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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — With Gary Ramey's fledgling gun-making business taking off in retail stores, he decided to start offering one of his handguns for sale on his website. That didn't sit well with the company he used to process payments, and they informed him they were dropping his account. Another credit card processing firm told him the same thing: They wouldn't do business with him. http://www.startribune.com/corporate-america-new-steps-to-curtail-sales-of-firearms/486394991/...
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. — Wind-driven wildfires destroyed buildings and threatened hundreds of others Sunday as they raced across dry brush in rural Northern California. The Pawnee Fire that broke out Saturday near the community of Clearlake Oaks has destroyed 12 buildings and threatened an additional 600 as it burned out of control across about 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers). Authorities ordered people to evacuate all homes in the Spring Valley area, where about 3,000 people live. http://www.startribune.com/califor...
Brittany Buckley woke up with a tube in her throat and a lot of questions. She remembered the alcohol and the officers in her apartment, but somehow an entire day had passed since then. Now she was restrained to a hospital bed. http://www.startribune.com/patients-sedated-by-ketamine-were-enrolled-in-hennepin-healthcare-study/486363071/...
Britta Aas of Bemidji recently placed third runner up at Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen Pageant. She also won the Preliminary Talent Award and Miss Congeniality. She will receive $550 in scholarships and is the daughter of Jeff and Julie Aas. She is pictured with Miss America Cara Mund. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4464275-aas-places-miss-minnesotas-outstanding-teen-pageant...
The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office has seen a significant increase in scam calls targeting citizens in Beltrami County. Many of these scam calls are being conducted over the telephone with sophisticated tactics to impersonate a legitimate authority. These scammers represent themselves as the IRS, utility companies and local law enforcement agencies. Some of the tactics used by these scammers include demanding payment for back taxes, utility bills and warrants for arrest. Despite our best efforts, many of these scam calls are difficult to i...
REMINDER: First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is conducting a national survey to collect information about the overall landscape of organizations and entities serving Native American youth. When completed, the survey findings will contribute to available knowledge about the types of programming and services available for Native American youth, and the funding realities and capacity needs for entities serving this group. The short 5- to 7-minute survey can be found at this link....
1st Annual DAVIS ROSEBEAR SR. CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT Labor Day weekend @ Red Lake Ball fields Tournament on Sept. 1st, 2018, Championship Game on Sept. 2nd, 2018 Registration fee is $150.00 to be paid in full at time of registration. 1st PLACE: $1,000 + TROPHY, JACKET & PIN 2nd PLACE: $800 + TROPHY, SWEATER & PIN 3rd PLACE: $600 + TROPHY, T-SHIRT & PIN MVP MENS: $100 + T-SHIRT, PLAQUE & PIN MVP WOMENS: $100 + T-SHIRT, PLAQUE & PIN BEST LEFT FIELD PLAYER: $100 + PLAQUE & GLOVE + other games...
REDBY - On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, Adult Bingo was held at the new Redby Center beginning at 1 PM. Everyone was invited and light snacks were provided to participants....
Redby's Annual Spring Fling saw rain and thunder, and tents were almost blown over but that didn't stop the organizers. Everything was moved to the new Redby Center. Rib Contest Winners: Ann Auginash 1st Tom Charnoski 2nd Justin Donnell 3rd Shelley May 4th FryBread Contest Winners: Brenda Hanson 1st Ange Charnoski and Barry O. Jr. 2nd Tracy Kingbird 3rd... Thank you from the Redby Community Board The Redby Community Board would like to thank all the volunteers for helping with the annual Spring...
LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT - A "Thank You Littlerock" Community Cookout was held at the Little Rock Ball Field at 6 PM on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Everyone was welcome and several men, women and children attended, where there was lots of food and visiting. The event was sponsored by newly elected Little Rock Representative Adrian Beaulieu, who was sworn into office on Tuesday, June 12th at the Regular Tribal Council Meeting, along with Ponemah Representative Gary Nelson. Beaulieu will hold that...
The 2018 Red Lake High School Graduation was held at RLHS at 1 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Graduates: Todd J. Barrett, Jr., Alysha Rose Beaulieu, Anthony M. Benais, Quinten W. Chaboyea, Lailah Laurelle Cloud, Verdell X. Cook, Cassidy Lynn Defoe, Alexis R. Desjarlait, Alexis Fairbanks, Shaun Robert Fineday, Shaliecia F. Geionety, Tyler Rose Good, Rekoe J. Graves, Keirsten R. Iceman, Destiny L. Jourdain, Adam Warren Kingbird, Ryan Kingbird, Tobie Dean Kingbird Jr., Tara M. Lussier, Arianna Lussi...
