Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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With the health and safety of visitors and staff at the forefront of planning, MNHS is pleased to announce the opening of the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul and the trading post (retail store) at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum in Onamia, beginning Oct. 1, 2020. Visitors to the History Center can take in special exhibits including First Avenue: Stories of Minnesota’s Mainroom and Prince: Before the Rain, which have been extended to Jan. 3, 2021; enjoy grab and go items from Market House by D’Amico cafe; and shop for unique art...
Minneapolis –– A coalition of dozens of activists and community leaders rallied at the MUFG Minnesota corporate banking office in Minneapolis to hold one of the top funders of deforestation and fossil fuels, Japanese megabank MUFG, accountable for its financing practices. MUFG is the parent company of the US-based Union Bank. MUFG has been fueling the climate crisis as one of the world’s top funders of palm oil, which is driving rainforest destruction and forest fires, and the sixth-largest global banker of fossil fuels. Since 2016, MUFG provid...
WASHINGTON - Chickasaw citizen Elizabeth Rule, Ph.D., has recently been appointed director of the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy in Washington, D.C. The Center is a George Washington University research and advocacy center. Its work focuses on strengthening indigenous self-governance through research and strategic community engagement. The Center advises tribal leaders and promotes public awareness on issues of national significance to indigenous communities, including public...
The bear season is now open and will run through Dec. 31. Hunters play an essential role in collecting management information for sustainable bear populations. However, Cherokee Natural Resources averages about three harvest submissions per year. Last year, only a single submission easily won the draw and the numbers are not sufficient to inform the management. Please report your take to Cherokee Natural Resources along with the first premolar tooth (or allow staff to extract it) to determine age. Freeze or keep other samples on ice that could...
An impeachment hearing for Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner by the tribal council has been scheduled in two weeks on Sept 14. The council suspended Bear Runner with pay last Monday after he was accused of inappropriate contact this summer with a 17-year-old boy. The Rapid City Journal reports the accusation came from the boy's father, who accused the president of grooming his son for inappropriate sexual touching in a motel room once he turned 18. https://rive...
Tribal ceremonies such as sweat lodge, social gatherings and seasonal ceremonies, and larger gatherings such as pow wows and rodeos, are a vital part of cultural identity and common and traditional practices in tribal communities. CDC offers the following recommendations to help tribal communities, elders, and leaders decide how best to keep their communities safe and work to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These considerations are meant to support—not replace—tribal laws, rules, and regulations aimed at protecting the health of tribal com...
