Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Brian Robert Chosa November 3, 1958 ~ May 8, 2023 (age 64) Brian Robert Chosa, age 64, of Cass Lake, Minnesota journeyed to the spirit world from the Cass Lake IHS Hospital on Monday, May 8th, 2023. He was born in Tower, MN on November 3rd, 1958, the son of Gladys (Fisherman) and Fred Chosa. He enjoyed spending time with his family, playing card games and loved listening to his music. Brian loved to collect lighters, coins, and anything Vikings because he was a huge fan. He worked at the palace...
A Minnesota state park built on a notorious site of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 would be closed and transferred to the Dakota under a proposed state law. The 1,300-acre Upper Sioux Agency State Park, composed of rolling prairies and wetlands at the confluence of the Yellow Medicine and Minnesota rivers, would be returned to the Upper Sioux Community that was forced out after the war. It would mark the first time in decades that the state of Minnesota relinquished a state park. "There are points...
A second autopsy has determined that a Maple Grove teen's death more than a decade ago was a homicide, and his mother is hoping the finding will lead to criminal charges. Sandra Cikotte Anderson had the body of her 19-year-old son, Robbie, exhumed in November and hired an independent medical examiner to offer a determination on his death. The original autopsy, conducted in 2009 by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, listed the cause as "sudden unexplained death." The new autopsy concluded...
The latest study on the impact of the minimum wage increases in Minneapolis and St. Paul has found that while they inevitably led to an overall bump in wages, they also allowed for a decline in hours worked and the number of jobs. In their second series of reports on the topic, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota waded through the tricky task of separating out the impact of the minimum wage hikes - on their way to $15 an hour - from the...
The Vikings' bye week, which comes in Week 13, is their second latest in team history. By then, they'll have played four games in prime time, including two in a row before their week off. Following a season in which they won 13 games, claimed the NFC North title and saw Justin Jefferson win NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors, the Vikings received more national attention in the league's 2023 schedule, which was released Thursday night. They were scheduled for a total of five prime-time...
MATAMOROS, Mexico - Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation's beleaguered immigration system. The Biden administration was dealt a potentially serious legal setback late Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked its attempt to more quickly release migrants when Border Patrol holding stations are full. The imminent end of the rules...
A man was convicted Thursday of first-degree premeditated murder for the beheading of his longtime girlfriend in front of onlookers in Shakopee nearly two years ago. Alexis Saborit, 44, of Shakopee first struck America M. Thayer, 56, with an 8-pound dumbbell and then decapitated her with a machete at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Spencer Street on the afternoon of July 28, 2021. Scott County District Judge Caroline Lennon wrote in the filing of her verdict from the bench that "the court finds beyond a reasonable doubt that [the] defendant...
DULUTH — A 47-year-old Tofte, Minn., woman died of injuries she suffered after a rock crashed through her windshield May 5 as she drove south on Hwy. 61 in Two Harbors. The rock hit the hood of Kay Spielman's truck, about 2 p.m. near the Burlington Bay Campground, before it went through the windshield and struck her, according to the Two Harbors Police Department. Passersby attempted to open her vehicle to help before emergency response arrived, police said. She was brought to a hospital in Duluth, where she later died. http...
Active shooter simulations would effectively be barred in Minnesota schools under a provision in a sweeping education bill moving through the Legislature. Instead, school districts would be required to provide students with at least one hour of violence prevention training per year and adopt a uniform standard for active shooter drills. The distinction, Sen. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, said during the education conference committee meeting Tuesday, is that simulations are "basically...
KYIV, Ukraine - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in remarks broadcast Thursday that Kyiv is delaying its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia's occupying forces because Ukraine lacks enough Western weapons to succeed without suffering too many casualties. His remarks, in an interview with European broadcasters, were aired shortly before Britain said it has sent Ukraine air-launched cruise missiles that would allow pilots to extend their reach farther than possibly any other weapon in...
WASHINGTON D.C. — New details emerged Wednesday, May 10, that alleges President Joe Biden's family benefited financially from from foreign entities such as China and Romania. In a memo, U.S. House Republicans claim bank records show several payments to Biden's son, Hunter Biden, from China and Romania during the time when his father was vice president. House Oversight Chairman James Comer was the spokesperson during the press conference. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/national/house-republicans-claim-the-biden-family-re...
