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Patricia "Patsy" Villebrun Nielsen August 21, 1950 - September 11, 2021 Patricia "Patsy" Villebrun Nielsen, age 71, of Twin Valley, MN, died Saturday, September 11, 2021, in her home in Twin Valley with family and under Hospice Care of the Red River Valley. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 17, 2021, at 11 am at the White Earth Community Center with visitation beginning Thursday, September 16th at 5 pm and going until the time of the funeral at the community center. Following all...
Minneapolis Public Schools employees must either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested regularly under a mandate unanimously approved by the school board Tuesday night. The policy will take effect by Oct. 15 and extends to contractors and volunteers who work directly with students. It comes in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious delta variant. https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-schools-to-require-vaccination-or-regular-testing-for...
Patients with COVID-19 occupy more hospital beds in Minnesota than they did during the most recent pandemic surge this spring, according to state figures released Tuesday. A total of 748 hospital beds across Minnesota are being used by COVID-19 patients, most of whom are unvaccinated. That number is an increase of 70 beds compared with Monday's data release from the state Health Department. The spring peak came on April 14 when 699 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19. Doctors say most of...
SHERIDAN, WIS. – The discovery of an SUV abandoned in a cornfield with four bodies inside has left locals in this scenic farming region on edge and friends and family members of the victims struggling to come to grips with what happened. At a gas station a few miles from where a local farmer found the black vehicle with Minnesota plates parked in tall corn, customers passed through Tuesday wondering why the victims — all from the St. Paul area — had been left near their western Wisconsin town. One woman at the station who declined to give...
Asma Mohammed repressed memories of her sexual assault for years, but sometimes the way a light fell across a room or the whiff of a certain smell would send horrific visions flooding back. By the time she managed to process the trauma of what happened years later, it was too late. Minnesota's statute of limitations on reporting sexual assault had lapsed and her testimony couldn't be used in court against her perpetrator. "It took me years to get there, it took me years of therapy and beyond...
In their first substantive appearance in federal court, four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges they abused their positions of authority to detain George Floyd during a fatal attempted arrest in 2020. Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are accused of using the "color of the law" to deprive Floyd of his constitutional rights to be "free from the use of unreasonable force" when Chauvin pinned down Floyd with a knee on his neck for...
Having lost one key federal court decision, state natural resource regulators this week went to a higher court to stop a unique Line 3-related lawsuit from moving forward. The suit, which names "manoomin" or wild rice as the lead plaintiff, is aimed at forcing the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to rescind water permits it made earlier this year for the construction of Enbridge's new oil pipeline across the northern part of the state. The White Earth Band of Ojibwe filed the...
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin entered self-isolation after people in his inner circle became infected with the coronavirus, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that the leader himself tested negative for COVID-19. Putin, who is fully vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V, held several public engagements indoors Monday and even said that he may have to quarantine soon. An aide at the time sought to suggest he was speaking generally and insisted Tuesday that no one's heath was endangered....
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Following are the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 case rates, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations published Tuesday, Sept. 14. Because all data are preliminary, some numbers and totals may change from one day to the next. Statewide case rates NEW CASES: 4,603 SEVEN-DAY, ROLLING AVERAGE OF NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE: 27.7 (as of Sept. 6) TOTAL CASES: 673,774 TOTAL RECOVERED: 652,675 7.1% (as of Sept. 6) Hospitalizations, deaths ACTIVE HOSPITALIZATIONS: 748 (as...
WASHINGTON - Tribal leaders from throughout Indian Country are putting pressure on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) to restore gray wolves to the federal government's Endangered Species List. More than 200 tribal leaders representing tribes and advocacy organizations sent a letter to Haaland on Tuesday demanding emergency relisting of gray wolves. Today, the gray wolf is functionally extinct in more than 80 percent of its historic range, with only 6,000 surviving in the United...
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Global Indigenous Council (GIC) continues to be at the forefront of tribal efforts to galvanize the Indigenous and allied BIPOC communities to “vote no” in the California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last week, GIC placed a striking and hard-hitting billboard on the 405 freeway in Long Beach, urging voters to allow Newsom to make good on his commitment to address the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) tragedy in the state by voting no on his recall. President Biden got an unobstructed view of the b...
The nation’s premier Native journalist’s organization is marking the best of their craft from the past year. The honors by the Native American Journalists Association include Navajo Times CEO and publisher Tom Arviso and the staff of Haskell Indian Nations University student newspaper, among many others. Native America Calling will review some of the recent major achievements in Native journalism. https://www.indianz.com/News/2021/09/14/native-america-calling-honoring-the-work-of-native-journalists/...
