Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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BEMIDJI -- Since welfare reform was enacted in the mid 1990s by President Bill Clinton, Beltrami County has continuously been in compliance when it comes to its workforce obligations. With the economic needs of the county shifting in recent years, though, county officials decided more needed to be done than just ongoing compliance. For this reason, the Beltrami County Health and Human Services Department is in a transition process, switching its delivery of workforce training services from a contracted provider to a government operated...
BEMIDJI -- A woman accused of hitting another woman in the face with a glass bottle pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree assault. Onawa Dunn, 41, of Bemidji, has been held in Beltrami County Jail and a facility in Crookston since her arrest July 9 after police received a report of an assault near the old Pamida Building. After officers arrived they located a woman at a nearby Subway restaurant who had a swollen left cheek and lip, as well as blood around her nose, according to the complaint against Dunn. The victim and a witness...
BEMIDJI -- Law enforcement is encouraging the public to remove valuables from cars, and keep doors locked after a rash of burglaries across the city. Between Aug. 12 and 24, officers received reports of seven garage burglaries, five bike thefts, 18 thefts from vehicles and three vehicle thefts within Bemidji, said Police Chief Mike Mastin. Police believe a group of people working together is responsible for the incidents. “Often it’s a group of individuals that work together to go through the neighborhoods and scour, looking for valuables in...
Sana’a/Geneva (ICRC) – A plane chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), touched down at Sana’a international airport earlier today, carrying vital medical aid for thousands of people. The cargo of 130,000 vials of insulin will be used to improve the quality of life for people suffering from diabetes. "People with chronic disease are often forgotten during times of conflict. At this time in Yemen, there is a severe shortage of medications for these people. This insulin cargo will help thousands of diabetics whose suffe...
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Cedar weaving — be it baskets, vests or hats — is not only a process, but an art. For some in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, it's an art that's passed down from one generation to the next. On a recent Wednesday morning, teachers and principals from the La Conner and Concrete school districts tried their hands at weaving thin, moistened cedar strands. http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Project-trains-educators-to-teach-Native-American-9187952.php...
Bridgeport, Conn. — Second-grader Yadeliz Santiago is joyously mashing black magic marker into a mound of white putty. She’s shaping the gray mass to depict a stage in the life cycle of a ladybug. Her class at the pre-K-8 Roosevelt School here has already watched a real ladybug start as an egg, go through the larvae and pupae stages, and emerge as an adult insect in a small transparent container. The students have created pictures on their iPads. And today their teacher, Lucille McFarland-Overby, is stealthily watching to see what the...
Tucked away on the top of two floors of a downtown building in San Francisco, 160 students are sitting in front of computer screens, developing sophisticated web applications. Their school, Hack Reactor, is one of dozens of coding boot camps across the nation, turning students into software engineers. For many prospective students looking for a quick route to a six-figure salary at a big tech firm, coding camps have become attractive alternatives to colleges and grad schools. Muhsin Abdul-Musawwir chose Hack Reactor over finishing his computer...
When the Minnesota Supreme Court considers an appeal from the city of Minneapolis on Tuesday over a minimum-wage proposal, its decision could have ramifications that stretch far beyond the right of city voters to set wages. If the state’s highest court upholds a lower-court ruling that the charter amendment proposal must appear on the November ballot, it would mean that Minneapolis voters will be able to decide whether the city should increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour, making it one of the highest in the country. But it could also do s...
When eighth-graders rush into Seth Brown’s math class at Wayzata West Middle School in a week, they’ll drill into finicky equations, but they’ll also learn how to focus before lessons, tweak their attitudes and accept their mistakes. They are not just students of math, but of “social-emotional learning,” an approach to education that is gathering support around the country and in Twin Cities classrooms. Social and emotional learning balances academic achievement with “softer” skills: self-control, self and social awareness, relationship...
Before the start of the 2015 season, Breck football coach Jon Martin held his usual meeting with parents of his players, giving them the lowdown on how he runs the program and trying to soothe fears stoked by media-fueled horror stories about head injuries. “I got on my soapbox and talked about all of the reasons football is the greatest game and its benefits, like teamwork, camaraderie and discipline,” he said. “Everything I believe in.” Afterward, the mother of a freshman player new to the school walked up to Martin and introduced herself...
Eagan police shot and killed a 37-year-old man who was sitting in his car firing a handgun into the air and toward an apartment building Sunday. The man, who was identified by neighbors and court records as Justin Kulhanek-Derks, was pronounced dead at the scene. The first 911 call came at 11:58 a.m. Sunday, about a man shooting outside the Forest Ridge apartments in the 1200 block of Ironwood Lane. http://www.startribune.com/police-scanner-suspect-down-in-eagan-shooting-incident/391542781/...
AMMAN, Jordan – The United States will reach its target this week of taking in 10,000 Syrian war refugees in a year-old resettlement program, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan said Sunday, after meeting families headed to California and Virginia. The resettlement program has emerged as an issue in the presidential campaign, with Republican nominee Donald Trump saying displaced Syrians pose a potential security threat. Alice Wells, the U.S. ambassador to Jordan, said Sunday that keeping Americans safe and taking in some of the world’s most vul...
