Articles from the June 6, 2013 edition
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Connie Lee Berg Recieves Appointment by Governor
Connie Lee Berg, a member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, received "a notice of appointment" by Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Statewide Independent Living Council. In the Governor's formal "Notice of Appointment" Dayton says, "Connie Lee Berg. Because of the special trust and confidence in your integrity,...
2013 Warroad Traditional Pow Wow - P5
Photographs by Lisa Stately and Candace LaGou 2013 Warroad Traditional Pow Wow...
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P17
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P17...
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P18
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P18...
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P19
9th Annual Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held in Thief River Falls - P19...
Mary Mae Carson
Mary Mae Carson, 57, passed on May 22, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born to Georgianna Brown and Jack Carson on May 1, 1956 in Minneapolis, MN. She had five brothers and two sisters. She has 5 children, Wayne Carson, Randy White, Calvin Moose, Autumn Moose and John Desjarlais. She is survived by her children, two...
Schimmel Family to kick off National UNITY Conference
Schimmel Family to kick off National UNITY Conference Woodland Hills, CA¬ Louisville Cardinals super sixth-woman, sophomore guard Jude Schimmel, who won the Elite 89 award for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, will kick off the National UNITY Conference along with her parents Rick and Ceci Schimmel to be held in the greater Los Angeles area from July...
Project Grow News
We still have potato seeds, plants, some seeds at RL Foods in Redby. Please pick-up your garden supplies....
Hundreds of dead carp reported at N.D. dam
JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- A European or Asian fish virus may be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of carp in the waters behind Jamestown Dam, according to Gene van Eeckhout, fisheries biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department....
Donald Bissonette
Donald Jay "DJ" Bissonette, age 59, pf Hopkins, Minnesota journeyed to the Spirit World surrounded by family and loved ones on Sunday June 2nd, 2013 at The Methodist Hospital. He was born and raised in Kyle, SD and was an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. He served in the Army from 1973-1978. He later became a...
Wisdom Steps 11th Annual "Honoring our Elders " Conference June 10th – June 13, 2013
Wisdom Steps 11th Annual “Honoring our Elders “ Conference June 10th – June 13, 2013 Shooting Star Casino, Mahnomen, Minnesota This article will serve as a brief up-date for the “Honoring our Elders” conference scheduled for June. The required documentation of each elders participation in the Healthy Living program...
Native American youths to hit links June 8
Native American youth ages 12-18 are invited to participate in the Native American Junior Open Golf Tournament slated Saturday, June 8 at Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore. The qualifying tournament allows youngsters and teens the experience of a tournament atmosphere qualifying round without the pressure of preforming for a school or golf association, NAJO officials said. It is...
NSA collects daily phone data from Verizon under secret court order
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats."...
Minnesota begins all-year efforts to fight flu
Twin Cities area hospitals and state health officials are responding to the deadliest flu outbreak in years by adopting new strategies to combat the virus and better protect the public....
Native Americans unite against pipeline
The Obama administration appears to be getting closer and closer to approving the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline aims to transport tar sands oil from Alberta Canada to the United States....
Misdirected Indian Education
About two and a half centuries ago, Northeastern Indian leaders chided American colonial educators for wasting their young men’s time in giving them a European education. The young men who attended colonial schools returned with no relevant skills to hunt. They could not run or take care of themselves in the wilderness. They did not fit into tribal communities. They tended...