For years, many tribes have felt their history has not been given its due by schools in Connecticut, a state that takes its name from an Algonquian word meaning “land on the long tidal river.” Soon, however, schools will be required to teach Native American studies, with an emphasis on local tribes, under a law passed this year at the urging of tribes including the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, best known today for its Foxwoods Resort Casino. "When you’re in Connecticut, to not learn about the Eastern woodland tribes, the tribes that...
Bemidji, MN –September 9, 2021-- Sheriff Ernie Beitel of Beltrami County announced today the commencement of the Law Enforcement Scholarship Program for 2021. Sheriff Beitel proudly announced that the MSA Board of Directors has established a scholarship fund for the awarding of up to 15 - $2,000 scholarships for this year. These scholarships are due to the coordinated efforts of the 87 Sheriffs of the State of Minnesota. The Members of MSA gives special recognition to the financial needs of s...
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Friday Evening Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear Whitetail Boyz Iron Boy Red Lake Chemical Health Program 5 Man Bass Drum Singing Contest Results: 1st Place-Mandaree (3400pts) 2nd Place-Battle River (3180pts) 3rd...
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Friday Evening Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear Whitetail Boyz Iron Boy Red Lake Chemical Health Program 5 Man Bass Drum Singing Contest Results: 1st Place-Mandaree (3400pts) 2nd Place-Battle River (3180pts) 3rd...
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Friday Evening Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear Whitetail Boyz Iron Boy Red Lake Chemical Health Program 5 Man Bass Drum Singing Contest Results: 1st Place-Mandaree (3400pts) 2nd Place-Battle River (3180pts) 3rd...
Open House was held at all Red Lake Schools on Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 11:00 AM - 6:45 PM. A Meal was served from 11:30 AM - 6:15 PM and students completed their registration, met with teachers and toured the school. The school year is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, and face-masks are required at all schools for safety. For more information about Red Lake Schools, District #38. visit: https://www.redlake.k12.mn.us/...
The Red Lake, Redby and Little Rock Communities collaborated to offer Drive Thru Back to School Event on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 1 PM at the Red Lake Center. A cook-out style meal was served at the new Red Lake Community Center, and backpacks with school supplies was given away at the old Red Lake Center. Almost 500 backpacks were given away starting at 1 PM....
Redby "Honor The Youth" Powwow held on Saturday...
"Cops and Bobbers" was held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 10 AM - 2 PM at Fuller's Lake. Put on by Red Lake Law Enforcement, Conservation and Red Lake DNR, the event allowed kids 6-12 years of age to fish on a boat at Fuller's Lake, enjoy a hot dog or hamburger lunch and receive Back-to-School supplies. This event was sponsored by the Red Lake Tribal Council, Red Lake Builders and Earthworks Technology....
Red Lake celebrated its own Independence Day on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 starting with a feast at 4 PM at the Red Lake Humanities Center, followed by the first of three-days of pow wows and other activities. Some events were postponed due to rain and held on the following day. However, earlier in the day a Horseshoe Tournament was held at the Redby Community Center. Redby Community Center Horseshoe Tournament Winners 1st Corky Clark (Redby) 2nd Willfred K (Cass Lake) 3rd Josh Neadeau (Red Lake)...
Red Lake celebrated its own Independence Day on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 starting with a feast at 4 PM at the Red Lake Humanities Center, followed by the first of three-days of pow wows and other activities. Some events were postponed due to rain and held on the following day. However, earlier in the day a Horseshoe Tournament was held at the Redby Community Center. Redby Community Center Horseshoe Tournament Winners 1st Corky Clark (Redby) 2nd Willfred K (Cass Lake) 3rd Josh Neadeau (Red Lake)...
Red Lake celebrated its own Independence Day on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 starting with a feast at 4 PM at the Red Lake Humanities Center, followed by the first of three-days of pow wows and other activities. Some events were postponed due to rain and held on the following day. However, earlier in the day a Horseshoe Tournament was held at the Redby Community Center. Redby Community Center Horseshoe Tournament Winners 1st Corky Clark (Redby) 2nd Willfred K (Cass Lake) 3rd Josh Neadeau (Red Lake)...
A federal judge temporarily blocked Iowa from banning mask mandates in local school districts. U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt issued a temporary restraining order Monday in a signed opinion, writing that the state's law "substantially increases" the risk of several children with health conditions being infected with COVID-19. "The Court recognizes issuing a TRO is an extreme remedy, however, if the drastic increase in the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases since the start of the school year in Iowa is any indication of what is to come, such...