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Minnesota anglers just can’t win: First they had to deal with lakes covered with ice on the fishing opener. Now the cold spring means a live bait shortage, too. “You can’t trap minnows with ice on the lakes,’’ said Phil Koep, owner of Urbank Live Bait in Clitherall, Minn., a major bait wholesaler that serves 75 bait shops across northern Minnesota. He has gotten some fathead, crappie and sucker minnows, but no spottail shiners — a favorite of many anglers who fish northern Minnesota waters. Lake...
The Minnesota DNR is closing portions of some rivers in northwest Minnesota for opening weekend and some days thereafter to protect staging walleyes preparing to spawn, or spawning. Here is the list of waters that will be closed, and dates, from the DNR: Closed through May 17 Blackduck River – Beltrami County – County Road 32 north to Red Lake Reservation boundary. Clearwater River – Clearwater County – below Clearwater Lake Dam for 900 feet. Long Lake – Hubbard County – below the inlet culvert south of State Highway 34. Mississippi...
For Heather Purser, the first pang came more than a decade ago as she gathered clams on Puget Sound’s Chico Beach, watching her cousin’s new husband assist with the digging. She figured she’d never have a legal spouse to help with the backbreaking work....
14 Native American children attend schools from Dennis to Plymouth, according to statistics obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). This represents a growth of 4% from 317 students last year....
An eminent decision out of the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals is not a common occurrence. A Ninth Circuit eminent domain decision dealing with intangible property is even less common. Yet, on April 26, 2013, the Ninth Circuit took it even one step further, issuing an eminent domain decision dealing with intangible property in which the condemning authority is an Indian Tribe....
L'ANSE - Releases from the L'Anse Warden Electric Company power plant, a nearby fuels processing facility and the CertainTeed L'Anse Plant could pose a public health risk according to a federal agency, but addressing the potential problem is being met with mixed results....
The Chippewa Cree Tribal Election Board of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has removed the former chair of the tribal council as a candidate for the chair, three days after it certified him as a candidate....
WASHINGTON — A permanent tribal relations office would be established at the U.S. Agriculture Department under a bill introduced by Rep. Kristi Noem this week to improve communication between the department and Native Americans....
If a man is arrested in Victoria and goes before the court and his case is adjourned for a few days for a bail hearing, he arrives at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre that night, says Paul Pearson, co-chairman of the Canadian Bar Association’s criminal section in Victoria....
At this year’s May 18 commencement ceremony, Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska will graduate its largest group of Native American students in the school’s history. The graduates include 12 undergraduates, four from the graduate school, one pharmacy student, three dental students and three medical students. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com//2013/05/12/creighton-university-graduate-largest-group-native-students-ever-149309...
BROWNING - The 2013 Building a Grad Nation annual update shows that more than one-third of Native American high school students drop out of school....
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head....
Since the 19th Century, the plight of the North American bison has paralleled the way of the indigenous people of Buffalo Country and the land itself: decimation by non-tribal peoples, almost to the point of extinction. Likewise, nearly 150 years later, as the people and land known as “Indian Country” are in renaissance, the buffalo have also returned. But no sooner than Great Plains indigenous people have brought the buffalo back from the brink, do forces like the State of Montana threaten that hegemony of indigenous people, the buffalo, and...
FARGO — FBI agents properly obtained statements from a St. Michael man about his alleged involvement in the abuse and killing of two children on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in 2011, a judge ruled Friday....
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Two brothers have been sentenced for their participation in a gang fight on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles South and North Dakota....
The final two people involved in a tribal district embezzlement-related case in the Sisseton area were sentenced Thursday in federal court in Aberdeen....
This week’s political panel delved into the government’s responsibility towards sick First Nations children and the highly anticipated byelection in Labrador....
This week’s political panel delved into the government’s responsibility towards sick First Nations children and the highly anticipated byelection in Labrador....
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s first major environmental decision of his second term could be to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, profoundly disappointing environmental advocates who have made the project a symbolic test of the president’s seriousness on climate change....
Cherokee Nation Industries has inked a $5.1 million contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., an industry leader in manufacturing and service of military and commercial aircraft. The tribal enterprise will be providing frame and instrument panel assembly for the S-300C helicopter, a highly versatile piston-engine rotorcraft. Its maneuverability, responsive handling, range and endurance make it ideal for personal transportation, military and civil training, aerial photography, law enforcement patrol and more. Read more at http:/...
The editors of Winds of Change magazine, a quarterly production by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), recently released their first list of “The Top 50 Best STEM Workplaces” that offer supportive and stimulating environments for diverse cultures—particularly American Indians and Alaska Natives. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/10/chrysler-demonstrates-commitment-fostering-workplace-diversity-149303...
A little food cart is making a big splash in downtown Edmonton. It’s drawing large crowds during lunch hour with traditional Indigenous foods....
From colonial days up to the present, American agriculture, especially in the South, has been built on the backs of people of color. Sadly, even after slavery ended, the experience of many black farmers has continued to be a struggle. One of the more recent examples of this is the alleged discrimination against hundreds of African-American farmers by the United States Department of Agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s....
Washington, DC, May 11, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Men’s Health Braintrust gathered on May 3rd in Washington, DC – more than 40 representatives from patient organizations, key state and federal agencies, professional medical associations, employers, and other leaders – to continue the high-level discussions on how to improve the health and wellbeing of boys, men, and their families. This was the sixth meeting of the Dialogue on Men’s Health series since the group was launched in October 2012....
Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is a 23 year-old award-winning hip hop artist, producer and performer hailing from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. A recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, he is currently studying Audio Design and Production at Columbia College in Chicago, IL. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com//2013/05/09/frank-waln-149299...
