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Little Earth of United Tribes is regarded as the "heart and soul of the American Indian community" in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1973, Little Earth is the only federally subsidized housing complex in the United States for American Indians. The complex, located in south Minneapolis, comprises 212 townhomes and apartments, a community center and early learning center. It is home to nearly 1,000 residents representing more than 30 different tribes and tribal nations. Seventy percent of the...
BEMIDJI -- That pickup truck with the over-sized roll of duct tape you saw driving through Bemidji on Thursday morning? No, it wasn’t a Paul Bunyan-esque prop delivery to the local Visitors and Convention Bureau. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/local/3750269-duct-tape-doesnt-work-roads-advocates-push-long-term-transportation-funding-st...
BEMIDJI—Charges against three men charged with felony fifth-degree drug sale have been dismissed in Beltrami County District Court. Kyle Bruers, 19, of Bagley, and Austin Tischman, 19, of Wilton, were arrested along with Cody Graser, 19, of Wilton, in December after law enforcement responded to a report of an armed home invasion at their Wilton residence. Charges against Bruers and Tischman were dismissed on May 11. The charge against Graser was dismissed April 22. During the home invasion, a bullet was shot through a wall. When law e...
Bruce Boswell (May 7, 1965 - May 20, 2015) Bruce Boswell, age 50, of Ada, MN, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Samuel Memorial Episcopal Church, Naytahwaush, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery....
Terry Lee Goodwin (October 18, 1951 - May 21, 2015) Terry Lee Goodwin, age 63, of Mahnomen, MN, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at his home, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Duane Cemetery South in rural Mahnomen....
Everyone is talking about pot these days, thanks to new laws in a handful of states and a shift in public opinion in favor of legalizing the drug. The U.S. Justice Department has announced policy changes to relax enforcement in states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana and to assure banks that they will not be punished for offering financial services to legitimate marijuana-related businesses. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced in Congress to end the federal prohibition. Despite these changes nationally and...
After days of promising a veto, Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday formally rejected the education budget bill because of the lack of funds for universal prekindergarten, among other priorities. Dayton said the $17.1 billion education bill the Legislature approved Monday did not fund his top priority of universal access to preschool for all of the state's 4-year-olds. It also did not provide funding for the elimination of a Head Start waiting list, additional funding for the Northside Achievement Zone and the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood....
Minneapolis police officer Michael Griffin pleaded not guilty in his first appearance in federal court Thursday on charges of beating four men in 2010 and 2011 and then lying about it during civil suits they filed against him. Griffin, wearing a suit and saying only “Yes, ma’am” when answering U.S. Magistrate Judge Janie Mayeron’s questions, was arraigned and then released on a $25,000 bond. He agreed to give up his passport and remain law abiding. http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-perjury-o...
Minnesota is ratcheting up its fight with the international thrift store chain Savers. State Attorney General Lori Swanson sued the secondhand retailer in Hennepin District Court on Thursday, saying Savers is seriously misleading the public about how much of the proceeds from donated clothing and furniture actually go to charity. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-attorney-general-sues-savers-thrift-store-chain/304582931/...
John Echohawk had heard enough. On May 14, he had listened with growing irritation to lawyers representing the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA) denigrate the recently published guidelines and proposed rule for the Indian Child Welfare Act in front of the very people who had authored them. As the founder of the Native American Rights Fund, Echohawk had flown to Tulsa to provide his comments in the standing-room-only ballroom at the Marriott. Hundreds of Indian people, tribal leaders, ICWA workers and lawyers from across the country...
In North Dakota’s oil boomtowns, rape, sex trafficking, and domestic violence rates are spiking, with American Indian women suffering the most. Now tribes along the Keystone XL pipeline route worry that the violence could be headed their way—and tribal police may be unable to stop it. In a Montana Greyhound station, Annita Lucchesi, a 24-year-old Southern Cheyenne woman, noticed an entire wall filled with photos of missing women. “The majority of them were native women and it broke my heart,” she says. http://www.psmag.com/n...
Despite the fact eight years have come and gone since Diane Bigeagle last saw her daughter, she often catches herself waiting by the phone. "She always phoned me no matter what. Well, I mean, I had both her kids,” Diane said. Cassidy is now 11 years old, and Talon will soon be nine. http://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profile/danita-faith-bigeagle...
TULSA, Oklahoma — A Tulsa federal judge has ruled that an American Indian student at Caney Valley High School can't wear an eagle feather on her graduation cap. Chief U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell accepted a magistrate's recommendation to deny senior Hayden Griffith's request for a preliminary injunction that would allow her wear the feather during her graduation ceremony Thursday. http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/8398e3969d1a423b80c5c3ec06829525/OK--Eagle-Feather-Graduation-Cap-Lawsuit/...
