Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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Six years ago, Gary Johnson of Paul Bunyan Communications had a dream: the opportunity to for Bemidji to host dragon boat races. After participating in the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival, Johnson couldn’t help but think while looking at the temperate waters of Lake Bemidji, “Why not here?” Thus the Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival began with 2006 marking its first year and a total of 36 dragon boat teams partaking in the races. The number of teams has grown each year, more than doubling the original lineup with 77 registered teams as of...
Bemidji “rush hour” commuters got an unintended and perhaps unrecognized lesson in circular versus linear time, as runners from Red Lake ran down the middle of Paul Bunyan Drive through the entire city west to east about 5 PM Tuesday. The run slowed traffic and perhaps life a bit, as cars and trucks moved slowly into the left lane in order to pass the entourage of Red Lake runners and support vehicles commanding the right lane. A Spiritual Run in Celebration of Sobriety began at Red Lake Che...
Reno, NV - During the Council for Tribal Employment Rights 34th Annual 2011 National TERO Convention held July 16-20, 2011 at the Peppermill Resort/Casino in Reno, NV, Red Lake TERO Director, Bryan Lussier, received the TERO Director of the Year Award. Upon first hearing he was going to receive the award, Lussier thought his friends and colleagues were joking with him, since they always did that amongst one another. That was until it was announced at the awards ceremony at the Convention...
CASS LAKE — Citizens are pushing for more from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding cleanup of the St. Regis Superfund site. A public hearing Wednesday night at Cass Lake-Bena Elementary School showed overwhelming support for a more aggressive cleanup plan than the EPA had recommended at a June meeting. The St. Regis Paper Company was a wood treatment plant that operated from 1958-1984 and contaminated the plant grounds and adjacent areas. The site was listed on the National Priorities List in 1984, making it eligible for cleanup u...
On June 9, 2011, the White House announced the establishment of the White House Rural Council to address the challenges facing rural communities along with economic potential....
Within hours after a civil lawsuit was filed by the special prosecutor against members of the former Navajo Nation Council and the Navajo Nation's highest-ranking officials, several of those who were charged lashed back....
PIERRE -- A federal jury has begun deliberations in the bribery trial of Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Chairman Duane Big Eagle Sr. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/jury-deliberates-in-tribal-chairman-s-trial/article_e4267d40-bebe-11e0-8403-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1U7qZPNS0...
* * * Looking Back - August 20, 1904 The Appeal, a newspaper of Minneapolis and St. Paul, taken from the Library of Congress, "Chronicling America," holds some very interesting articles involving Indians. These articles are not only historical, but sort of gives one a sense on how life was over a hundred years ago. To read the articles, click on the upper corner of the PDF file to enlarge it, then enlarge it even more by zooming in until you are able to see the articles clearly....
LOS ANGELES — A Native American tribe in the northwestern state of Washington has legalized gay marriage, becoming the second US tribe to do so, legal representatives said Wednesday....
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is overseeing an effort to determine the extent of contamination at a former uranium mining site on the Navajo Nation that marked a high priority for assessment....
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Authorities say a mysterious orange-coloured substance has washed up on the shores of a remote village in northwest Alaska....
Often when people hear that the price of silver is rising the first thing they think of is making money off jewelry they already own. What many don't realize is that the rising cost is affecting many American Indian livelihoods....
How a Billionaire's Wife Is Becoming the Mustangs' Messiah Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2084328,00.html#ixzz1U824Agxk...
A federal jury found the chairman of the Crow Creek tribal chairman guilty of three counts of bribery and conspiracy Thursday in Pierre. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/tribal-chairman-convicted-of-bribery-charges/article_6aa8f74c-bee4-11e0-be36-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1U86wUolb...
TUBA CITY, Ariz. - What used to be the top reservation school district, the one to beat, considered top-of-the- heap in core academic subjects, cross-country, basketball, MCJROTC, art and music programs has appeared to go downhill in the past three years...
YAKIMA, Wash. — A man who died in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday in a remote part of the Yakama Indian Reservation has been identified....
A seemingly routine police stop turned into a deadly shootout in a North Rapid neighborhood late Tuesday afternoon that killed one Rapid City police officer and wounded two other officers and the gunman. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/routine-stop-turned-into-a-nightmare/article_2bf027fa-bd9a-11e0-b7d5-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1U89C1cbm...
A man suspected of killing a South Dakota police officer and wounding two others during a gun battle died Wednesday at a hospital, the police chief said. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/chief-suspect-in-sd-police-shootout-dies/article_086e7718-807f-58dd-a84a-1802f05b1d8c.html#ixzz1U8AbSavB...
The man suspected of shooting three Rapid City police officers Tuesday had a long history of criminal activity. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/shooting-suspect-had-long-history-of-trouble/article_3edbf6ec-be48-11e0-8916-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1U8FONq1e...
TULALIP -- About $5,000 worth of brass fittings have been stolen from the Tulalip Tribes and police suspect an employee with the utilities department is responsible....
LOS COYOTES RESERVATION: Two suspects arrested in Eagle fire Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_8cf43457-128b-561f-9a29-9f06df999761.html#ixzz1U8MJ1bSP...
Red Lake Foods Weekly Specials for Week of Aug. 1 - Aug. 7 , 2011...
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) has proposed a $9 trillion deficit reduction plan that would eliminate a tax-exempt bond program that puts sovereign Indian nations on par with states and municipalities, and other economic initiatives that help foster economic development in indigenous communities....
A Santa Rosa woman killed in a car crash last month after leaving River Rock Casino had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, according to the CHP....
