Red Lake Nation News - Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)

WALKER — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating two men who allegedly carried out an armed home invasion Monday night. According to a press release, the men are both more than 6 feet tall, of thin build and in their mid- to late-thirties . Sheriff Tom Burch believes a woman may be with the men, the release stated. Just before 7 a.m....

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal and state health officials are investigating a listeria outbreak that may be linked to cheese. See more at: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/health-officials-minnesota-listeria-outbreak-tied-wisconsin-cheese#sthash.UB9yZ9jc.dpuf...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Former Minnesota Rep. Arlan Stangeland (STANG'-land) has died. He was 83. The West Central Tribune reports Dobmeier Funeral Home in Barnesville is in charge of arrangements. The funeral home's director, Duane Morey, said Stangeland died Tuesday at a Detroit Lakes hospital after a sudden illness. According to the Minnesota Historical Society's web site,...

Deland Leonard Hawk, "NOOZIS" which means "Grandson", 6 months old, entered the spirit world on July 1, 2013. He was born in Bemidji, Minnesota to Sheila Waukanabo and Anthony Quaderer on December 23, 2012. He loved being talked to, listening to voices and different types of noises. He liked chewing on his teething toys. He loved everyone he heard especially his parents....

ST. PAUL, MN – Starting at the beginning of this month, a select number of new laws designed to move Minnesota forward go into effect. The laws are part of comprehensive budget passed by the DFL-led legislature and signed into law by Governor Mark Dayton after the 2013 Legislative Session adjourned on time this past May. Among the most significant laws set to go into effect...

In a corner of a busy interstate corridor in America’s heartland, state of the art machines are pumping out thousands of chocolate goodies a day. From chocolate bars to clusters, at Bedré Fine Chocolates, located near Davis, Okla., this process is done not only to ensure an abundant supply of chocolate delights will be ready for Chocolate Day, July 7, but also for the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John Kline is making a push to reform the federal No Child Left Behind Act for the third year in a row, and he’s likely to encounter the same problems that derailed previous attempts....

Mosquitoes collected in Carver County have tested positive for West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne bug that can cause fever and headaches and in some cases lead to encephalitis, a brain infection....

A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return some of the land stolen from Indian tribes as a step toward combatting continuing and systemic racial discrimination....

“Walking With Our Sisters” is a commemorative art installation for the missing and murdered indigenous women of Canada and the United States. Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/07/03/waiting-other-shoe-drop-exhibit-honors-missing-murdered-women-150263 Waiting for Other Shoe to Drop: Exhibit Honors Missing, Murdered Women Read more at...

North Stonington - The chairman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Council has stepped down amid the apparent misuse of $65,000 in tribal funds, tribal members say....

A man convicted of killing a nun in 2009 was sentenced last week to 40 years in federal prison, reigniting a debate on extradition of tribal members....

After a visit to the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth Kansas on July 2, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Dr. Tommy Sowers met with Potawatomi and Kickapoo tribal leaders to discuss efforts in the VA to increase the accessibility and visibility of American Indian veterans. Read more at...