11 Seven Clans Casino Pow Wow held May 25-27, 2018 at Seven Clans Casino in Thief River Falls Seven Clans Powwow 2018 Committee Singing Contest 1st: 1416 pts. The Boyz $8000 2nd: 1400 pts. Sharpshooter $6000 3rd: 1372 Pts. WarPaint $4000 4th: 1295 pts. Ndn Creek $2000 5th: 1291 pts. Indian Nation $1000 Darren "Scruff" Cook Memorial Singing Contest 2018 1st: 520 pts. The Boyz $4000 2nd: 512 pts. Sharpshooter $3000 3rd: 505 pts. WarPaint $2000 4th: 484 pts. Stoney Park $1000...
The Red Lake Elementary School 2018 Pow Wow was held on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at RLES Jaycel Cloud "RLES Brave' and Trinity Auginash "RLES Princess". 2018-3019 Royalty...
RED LAKE - On May 15, 2018, St. Mary's Mission held their annual pow wow beginning at 12 noon. All grades danced and this year's Princess and Brave are Nazarene Bearstail and Derrick Smith....
Lady Warriors Softball Team wins first home game of season against Laporte 13-3 in five innings Junior Varsity loses their game 22-15...
RED LAKE - Numerous awards were presented on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Red Lake High School Cafeteria. These awards included both academic and athletic awards. Below is a list of awards and the students that received them at the Warriors Banquet. Academic Awards and Scholarships from the Warriors Banquet: • Minnesota Band Directors Association Honor Band o Liah Graves- Clarinet o Tori Seki- Flute o Joelle Drouillard-Flute • National Honor Society (NHS) o Inducted - Kiah McKenzie o Sen...
In the Blood Tribe's oral history, there is the story of Blood Clot. He was swallowed whole by an animal and escaped by slicing its belly open with a knife. According to the legend, the beast's intestines spilled out and became the Belly Buttes of southern Alberta. The traditional home of the Blood people. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-blood-tribe-kanai-blackfoot-land-claim-waterton-1.4716390...
LAS VEGAS — While campaigning Saturday in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump mockingly apologized to the memory of Pocahontas. The president was in Las Vegas campaigning for Senator Dean Heller, who is seeking re-election in November. Trump’s mention of Pocahontas came as he referenced today’s stop at the Nevada Democratic Party’s convention by Senator Elizabeth Warren to campaign with Rep. Jacky Rosen who running on the Democratic Party’s ticket to unseat Senator Heller. https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/trump-mockingly-...
Twenty years ago, director Chris Eyre directed and co-produced Smoke Signals, a coming of age story featuring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, and American Indian Movement (AIM) activist John Trudell. Although it might now make us uncomfortable that the screenplay and the book were written by Sherman Alexie, who has recently been accused of sexual misconduct, the movie was groundbreaking in that it was the first movie to be written, directed, co-produced, and acted by Native Americans. In 2005, Native American Studies scholar...
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined committee Chairman John Hoeven (R-N.D.) in leading an oversight hearing entitled “Keep What You Catch: Promoting Traditional Subsistence Activities in Native Communities.” In his opening statement, Udall emphasized the role traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) plays in subsistence activities. He noted, “Subsistence not only means nourishing communities with traditional foods, but also feeding generations with traditional knowled...
Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism. Data released by Statistics Canada shows Aboriginal youth made up 46 per cent of admissions to correctional services in 2016-17 while making up only eight per cent of the youth population. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/youth-incarcerated-indigenous-half-1.4720019...
SATURDAY, June 23, 2018 — Native American teens are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens, a new study finds. Still, “we do not want these data to be used to stigmatize American Indian kids,” said study author Randall Swaim, director of Colorado State University’s Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research. http://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/health/native-american-teens-at-greater-risk-of-abusing-alcohol-drugs/...
PASADENA, Calif. — PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced NATIVE AMERICA , a new four-part series from Providence Pictures that will premiere Fall 2018 on PBS stations nationwide. Weaving history and science with living indigenous traditions, the series brings to life a land of massive cities connected by social networks spanning two continents, with unique and sophisticated systems of science, art and writing. Made with the active participation of Native- American communities and filmed in some of the most spectacular locations in the h...
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A former business employee at a Platte-based educational cooperative charged in an embezzlement scheme that helped spark a South Dakota scandal is heading to trial on theft charges. Jury selection starts Monday in Sioux Falls for Stephanie Hubers, a onetime Mid-Central Educational Cooperative staffer accused of getting more than $50,000 to keep quiet about embezzlement by Mid-Central's business manager and his wife before their deaths in 2015. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/...
MISSOULA - A community search has been organized in Missoula in for a woman who has been missing for a week. Jermain Austin Charlo (aka Jermain Morigeau 'Liz') was last seen in Missoula near Orange Street and S. 5th Street early last Sunday morning. At the time she was said to be wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, a brown Under Armour sweatshirt and cowboy boots. She's described as Native American in her early 20's, 5'8" and 130 lbs. http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/38496446/search-organized-in-missoula-for-missing-woman...