BEMIDJI - The halls of Sanford Bemidji Medical Center just got a whole lot brighter. Dozens of photographs taken by four local Native American youth artists during a two-week photography camp last summer are now on display in the medical center's halls for all to see. On May 4, family, friends and strangers alike gathered for the grand reveal of the student's exhibit titled "Bi-dibaajimowag - The Eagles Come Telling Stories." https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/lifestyle/arts-and-...
It's been a year since the Department of Interior released the first volume of its federal investigation into Indian boarding schools. Native News Online Senior Reporter Jenna Kunze, who's written more than half of the 175-plus stories we've published on Indian boarding schools, takes a look at what's happened since the groundbreaking report was published, and what's on the horizon. A year ago today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released Volume 1 of its Federal Indian Boarding...
Lennon Audrain has earned his fifth college degree in six years. He is Cherokee and Shawnee, and was the youngest graduate from both his master’s classes at Arizona State University and Harvard. Audrain recently received a PhD in educational policy and evaluation and is now an assistant research professor at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Matika Wilbur is a photographer, podcast host and now, author. Her new book “Project 562” collects her years of documenting photos of federally recognized tribal citizens. ICT’s Paris Wise has this intervi...
As state lawmakers consider expanding gaming options in Texas, tribal leaders who operate the state’s largest casino are sounding the alarm, warning they would lose most of their customers and face possible bankruptcy under the leading plan to bring Vegas-style resorts to the state. The prospect of competing with Las Vegas Sands, Caesars and other titans of the casino industry has long loomed over the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, which first opened the doors to its gaming operation in 1996. Set along the Rio Grande on the tribe’s Eag...
Lady Warriors Softball Team loses to Walker-Hackensack-Akley in Red Lake on Thursday, May 11, 2023 Girl's Junior Varsity also take the loss...
Girl's Junior Varsity Softball team take loss to Walker-Hackensack-Akley Lady Warriors Softball Team also loses in Red Lake...
Our Red Lake Secondary Complex Powwow 2023-2024 Outgoing Princess Miss Nookwakii "Snowy" White Congratulations To Our New Princess Crowned Miss Rihanna May Snowy (Along With Her Mother Lavender Kingbird) Had A Giveaway (Thank You Snowy) For My Beautiful Blanket Snowy Gifted Others Also Blankets They Are All Beautiful We Did A "Potato" Dance; Some Staff Went Out, The "Spot" Dances Were A Hit The Students Loved Them Shout To Wes Jourdain For His MC Skills, Brendan Strong With His Little Bear...
The ceremony kicked-off with a performance of the national anthem by Christian Breczinski, advising and accommodations coordinator at NTC. Following a traditional Ojibwe honor song rendered by Eyabay, a nationally-renowned drum group from the Red Lake Nation, Executive Vice President and Senior Academic Officer Dr. Ketmani Kouanchau welcomed all attendees to Northwest Technical College's commencement ceremony. Northwest Technical College awarded 79 associate of science degrees, 47 associate of...
The Red Lake Nation College hosted our 5th Annual MMIW walk on Friday, May 5, 2023. It was a great turn out with over 300 participants. Thank you to everyone that joined us in remembering our MMIW/Relatives. Special thank you to our speakers Vernell Lussier, LeAsha Roy and our very own Bee Gauthier....
Warriors Baseball Team fall to Kelliher-Northome in Red Lake on Thursday, May 4, 2023. JV Boys also unable to put together a win...
Prom Night 2023 celebrated by local students from the area Photographs by members of the communities....
MINNEAPOLIS – A Duluth man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after pretending to operate a law firm and defrauding an individual out of thousands of dollars in legal fees, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, between March and April 2022, Gale Allen Rachuy, 73, devised and executed a scheme to defraud an individual (Victim A) by falsely representing that he could provide legal services in connection with Victim A’s post-conviction motion in exchange for $10,000. Rachuy told Victim A that he operated Midwest Leg...
This June, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus graduate Michael Schroeder-Toya will begin her residency in family medicine at the U of M Woodwinds Hospital. But as a child in her home state of New Mexico, she could never have imagined the journey life would take her on. Schroeder-Toya's parents worked for the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the family moved around often. She first became familiar with the University of Minnesota (U of M) when they moved to Bemidji for three...
Duluth, Minn., May 11, 2023-After a long and snowy winter, recreationalists are ready to start camping on the Superior National Forest. Whether you desire a rustic camping experience or prefer to use your RV, a variety of different types of camping are available. Please note, while most camping areas are open or opening soon, some may have limited amenities at this time. Access roads into camping areas may also still have snow or be muddy. In addition, be prepared to encounter down trees and deb...
