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Dominic Alexander Cloud December 8, 1993 ~ May 20, 2021 (age 27) Dominic "Dom" Alexander Cloud, 27 years young, passed away on May 20th, 2021 in Hubbard County, Minnesota. He and his twin brother, Tristan, were born on December 8th, 1993 in Minneapolis, MN to Valerie Robinson and Roger Cloud. Dom was a huge Vikings fan...and loved to play football and basketball with his twin brother Tristan. In fact, Dom loved and followed a wide variety of sports. He went to work for Leech Lake Gaming in...
Tim George Schulman May 8, 1953 ~ May 21, 2021 (age 68) Full obituary to follow soon. Services Wake Wednesday May 26, 2021 4:00 PM Veterans Memorial Building Cass Lake Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633 Funeral Service Thursday May 27, 2021 11:00 AM Veterans Memorial Building Cass Lake Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633...
Federal authorities pursuing their civil rights probe of the Minneapolis Police Department bring with them a deep familiarity with the MPD's inner workings and procedures after years of concern about the department's performance. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether MPD officers engaged in a "pattern and practice" of violating citizens' rights, including during mental health-related calls and at last summer's protests over the murder of George Floyd. Leaders of the city's...
Residents of north Minneapolis have banded together to form safety patrols to address the surge of shootings in their neighborhood. The goal is to stop the violence and connect those struggling with homelessness and unemployment with resources, said the Rev. Jerry McAfee of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church. He was recruiting residents to join the patrols Monday afternoon at the corner of N. Lowry and N. Logan avenues. https://www.startribune.com/safety-patrol-group-forming...
A 39-year-old state conservation officer died while on duty Monday morning following a two-vehicle crash near Grand Rapids involving a pickup truck and a semitrailer truck, authorities said. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. at County Roads 57 and 336 in Lawrence Township, about 20 miles north of Grand Rapids, according to the State Patrol. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) identified the officer as Sarah Grell of Cohasset. The agency said she became a DNR officer in 2005....
An intruder believed to have been attempting to break into a north Minneapolis home early Monday was found dead on the porch, police said. The man was not breathing and did not appear to have been shot or stabbed when he was found by officers just after 1 a.m. at a residence in the 1500 block of N. 11th Avenue, Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said. Residents called 911 to report that somebody was trying to break into the house. Officers arrived, found the man and attempted lifesaving measures, Elder said....
Authorities on Monday identified two men fatally shot over the weekend outside a downtown Minneapolis nightclub, where eight others were hit by gunfire. Christopher R. Jones Jr., 24, of Brooklyn Park, and Charlie B. Johnson, 21, of Golden Valley, were both shot outside the Monarch club in the 300 block of N. 1st Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. Police spokesman John Elder said Monday that one of the two who were fatally shot...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change. The $1 billion in spending is a small fraction of what the U.S. spends on weather-related disasters. Last year alone, the nation endured 22 weather and climate-related disasters with losses greater than $1 billion each. The...
BELCOURT, N. D. - Melissa "Missy" Poitra, the 38-year-old woman found dead in a storage unit in Durham, North Carolina, was laid to rest today by her family in North Dakota. At her funeral Monday, nearly three dozen friends and family filled Saint Anthony's Catholic Church on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota and remembered a family member filled with happiness and love. Missy Poitra was recently given the name Mikanak Ikway, Turtle woman in Ojibwe, after her daughter...
WASHINGTON, D.C — The National Congress of American Indians has ousted the first Native person who served as its highest-ranking attorney, less than two weeks after a new chief executive officer came on board. Derrick Beetso, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, was fired as NCAI’s general counsel on Friday. He reported his termination in a post on social media. “On Friday afternoon I was fired via Zoom, with no notice or consultation, by NCAI’s new CEO, Dante Desiderio,” Beetso wrote in the late-night post. https://www.indianz.c...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 13, the U.S. Circuit Court here denied Dakota Access Pipeline's request for approval to keep its permit while the oil company appeals a ruling that tribes secured cancelling it. Meanwhile, other pipeline operators also faced permit challenges. The DAPL ruling, handed down January 26, reaffirms a lower court finding that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the pipeline to cross the Missouri River was illegal and must be vacated, at least until the conclusion o...