MOORE — A federal judge is being asked to decide whether an American Indian student can wear a sacred eagle feather on her cap at her high school graduation ceremony Saturday. Moore school officials recently denied the request by a Southmoore High School student, prompting a federal lawsuit alleging infringement of the student’s religious freedom. http://newsok.com/moore-schools-face-lawsuit-over-religious-freedom-at-graduation/article/5420752...
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) -- The American Indian Community Housing (AICHO) continues to expand its business ventures in the Northland. The non-profit organization has opened a coffee shop at the AICHO Urban American Indian Center at Gimaajii-Mino-Bimaadizimin located at 202 W 2nd St. in Duluth. http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Coffee-shop-opens-for-public-in-American-Indian-Community-Housing-building-304500511.html...
With no banks in many Nunavut communities, cashing a cheque at the local grocery store can be expensive. Now, officials with the Department of Community and Government Services are looking to update the Consumer Protection Act to address fees and the cheque cashing processes in communities with no banking services. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-gov-t-looks-at-regulating-cheque-cashing-fees-1.3079847...
In recent months, the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake has re-opened discussion on its controversial 1984 membership law. The renewed debate has been accompanied by provocative developments: Protests outside homes, eviction notices sent to “foreign” residents, accusations of racism from the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, and a lawsuit challenging the membership law in court. This fraught terrain has confused and outraged Canadians, partly because the story has lacked context and nuance in the media. http://www...
California Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez said recently she’s “proudly” American Indian on her mother’s side, but declined to back up the claim when questioned repeatedly by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Sanchez got in trouble for tapping her mouth and whooping in reference to Native Americans, while speaking to a group of Indian Americans on the campaign trail Saturday. Her initial attempts to brush off critics who found the “war cry” offensive failed, and she apologized Sunday, saying she’s only human. Read more: ht...
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the manslaughter conviction of an Ontario Aboriginal man should not be overturned because of a lack of Aboriginal jurors. By a 5-2 margin, the high court found that a northern Ontario community made reasonable efforts to ensure the jury in a manslaughter case had adequate Aboriginal representation. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/05/21/aboriginal-jury-numbers-grounds-overturning-conviction-supreme-court/...
EDMONTON –The chief of an Alberta First Nation said his community is struggling to find solutions to a soaring prescription medication problem. Chief Charles Weaselhead said after a meeting with Canada’s Health Minister Rona Ambrose this week that a lack of resources is holding the Blood Tribe back from getting people the attention they need. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/05/21/blood-tribe-alberta-struggling-find-solution-prescription-medication-crisis/...
Incarcerated youth on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota, too often find themselves back in the juvenile detention system only weeks after they return home. But a new Young Ambassadors Program gives them an opportunity to break that cycle and become leaders in their community. “The majority of our incarcerated Native youth start out with truancy problems. They get the books thrown at them, and their life after that is pretty much done,” said Dustina Gill, Sisseton-Wahpeton, project manager at ALIIVE, a state accredited pre...
Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth Bob Pringle has released a lengthy report on the death of a 22-month-old toddler, stating that the child's death could have been prevented. The boy, Evander Daniels, drowned in a bathtub while in foster care in June 2010. A large part of his body had also been scalded. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/tot-s-death-could-have-been-prevented-saskatchewan-children-s-advocate-says-1.3080384...
We do a lot of stories about what’s not working in education, but today we’re going to flip the script and talk about a school that’s doing really well, especially for students of color and economically disadvantaged students. It’s a rural school called Brimley Elementary in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I took a trip to the U.P. last week to visit Brimley, a very tiny town on the shores of Lake Superior. Aside from the Bay Mills Indian Community reservation and the area's natural beauty, there's not much to the place aside from a couple bars, a...
LAWRENCE, KANSAS — In a move to reduce operating expenses, Haskell Indian Nations University announced Thursday it is suspending the upcoming Haskell football season and other intercollegiate athletic programs. The measure was taken by the National Haskell Board of Regents on the recommendation of Haskell President Venida Chenault who notes the rising cost of intercollegiate athletic programs and other factors makes it difficult for Haskell to compete. http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/citing-lack-of-money-haskell-indian-...
With the first drumbeat that reverberated through the Robert Ford Auditorium at Jefferson High School, Portland Public Schools’ Native American Student Recognition began. The May 13 event was held in honor of the 45 Native American students who graduated this year, rewarding them with honor sashes and a culturally relevant celebration. The event is not mandatory and 17 of the graduates showed up to receive their honor sashes. http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/260949-132642-native-students-at-pps-struggle-few-graduate-...