WASHINGTON — With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama's health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Double-digit premium increases and exits by big-name insurers have caused some to wonder whether "Obamacare" will go down as a failed experiment. If Democrat Hillary Clinton wins the White House, expect her to mount a rescue effort. But how much Clinton could do depends on finding willing partners in Congress and among Republican governors, a real political challenge. "There are turbulent w...
Since April, hundreds of representatives from numerous tribes across the United States have been gathering in North Dakota to stage a passionate protest. What they are protesting is the $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The 1,170-mile project starts in western North Dakota and goes all the way to Illinois. Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s land lies just next to the planned path of the oil pipeline. The 8,000-member tribe is vehemently opposed to the project's environmental and cultural impact. The tribe sees a strong potential that the p...
We are tipis going up to see the stars. Enjoying the campfire with drums in the distance. Who can ask for more this very blessed night.” ~~An Elder at the Standing Rock Main Camp, Cannon Ball ND Smells of sweet burning sage linger in the late evening and drift over the main camp on Highway 1806 at Cannon Ball North Dakota. Junior Cuero of the San Diego Campo Reservation chants the Bird Song, a mesmerizing, meditative and repetitive song of respect and honor to the Standing Rock people. A gourd rattle accompanies this ancient chant; a message g...
As the Lakota Sioux continue their peaceful blockade of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, the story’s absence from the national media narrative is palpable. Considering the corporate media’s chronic quest for controversial stories on government versus public standoffs, you’d think this situation would garner the typical media frenzy invoked during a right-wing militia occupation of a federal building, for example, or a tense standoff between the Black Lives Matter movement and police. But it’s not. As of late, the media has faced c...
PORCUPINE | The FBI is seeking the public's help identifying a man who was found dead on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation earlier this month. According to a news release from the FBI, the man was found dead in a wooded area in Porcupine, in Oglala Lakota County, on Aug. 20. The FBI describes him as a male in his 30s or 40s, between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10 inches tall, weighing 180 to 200 pounds, with shoulder-length black hair that is showing some grey. http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/fbi-seeks-help-identifying-male-b...
A grassroots-based training in South Dakota is hoping a multi-organizational event will raise awareness about Native American communities' vulnerability to human trafficking and train local law enforcement in identifying the crime. The Sex Trafficking Prevention and Red Sand Awareness event, held Sept. 1 and 2 in Pierre, aims to educate citizens and local law enforcement on sex trafficking incidents and prevention methods in South Dakota, particularly on reservations. About 40 percent of reported sex trafficking victims in South Dakota were...
This ad in The Washington Post jumped out at me. In one tight photograph, it quickly telegraphs what’s wrong with the news media today and why the audience isn’t growing. Yes, it’s great to see young women flourishing on the campaign trail. Yes, the casual chic may appeal to some millennials. But given that our country is on its way to the long-dominant white majority becoming the minority, this photo doesn’t reflect society. If I were an African-American or Hispanic — and I’m not — I would not see myself in this photo. (OK maybe if you look r...
Until this past week, 10-year-old Roland Ware was looking forward to the start of a new school year and the beginning of fifth grade. Since kindergarten, he has attended Chief Leschi Schools, a preschool through high school campus in the Puyallup Valley, operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. On Aug. 23, his mom, Breanna McNeece, got a letter that shocked her. Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/education/article98384827.html#storylink=cpy...
BLAINE, MINNESOTA— The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is mourning the loss of two of its members and Beartown Firefighting squad who died in a van accident in Blaine, Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2016. The two who have walked are Alan Schwartz, 25, and James Shelifoe, 23, both of Baraga, Michigan. Seven others in the van were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover, according to a press release issued Sunday by the Tribe. The Tribe released this statement last night: http://nativenewsonline.net/curren...
A 12-year-old Hardin girl struck her head and died of the injuries after falling off the toolbox in the bed of a pickup truck she was riding on Saturday afternoon, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. The Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south on Highway 313 about 13 miles south of Hardin on the Crow Indian Reservation when the driver swerved to the left for unknown reasons, after which the girl fell over the passenger side of the truck bed at around 4:20 p.m., according to a report provided by MHP dispatch. The girl had been sitting next...
Last week, Energy transfer Partners, the company constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline, voluntarily stopped work at the building site just North of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that the company doesn't have a written easement from the agency to build on Corps property. A corps spokesperson says that Energy transfer has filed the paperwork for the easement but it's still under review. "That's true they don't have the easement that's required to install the segment that's across the Oahe...
HARTFORD — As the state battles an Oklahoma Indian tribe in court over the operation of its high-interest loan program, a second legal front has opened up over the alleged destruction of social media posts by the former top lawyer for the Department of Banking. The legal wrangling opens a new area of law in the internet age, where regulators will have to determine when work-related social media posts become part of the public record. During a 90-minute session Friday before a state Freedom of Information Commission hearing officer, lawyers f...
Three days after Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency, fires still burn on the Spokane Reservation. Twa-le Abrahamson-Swan, air quality control director for the Spokane Tribe, said that smoke in the air is at hazardous levels across the 159,000-acre reservation bounded on two sides by rivers – the Spokane and the Columbia. Throughout history, those rivers have provided a natural protection against the wildfires that are part of this landscape in Northeastern Washington state. Read more at http://india...
