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Articles from the March 22, 2012 edition


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  • Roberta "Zhooni Yaa Kwe" Rosebear

    Mar 22, 2012

    Roberta Ann Rosebear “Zhooni Yaa Kwe”, 59, of Ponemah, MN died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Red Lake Hospital. “She was from the Kingfisher Clan”. Traditional services will be 10:00 a.m., Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Ponemah Community Center with Greg Kingbird officiating. A wake will begin Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Ponemah Community Center. Interment will be in the family burial grounds. Honorary bearer will be Marion Stately, Priscilla Iceman, Glenda Martin, Dr. Borromeo,...

  • Minnesota boys basketball top 100: The 20 best players in state tournament history

    Tim Leighton, Pioneer Press|Mar 22, 2012

    Seven time zones away in Croatia, Khalid El-Amin can still see the rainbow shot that looked like it was headed for the ceiling of the old St. Paul Civic Center. His desperation three-pointer from well beyond the arc fell from the heavens and into the hoop just after the final horn to give his Minneapolis North boys basketball team a 67-65 victory over St. Thomas Academy in the state tournament quarterfinals on March 21, 1996. It gave him 41 points, including 27 on nine three-pointers, and...

  • Wilkens faces sexual assault charges

    Mar 22, 2012

    MINNEAPOLIS – A 59-year-old Grygla man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 12 while on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Dean Earl Wilkens was indicted Wednesday in federal court in Minneapolis with three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Court papers accuse Wilkens engaged in a sexual act with the girl three times between December 2008 and December 2011. According to a law enforcement affidavit filed in the case, the Federal Bureau of Investigation learned about the assault after the victim...

  • Jones faces charge for stabbing

    Mar 22, 2012

    A 21-year-old Ponemah man accused of stabbing a man last year on the Red Lake Indian Reservation was indicted today in federal court. Court papers charge Randall Dean Jones with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from an incident last June 18. According to an affidavit filed in the case, police were called to a residence following an assault. The victim, who was stabbed several times, was taken to a Fargo, N.D., hospital. Jones allegedly called the victim out to the roadway, where he punched and stabbed the victim. If...

  • Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School

    RLES|Mar 22, 2012

    Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School...

  • Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P2

    RLES|Mar 22, 2012

    Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P2...

  • Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P3

    RLES|Mar 22, 2012

    Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P3...

  • Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P4

    RLES|Mar 22, 2012

    Teaching Ojibwe Foods at Red Lake Elementary School - P4...

  • New Research Cites Meth Project Ads as Effective II

    Mar 22, 2012

    PALO ALTO, Calif.—March 7, 2012—A new study published in the Journal of Marketing Research has cited the Meth Project's advertising as effective in deterring substance abuse. The new study, by researchers at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, compared different types of advertisements—ads that used only fear tactics to convey their message, ads like the Meth Project's that added an additional element on top of the fear that would disgust target audiences, and...

  • The 2012 Bemidji softball season

    Mar 22, 2012

    The season is set to begin May 7th and there will be an organizational meeting on March 29th starting at 7pm and at The Bemidji City Hall. This meeting will be of ultimate importance to those that are interested in organizing a co-ed league as we will have to choose between a Friday or Sunday night league. So please pass the word to anyone that may be interested in forming a co-ed team. Unfortunately the city would not budge on the softball field rental fees and the city was planning on working with a BSU internship to run a league at the city...

  • MINNESOTA RECORDS FIRST DEATH FROM TICK-BORNE (deer tick) POWASSAN VIRUS

    Gary Zimmer|Mar 22, 2012

    A woman from northern Minnesota has died from a brain infection due to Powassan (POW) virus. This is the first death in the state attributed to the disease. One other POW case has been identified this year in Minnesota, in an Anoka County man who was hospitalized with a brain infection and is now recovering. POW virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. Both 2011 cases became ill in May after spending time outdoors and noticing tick bites. The fatal case was likely exposed to...

  • Nola Parkhurst Family Thank You

    Mar 22, 2012

    THANK YOU…. We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the kindness, love and support given to us during the loss of our mother, daughter, & sister; Nola Parkhurst. We would like to thank all the friends and family for being there and to Anna Gibbs, Ty Stately, Ben Bonga, the drum group, the cooks in the kitchen for helping us during this most difficult time. Thank you again to all who gave of their time, cards, flowers, food & money donations. It will never be forgotten. Many MIIGWETCHES. The Family of Nola Parkhurst...

