillion package, known as the American Rescue Plan, that was signed into law in March after it passed through Congress with no Republican votes. Details released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury show the state and local aid portion of the plan for Minnesota is about $4.97 billion. T...

  • FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return

    May 11, 2021

    WASHINGTON - Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, halted operations last week after revealing a ransomware attack that it said had affected some of its systems. On Monday, U.S. officials sought to soothe concerns...

  • Level 3 sex offender to be released in Bemidji

    May 11, 2021

    BEMIDJI -- A level three predatory sex offender will be released in Bemidji on May 17, according to a release from the Bemidji Police Department Chris Allen Sours, 57, of Cass Lake, will reside on the 600 block of Fourth Street Northwest in Bemidji. He has a history of sexual contact, which included touching, with two known female children. Sours used his established relationship of trust to exploit unmonitored access, using manipulation and threats in his attempt to maintain control, the...

  • Bush Foundation Selects 24 Visionary Leaders for 2021 Bush Fellowships

    May 11, 2021

    (Saint Paul, MN – May 11, 2021) – The Bush Foundation today announced the 2021 Bush Fellows, 24 visionary individuals who are leading transformative change in their communities. The Fellows hail from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. The 2021 Fellows are: Patricia Acevedo Fuentes Rapid City, SD Kahin Adam Saint Cloud, MN E.G. Bailey Minneapolis, MN John Lee Clark Saint Paul, MN Antonio Espinosa Maplewood, MN Sandra Gabriela Filardo Eden Prairie, MN Dr. Rachel Renee Hardeman Gol...

  • USDA Approves Minnesota's Revised Hemp Plan

    May 11, 2021
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    St. Paul, MN: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the state of Minnesota’s revised hemp production plan. The plan governs the production and regulation of hemp in Minnesota and needed federal approval as part of USDA’s U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. “We thank USDA for their work on this new federal hemp program, and we are grateful they have approved Minnesota’s revised plan,” said Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Assistant Commissioner Whitney Place. “This is a major step forward, and we’re pleased that modi...

  • New Idaho Law Allows Killing of 90 Percent of State's Wolves

    May 11, 2021

    Last week, Idaho governor Brad Little signed a bill into law that allows hunters to kill about 90 percent of the state's wolves. The new law, SB1211, was supported by ranchers who say that wolves threaten their livestock and hunters who say that the wolves have reduced elk populations. Both of those claims are disputed by opponents of the new rules, who include scientists, conservation groups and other hunting groups, Douglas Main reports for National Geographic. The new law allows anyone with...

  • Haskell Indian Nations University President Ronald Graham Fired; Tamarah Pfeiffer (Dinế) Named Acting President

    May 11, 2021

    LAWRENCE, Kan. - Dr. Ronald Graham, president of Haskell Indian Nations University, was fired by the Haskell National Board of Regents last Friday after an internal investigation was revealed he was stifling the free speech rights of students and faculty. The announcement distributed by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), based at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C., said: "Effective May 7, 2021, Dr. Tamarah Pfeiffer will be the Acting President of Haskell University. Dr. Pfeiffer is...

  • Native Americans Expand Efforts to Preserve Voting Rights in Georgia

    May 11, 2021

    ATLANTA - Native American voter advocacy organizations and a Georgia tribe are launching a voter education campaign in Georgia in support of federal legislation that will prevent anti-democracy partisans in states from imposing voter suppression laws intended to block members of tribes, nations, and other minority communities from casting ballots in local, state and federal elections. Four Directions Native Vote, the leading Native American voter mobilization group in the United States; The...

  • Treasury Dept.'s Plan to Distribute $20 Billion to Tribes of American Rescue Plan Funds Met with Gratitude

    May 11, 2021

    WASHINGTON - After five tribal consultation sessions with tribes held this spring, the Treasury Department on Monday released its plan to distribute $20 billion to tribal nations from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act. The Act was allocated by Congress and signed into law by President Biden. The tribal distribution plan was sent in a letter to tribal leaders, who were given an opportunity to participate in a video call on...

  • Evening briefs in Indian Country - Headlines from May 10, 2021

    May 11, 2021

    Native students continue to battle for the right to wear eagle feathers The disagreement over allowing Native students to wear eagle feathers and regalia during high school graduation rears its contentious head once again this year. Some Native students continue to face push back from schools prohibiting the wearing of eagle feathers and traditional regalia at graduation ceremonies due to strict dress codes, according to Matthew Campbell, staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, the largest legal nonprofit organization defending...

  • Relief money for tribes

    May 11, 2021

    In late March and early April, the U.S. Department of Treasury hosted five tribal consultations with 85 tribal leaders to receive input on how to improve the allocation of funds for pandemic and economic relief. The result was the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Tribal Government Allocation Methodology, authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act, which provides $350 billion in emergency relief for state, local and tribal governments. The rescue plan allocated $20 billion to tribes. Details about the allocation were shared...

  • Making Sense of Minnesota's Racial Divide with Resources from MNHS

    May 11, 2021

    As we approach the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and with the recent guilty verdict in the trial for the Minneapolis police officer charged with the crime, historical resources can help us reflect on how we got here. Some of the many MNHS resources available include: • “Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion,” edited by Walter R. Jacobs, Wendy Thompson Taiwo, and Amy August, offers essays by three dozen contributors reflecting on the murder of George Floyd, the uprisings that followed, and the history o...

  • Sundance Institute Names 20 Fellows Across Feature Film Directors and Screenwriters Labs, Native Lab

    May 11, 2021

    (PARK CITY, UTAH, May 10, 2021) — The Sundance Institute today named the artists and projects selected for the first group of the upcoming signature summer Labs including 12 fellows for the Directors and Screenwriters Labs and 9 fellows participating in the Native Lab (one fellow will participate in both Labs). The Labs provide a space for writers and directors to spend time developing their craft and selected projects. Elements of this year’s Labs will take place digitally via Sundance Collab. At the heart of the Institute’s commitment to su...

  • Warriors Baseball Team edged out in extra inning game by Kelliher-Northome 22-20 - P11

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 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...

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Walk held on Friday in Red Lake - P8

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 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 - P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 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 - P18

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 2021

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

  • Warriors split double-header with Laporte - P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|May 11, 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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