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Articles from the June 30, 2011 edition


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  • Kandace Blaine Dunn

    Jun 30, 2011

    Kandace Blaine Dunn, (“Gaa Gii Ge Ikwe”- Forever Woman with namesake Caroline Wind), 22 of Cass Lake, MN died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at her home. Traditional Funeral Services will be at 12:00 pm. Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Cass Lake, MN. A wake will begin at noon on Monday, July 4, 2011 and continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the Morgan cemetery in Cass Lake, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home of Bemidji. She was born February 19, 1989 in Bemidji, MN. She atten...

  • Mabel Kingbird

    Jun 30, 2011

    Mabel May Kingbird, 65, of, Red Lake, MN died at the Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake, MN on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Traditional Indian Services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Little Rock Community Center in, Little Rock, MN, with spiritual leader, Greg Kingbird and the Mahnomen Creek Singers. A wake will begin on Thursday at the Little Rock Community Center and will continue until the time of the funeral. Traditional burial will be St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Red Lake, MN. Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck a...

  • Northern Minnesota woman dies from tick-borne disease

    Bemidji Pioneer|Jun 30, 2011

    A woman in her 60s 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 likely POW case has been identified this year in Minnesota, in an Anoka County man in his 60s who was hospitalized with a brain infection and is now recovering at home. 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 ticks near her...

  • Red Lakers at 3rd Annual Nagaajiwanaang (Fond du Lac) Ojibwe Language Camp

    Ivy Vainio|Jun 30, 2011

    There were several Red Lakers at the 3rd Annual Nagaajiwanaang (Fond du Lac) Ojibwe Language Camp held June 23 - 26, 2011 at Kiwenz Campground in Sawyer, MN. All together, there were over 500 attendees....

  • Red Lake Indian Reservation Annual Drinking Water Report

    Jun 30, 2011

    Click on the link to view the full report. Little Rock Annual Drinking Water Report http://www.rlnn.org/MinorSponsors/AnnDrinkWaterRptLR.html Ponemah Annual Drinking Water Report http://www.rlnn.org/MinorSponsors/AnnDrinkWaterRptPon.html Red Lake/Redby Annual Drinking Water Report http://www.rlnn.org/MinorSponsors/AnnDrinkWaterRptRLRedby.html...

  • Red Lake Hospital - Same Day Appointment Clinic (SDAC)

    • SDAC is designed to provide healthcare for non-emergent medical needs of our patients • Non-emergent medical needs only • 2 mid level providers: Rachel Koch, NP Bonnie Conner, NP SDAC Access • Appointments scheduled same day with scheduling starting at 630 a.m. • Open 12 hours per day 7am-7pm M-TH • Fridays 7am-330pm • Closed for holidays...

  • NDN Entrepreneur Class

    Natives Developing Natives REGISTER TODAY Thinking about starting a business, or managing more business techniques? This class is for you A 10 week class where you'll gather information for business success, while drafting or updating your business plan. Starts Monday, July 25, 2011 Evenings 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Red Lake Nation College Registration Deadline: July 18th For more information and to register, contact Steven StandingCloud at 679-2860 Class provided by the Red Lake Band of...

  • Looking Back: July 2003 P9

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 30, 2011

    Looking Back: July 2003 P9...

  • Looking Back: July 2003 P10

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Jun 30, 2011

    Looking Back: July 2003 P10...

  • Jun 30, 2011

    ST. PAUL, Minn. - A wide-ranging state government shutdown bore down on Minnesota on Thursday, threatening to shutter state parks on the brink of a holiday weekend and furlough thousands of workers if a budget deal wasn't struck by midnight....

  • Heat Advisory Remains in Effect Until 9 PM CDT this Evening

    Jun 30, 2011

    HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL DEVELOP BY 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH 9 PM IN THE EVENING. * HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S...BUT IT WILL FEEL EVEN HOTTER. HEAT INDICES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 100 TO 105. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RELIEF LATER IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND...

  • Jun 30, 2011

    The State Patrol is putting all of its troopers on the road Thursday as part of a special enforcement effort it is dubbing Maroon Day....

  • Region 2 Arts Council: Area students get arts grants

    Jun 30, 2011

    What would you do with $600? Trek North sophomore Raven Clark plans on using the $600 awarded to her through the 2011 Legacy Funded Artist Mentor Grant to expand her strength in visual arts. Clark will work with visual local artist and mentor Malisa VanMaasdam to improve her technical artistic skills in various mediums. She seeks to raise awareness of the conflict in Tibet through her artwork. Clark and eight other awardees received mentor grants from the Region 2 Arts Council of Minnesota. The Region 2 Arts Council aims to promote the growth...