  • USDA Seeks Applications to Spur Job Creation, Economic Growth in Rural Areas

    Mar 22, 2012

    WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 ? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is seeking applications for grants to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development. "This funding is part of the Obama administration's commitment to using existing federal resources to foster regional innovation, create sustainable jobs and help ensure long-term prosperity," Vilsack said. "The funding will speed up job creation and new business start-ups and expansions by building regional economic systems in rural areas. USDA Rural...

  • 2010 Census Shows Asians are Fastest-Growing Race Group

    Mar 22, 2012

    The U.S. Census Bureau today released a 2010 Census brief, "The Asian Population: 2010" [ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-11.pdf ]" "[PDF], that shows the Asian population grew faster than any other race group over the last decade. The population that identified as Asian, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, grew by 45.6 percent from 2000 to 2010, while those who identified as Asian alone grew by 43.3 percent. Both populations grew at a faster rate than the total U.S. population, which increased by 9.7...

  • JUSTICE AND INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS LAUNCH NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING INITIATIVE IN CHEROKEE NATION

    Mar 22, 2012

    CATOOSA, Okla. – The Justice and Interior Departments today completed the first in a series of national level training courses, “Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country” (CJIC) to strengthen the ability of tribal and local law enforcement to participate in the investigation and enforcement of federal crimes in Indian country, fulfilling a key training requirement under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA). Thirty-five class participants representing seven tribes from the surrounding region and one county sheriff’s office took...

  • Shakopee Mdewakanton to Hold Prescribed Burns

    Mar 22, 2012

    Prior Lake, MN – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community conducts prescribed burns on reservation lands each fall and spring as a prairie management tool. Burns are conducted after the snow melts, but before the grass is green to help manage invasive species and replicate natural conditions to encourage native species growth. A secondary benefit is to help prevent uncontrolled fires which can damage homes and businesses. Prescribed burns are planned for approximately 275 acres in several locations on the reservation as early as late March...

  • THE 24 SEVEN – March 22, 2012

    Washington Post|Mar 22, 2012

    THE 24 SEVEN – March 22, 2012 ICE releases suspected child rapist A suspected child rapist, Amado Espinosa-Ramirez, was released ... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=21577&L=12323&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- France shooter tied to al Qaeda, trained in Pakistan French prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters that the susp... http://takeaction.wta001.com/wta/link.php?M=17702784&N=21577&L=12324&F=T ----------------------------------------------------------------- 'Little guy' wins...

  • Professional chef offers tips for Native American cuisine

    Monte Draper, Bemidji Pioneer|Mar 22, 2012

    BEMIDJI – Freddie Bitsoie puts on quite a show. And he has plenty of advice about food. “A good cook knows how to season food, salt is not needed on the table,” said Bitsoie, a professional chef who provided private cooking lessons Wednesday to eight members of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Council Education Program (SNAP) with six members from the Leech Lake, White Earth, Grand Portage, Mille Lacs, Bois Forte and Fond du Lac reservations. The SNAP nutritional educators have quarterly...

  • Mar 22, 2012

    FOSSTON — The naysayers have been proven wrong. Fosston is heading to the Minnesota Class A boys basketball tournament for the second consecutive season. The Greyhounds entered last season with high expectations and wound up getting to the state tournament for the first time since 1921. But this season’s Section 8A repeat championship wasn’t as anticipated....

  • Mar 22, 2012

    A group of outraged Minnesota college students is on the verge of scuttling an age-old perk at the Capitol....

  • Feds allege construction fraud cheated Thunder Valley tribe

    Mar 22, 2012

    An audacious fraud scheme that targeted the owners of the Thunder Valley Casino may have garnered three men more than $18.6 million, the federal government claims as it moves to seize dozens of properties from the trio. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/22/4357424/feds-allege-construction-fraud.html#storylink=cpy...

  • Feds move to seize assets allegedly scammed from Auburn tribe

    Mar 22, 2012

    Federal agents are moving to seize 32 properties stretching from Sacramento to Hawaii to San Diego in an alleged kickback and money laundering scheme that they say drained $18 million from the coffers of the tribe that runs the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln. Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/03/feds-move-to-seize-assets-allegedly-scammed-from-auburn-tribe.html#storylink=cpy...

  • Mar 22, 2012

    The province of Alberta has rejected a $6.6 billion-dollar proposal for a First Nations-owned bitumen refinery....

  • Mar 22, 2012

    The state and the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa have reached a deal that keeps a three-walleye daily bag limit on most lakes where tribal members exercise their treaty rights to spear fish....

  • Mar 22, 2012

    CANASTOTA — Even though there haven’t been any meth labs discovered on its tribal lands, the Oneida Indian Nation Police hosted a two-day training on the national epidemic for its officers and four other police agencies Tuesday and Wednesday....

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