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Articles from the June 23, 2021 edition


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  • Anthony John Stillday

    Jun 23, 2021

    Anthony John Stillday 1937 - 2021 Anthony Stillday, 83, passed away at the Jourdain-Perpich Center, Red Lake, MN Monday, June 21, 2021. Graveside services will be held later at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Anthony John Stillday (Ebiitang- which means "Acts up") was born November 24, 1937, in Red Lake, MN to Reed & Julia Stillday. He grew up in Red Lake and Redby. He entered the US Marine Corp in 1956 and he was honorably discharged in 1958. Anthony then enlisted in the US...

  • Ernest James Martin

    Jun 23, 2021

    Ernest James Martin May 4, 1987 ~ June 19, 2021 (age 34) James Ernest Martin, age 34, of passed away at the Meshakwad Community Center in Hinckley, Minnesota, on Saturday, June 19, 2021. A wake will begin Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 6:00pm, at the Fond du Lac Headstart Gymnasium, Cloquet, MN, and will continue until the service on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 11:00am. A full obituary will be posted soon. Services Wake Wednesday June 23, 2021 6:00 PM Fond du Lac Head Start gymnasium 33...

  • Minnesota legislators agree to give $250M in bonuses to workers on pandemic's front lines

    Jun 23, 2021

    Minnesota's divided Legislature has agreed to pump $1.2 billion more into the state's classrooms over the next four years and spend $250 million on bonuses for workers such as nurses and grocery store clerks who were on the front lines of the pandemic. The education deal struck on Tuesday represents the single largest increase in school funding in 15 years and could stave off some teacher layoffs triggered by the pandemic. The breakthrough on K-12 funding and the plan to help essential wor...

  • Voting bill championed by Klobuchar blocked in Senate

    Jun 23, 2021

    WASHINGTON – Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar was left to contend with a harsh reality, no matter how she framed the situation. The wide-ranging elections package she's championed in the Senate was firmly sidelined in a party-line vote Tuesday, blocked through a combination of fierce GOP opposition and the lasting power of the legislative filibuster. Remaining for Klobuchar and other Democrats were questions over how to move forward on a top priority, the future of which looks grim. Klobuchar, h...

  • At Minneapolis' first-ever Native Prom, Indigenous youth celebrate their culture

    Jun 23, 2021

    As they formed a circle for the night's round dance, high schoolers, graduates, parents and chaperones tossed their glittery high heels to the side of South High School's practice field. Around 70 people - some dressed in ribbon skirts and ribbon shirts, others in color-coordinated prom dresses and tuxedos - gathered for Minneapolis Public Schools' first-ever Native Prom on Saturday night. Hosted by the city's Indian Education Department, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center and the...

  • Sexually transmitted diseases remain a public health challenge during COVID-19 pandemic

    Jun 23, 2021

    Newly released 2020 data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) show some sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and HIV rates in Minnesota decreased slightly during the pandemic while others continued to increase. Health officials say the numbers in the 2020 report reflect some uncertainty due to a pandemic-driven reduction in services and testing that may have affected reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases. The annual HIV/STD data report released today showed HIV and STDs overall in Minnesota declining 2%, yet gonorrhea rates in...

  • Minnesota reports drop in STDs, two HIV outbreaks

    Jun 23, 2021

    Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infections declined 2% in Minnesota last year, but health officials are uncertain whether that is because of underreporting amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced sexual activity or other factors. STDs involving chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis declined 1% from 33,725 in 2019 to 33,252 in 2020, while new HIV infections dropped 18% from 276 in 2019 to 226 in 2020 - despite the discovery of distinct HIV outbreaks in Minneapolis and Duluth over the past three...

  • Line 3 contractor cited for serious safety lapse, fined $25,000 in worker's death

    Jun 23, 2021

    The employer of a man who died in December working on Enbridge's new Line 3 oil pipeline has been cited for a serious safety violation and fined $25,000. Construction worker Jorge Villafuerte III was killed when he was run over by a large forklift near Hill City on Dec. 18, a few weeks after Enbridge began building the $3 billion-plus pipeline across northern Minnesota. In May, the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MnOSHA) cited Eau Claire-based Precision Pipeline, a...

  • Australian prison to be evacuated after mice move in

    Jun 23, 2021

    CANBERRA, Australia - A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while authorities repair gnawed electrical wiring and clear dead and decaying mice from walls and ceilings. Around 200 staff and 420 inmates will be transferred from the Wellington Correctional Center in rural New South Wales state to other prisons in the region during the next 10 days while cleaning and repairs take place, Corrective Services Commissioner Peter...

  • Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID

    Jun 23, 2021

    WASHINGTON - Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group. Secret Service records show that 881 people on the agency payroll were diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 1, 2020 and March 9, 2021, according to documents obtained by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. More than 11% of Secret Service employees were infected. Secret Service spokesperson Justine Whelan said...

  • Bemidji police searching for suspect after armed robbery at Ridgeway Apartments

    Jun 23, 2021

    BEMIDJI -- Authorities are searching for an armed suspect following a robbery at the Ridgeway Apartments in Bemidji on Tuesday. Robert Needham, 24, of Bemidji, is described as a Native American male with short black hair, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white Adidas T-shirt with black lettering and black sweat pants. He is believed to be in possession of a handgun and should be considered dangerous, according to a release from Bemidji Police Chief...