  • Vilsack Announces Support for Small, Socially Disadvantaged Agricultural Producers and Cooperatives to Create Jobs by Becoming More Profitable and Efficient

    Jun 30, 2011

    WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting grant applications to assist small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers and cooperatives in rural areas to spur job creation. “The Obama Administration is working to help small-scale producers add profit and efficiency to their operations so they can grow, thrive and create jobs,” Vilsack said. “These investments will provide small business owners with the assistance they need to serve their communities and train a new generation of ru...

  • Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Visits Southwestern Fires

    Jun 30, 2011

    PHOENIX, June 29, 2010—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made aerial assessments of fires in New Mexico and Arizona and toured burned areas in the two-state region. The U.S. Forest Service, an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, manages fire response and suppression in our nation’s 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service currently has nearly 9,000 personnel assigned to more than 130 wildfires across the United States, and most are concentrated on wildfires burning in the Southern and Southwes...

  • EPA Launches Tribal EcoAmbassador Program

    Jun 30, 2011

    WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launches the pilot year of its Tribal EcoAmbassadors program, which funds research at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to address environmental and health issues affecting their communities. EPA’s EcoAmbassadors program helps professors, students and community leaders to bring environmental improvements to their schools or neighborhoods. JoAnn Chase, EPA’s Director of the American Indian Environmental Office, met with the Tribal Environmental Managers Partners Workshop and rep...

  • Region 2 Arts Council Offers FREE Grant Writing Workshops

    The Region 2 Arts Council will offer free grant writing workshops for anyone interested in applying for a McKnight Career Development Fellowship, Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant, Arts Project Grant, or an Individual Artist Grant within the Region 2 area serving Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen counties. Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grants are open to native artists residing in Region 2 and the counties of Becker, Cass, Itasca, and Roseau. These workshops will familiarize potential applicants with the application...

  • Vilsack Announces Economic Development Funding To Create Jobs In Rural Communities In 11 States

    Jun 30, 2011

    WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 21 utilities in 11 states for loans and grants to help rural businesses expand and create jobs. “These loans and grants help cooperatives and utilities support local projects that create jobs and improve rural economic conditions,” Vilsack said. “USDA is proud to be a partner in the effort to bolster these cooperatives and help them win the future by increasing the value and appeal of the products and services they deliver.” The loans and grants ar...

  • USDA Invites Applications for Value Added Producer Grant to Assist Farmers

    Jun 30, 2011

    WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 – Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that applications are being accepted for grants to provide economic assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives and agricultural producer groups through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program. "By creating value-added products, farmers and ranchers can expand economic opportunities, create jobs and keep wealth in rural communities," Merrigan said. "These funding opportunities will promote business expansion and entrepreneurship b...

  • USDA and Department of Commerce Host Conference to Provide Small Business Contracting Opportunities

    Jun 30, 2011

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 28, 2011—USDA Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Michael Scuse today gave the keynote address at the USDA and Department of Commerce Small Business Training and Matchmaking conference, where local business owners learned how to better grow and support their businesses by partnering with USDA and other Federal agencies. The meeting, supports the White House Initiative on Small Business Contracting. "Today's conference is an invaluable opportunity for our Midwest small business owners to c...

  • Jun 30, 2011

    Minnesota would face a massive government shutdown under a court ruling released Wednesday, with all but critical services stopping by Friday....

  • SMSC Supports Running Wolf Fitness Center with $50,000 Grant

    Jun 30, 2011

    Prior Lake, MN – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has made a $50,000 grant to support the Running Wolf Fitness Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Running Wolf is a partnership between the Indian Health Board (IHB) and the Native American Community Clinic (NACC) to provide their patients access to free exercise programming and equipment. The SMSC grant will fund renovations to a new 2,280 square foot space in the Phillips Community Center to house the Running Wolf Fitness Center. Renovations will include a shower and dressing room c...

  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Honored in Nation’s Capital as Part of National Jefferson Awards Ceremonies

    Jun 30, 2011

    within the community, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community was honored at a Washington, D.C. awards gala on June 21, 2011. The event recognized 103 Americans and organizations with the 39th annual Jefferson Awards, regarded as one of the nation’s highest honors for community service and volunteerism. Known as the “Nobel Prize” for public service, the awards are presented each year over two days of ceremonies in the nation’s capital and New York City. A broad array of honorees are recognized – from high-profile individuals who have dedi...

  • Jun 30, 2011

    When Dr. Therese Zink started collecting real-life stories for a book about country doctors, she had one rule:...

  • Jun 30, 2011

    TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation tribal councilor and candidate for principal chief Bill John Baker filed a request for an emergency injunction Tuesday with the tribe’s Supreme Court against the Cherokee Nation Election Commission....

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