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge ruled Friday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline may continue operating while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg made his decision after attorneys for the pipeline’s Texas-based owner, Energy Transfer, argued that shuttering the pipeline would be a major economic blow to several entities, including North Dakota, and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation tribe, in the heart of the state’s oil patch. Boasberg said the Standing Rock...
Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data obtained by KHN. The data, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to a public records request, gives a sweeping national look at the race and ethnicity of vaccinated people on a state-by-state basis. Yet nearly half of those vaccination records are missing race or ethnicity information. KHN’s analy...
RED LAKE, MN - Red Lake History was made on Friday, May 21, 2021 with the first ever graduating class under their new Higher Learning Commission Accreditation. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Graduates. The Graduates were: Charlene M. Anderson, (Ozaawas Benaisikwe) Selena Leigh Beasley, Kari Sue Cobenais, Michael A. Iceman, Mariah Lynn Martin, Delaney Lee May, Tammy May, Miska Bineshi'kwe, Kayce Nelson, Robin Roy, Valencia Smith, Nathaniel Taylor Jr., Guadalupe Ybarra. A Community Feast...
RED LAKE, MN - Red Lake History was made on Friday, May 21, 2021 with the first ever graduating class under their new Higher Learning Commission Accreditation. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Graduates. The Graduates were: Charlene M. Anderson, (Ozaawas Benaisikwe) Selena Leigh Beasley, Kari Sue Cobenais, Michael A. Iceman, Mariah Lynn Martin, Delaney Lee May, Tammy May, Miska Bineshi'kwe, Kayce Nelson, Robin Roy, Valencia Smith, Nathaniel Taylor Jr., Guadalupe Ybarra. A Community Feast...
The Red Lake Warriors were winners over Cass Lake-Bena in Red Lake on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. It was their last game of the regular season. Lady Warriors also won their game at the Girl's Field against the Lady Panthers. League playoffs are scheduled for June 2021....
The Red Lake Lady Warriors were winners over Cass Lake-Bena in Red Lake on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The Red Lake Warriors also won their game at the Baseball Field against the Panthers. The Lady Warriors are scheduled to host Nevis on May 25, 2021 to end their regular season. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/27/sports/revised-red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...
Red Lake Nation Spring Pow Wow 2021 held at Pow Wow Grounds Friday and Saturday...
Red Lake's Junior Varsity loses to Laporte 16-6; Laporte Varsity fails to field team against Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors will host Cass Lake on May 18th and host Nevis on May 25th. Schedule: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2021/04/27/sports/revised-red-lake-warriors-baseball-schedule-2021-and-lady-warriors-softball-schedule/97239.html...
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...
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...
Education is important for women and girls' healthy and productive lives, while also creating healthier communities and nations. Please join Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund, at the CARE Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, June 1, at 12 noon EDT. Cheryl will be part of a panel discussion about the importance of providing access to education to women and girls. The event is free and open to the public. Please register at care.org/tuesdaytalks....
OKLAHOMA CITY— The Native American Journalists Association applauds CNN for hearing our call to remove Rick Santorum from his commentator position. On April 26, NAJA released a statement cautioning Indigenous journalists against working with CNN and called for Santorum’s dismissal in light of his racist comments at the Young America Foundation’s conference. The call launched tremendous grassroots support on social media, not only echoing our demand for Santorum’s removal, but also pointing to key tenets of NAJA’s mission, including increased...
Mesa, AZ — The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The National Center) welcomes the introduction of the bipartisan bill by Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) to authorize the Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) within the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). S.1735, titled the ONAA Enhancement Act of 2021, is cosponsored by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and James Inhofe (R-OK). The bill formally authorizes the ONAA at SBA, doubles its funding, and expands its capacity to suppor...
Minneapolis, MN – The YMCA of the North, a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, provides water safety tips to help kids, teens, adults and families enjoy lakes, rivers and pools during the Memorial Day holiday weekend and throughout the summer months. In the summer during COVID-19, water safety is important with a year of missed swim lessons, fewer pools with lifeguards, limited access to swimming lessons, more families spending time outside around the w...