  • The Wrap: Graduating while Native

    Jun 23, 2021

    Native students allowed to don cultural items at graduation EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — When Andrew Mike prepared to graduate from Willamette High School this spring, his mother decorated his mortarboard with intricate beading and he tied an eagle feather his grandmother gave him onto his cap. Mike is an enrolled citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and is also Shoshone Paiute and Winnebago. Donning these items means not only representing a large part of himself, but also his larger community. https://indiancountryt...

  • Red Lake Chairman Seki Delivers State of the Band on Friday, May 28, 2021 - P17

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    RED LAKE, MN - Red Lake Tribal Chairman Darrell Seki Sr., along with some department heads, reported to a group of tribal members and others at the Annual Red Lake State of the Band Address on Friday, May 28, 2021. It had been over a year since the last State of the Band Address was held in March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic, medical martial law, new project developments, law enforcement, the opioid epidemic, child welfare and education were just some of the information reported on....

  • 2021 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 - P21

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    5 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 GRADUATES: James Allen Beaulieu III Mimi Beaulieu-Morgan Kia Nicole Birr, Ryan Joseph Blackcloud Aaron Chaboyea Diamond A. Cloud-Sayers Lailah Eliza Dow Kacie Graves Arianna Moonlight Greene Denali Hart Delwyn E. Holthusen III Yolanda J. Infante Kyriah M. Johnson Azlynn Caprice Jourdain Michael James Jourdain Jr. TierraRose Gaudalupe Kingbird Addalay Kutchara Taylor M. Lagou Morgan Margaret Loud Brycen James Lussier Aimee May...

  • 2021 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 - P22

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    5 Red Lake High School Graduation held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 GRADUATES: James Allen Beaulieu III Mimi Beaulieu-Morgan Kia Nicole Birr, Ryan Joseph Blackcloud Aaron Chaboyea Diamond A. Cloud-Sayers Lailah Eliza Dow Kacie Graves Arianna Moonlight Greene Denali Hart Delwyn E. Holthusen III Yolanda J. Infante Kyriah M. Johnson Azlynn Caprice Jourdain Michael James Jourdain Jr. TierraRose Gaudalupe Kingbird Addalay Kutchara Taylor M. Lagou Morgan Margaret Loud Brycen James Lussier Aimee May...

  • Red Lake 2021 Kindergarten Graduation held at Red Lake Elementary School - P22

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Red Lake Elementary School held it;s annual Kindergarten Graduation at RLES, beginning at 10 AM and finishing up about noon. This year's event was a Drive-By type ceremony....

  • Lady Warriors edged out by Nevis on last regular season game 7-3 - P20

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    Lady Warriors edged out by Nevis on last regular season game 7-3 Playoffs are scheduled to start on June 1st...

  • 13 Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College - P25

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    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...

  • 13 Students Graduate from Red Lake Nation College - P26

    Michael Barrett|Jun 23, 2021

    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 Nation Spring Pow Wow 2021 held at Pow Wow Grounds Friday and Saturday - P34

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 23, 2021

    Red Lake Nation Spring Pow Wow 2021 held at Pow Wow Grounds Friday and Saturday...

  • Secretary Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative

    Jun 23, 2021

    WASHINGTON — In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies. Today’s announcement is accompanied by a secretarial memo in which Secretary Haaland directs the Department to prepare a report detailing available historical records, with an emphasis on cemeteries or potential burial sites, relating to the federal boarding school pro...

  • LIMITED SUPPLY OF AIR CONDITIONERS AND STAND ALONE FANS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TRADING POST

    Jun 23, 2021

    A LIMITED SUPPLY OF AIR CONDITIONERS AND STAND ALONE FANS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TRADING POST!!! SUPPLIES LIMITED!!...

  • 2021 Red Lake Independence Day Pow Wow Scheduled Activities

    5 Red Lake Independence Day Pow Wow Scheduled Activities https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTr-zwmQXJkdfjwNAPZ3MHUCp2--vRQowj5AaFd3Mxkc0HcmtFZFx2WLqAhxK1Qg-KFLApOviDa0gss/pub...

  • DNC Statement on Senate GOP Filibuster of Voting Rights Legislation

    Jun 23, 2021

    DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement after Senate Republicans filibustered moving forward to debate voting rights legislation: “Today’s vote is yet another demonstration that the Republican Party is determined to undermine our democracy by restricting voting rights. While Democrats are united in moving forward to protect the fundamental right that serves as the foundation of our democracy, every last Republican senator voted against even debating the issue. Here’s what they don’t want to talk about: the fact that Republi...

  • Rabbit Run 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk

    Jun 23, 2021

    The Chickasaw Nation sponsored annual Rabbit Run 5K and 1-Mile Fun Walk will take place Saturday, June 26 at the Purcell City Lake near the Purcell Multi-Purpose Building, 1400 Chandler Road in Purcell, Oklahoma. The 1-mile fun walk begins at 8 a.m., and the individual 5K at 8:30 a.m. "We have multiple 5K fun runs within the Chickasaw Nation," Beth Cartwright, Chickasaw Nation Health Coordinator said. "They are beautiful locations. The communities we have them in have shown support, and they...

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