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LEECH LAKE—Larry Aitken, a luminary of American Indian education, passed away early Thursday. He was 74. Aitken—whose name in Ojibwemowin means "one who walks alone"—blazed a trail for American Indian educators and leaders who have gone on to earn well-regarded positions in Minnesota and Bemidji-area academia and higher education. He helped establish the Leech Lake Tribal College, which now boasts nearly 1,000 graduates, and the University of Minnesota Duluth's American Indian Learning Resource Center, a progenitor for the American India...
ROCHESTER – President Donald Trump predicted a “very big surprise” in Minnesota in the upcoming midterm elections as he urged Republicans gathered here Thursday to support candidates who will back his agenda. “This is supposed to be a Democrat state. … I don’t think so,” Trump said to loud cheers. He narrowly lost Minnesota in 2016, and the state has a number of competitive, high-dollar congressional elections this year that could determine whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress next year. http://www.startribune.c...
The trade war with China is falling hardest on soybean farmers west and northwest of the Twin Cities, who are being offered substantially less money than farmers in southern Minnesota this fall. A wide gap has opened in soybean prices around the state just as farmers are bringing in the 2018 harvest. http://www.startribune.com/trade-war-draws-a-line-between-minnesota-soybean-farmers-and-a-wide-price-gap-appears/495227311/...
A few days before her high school's homecoming game, a cheerleader in Hartford, Michigan, allegedly executed a sophisticated plot for the title of queen. Police told local TV station WWMT that the 17-year-old wanted to be crowned homecoming queen at Hartford High School so badly that she showed up to school with a clever, but illegal, bit of homemade homecoming swag: a dozen pot brownies. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4508987-high-school-cheerleader-gave-out-pot-brownies-win-homecoming-votes...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the Federal Register making $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program. Funding under this program is available for the first time to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands. “This program will help underserved tribal areas fund large-scale infrastructure projects that will improve safety and mobil...
I had a friend this week take a screen shot of his youth protection training certificate and send it to me with a positive note about how comprehensive it was and how he feels he is better equipped to coach. A different friend reached out to me this week with concerns about boundary violations she was seeing in the actions of her child’s coach. When she asked the organization that oversees the coach about the training and policies offered, she was told that there are none as “abuse doesn’t happen here.” https://www.gundersen...
Elementary school students who participated in a comprehensive support intervention in the Boston public school district had about half the odds of dropping out of high school as students not in the intervention, according to a new study in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Educational Research Association. The 894 students who participated in the intervention from kindergarten through fifth grade had a 9.2-percent dropout rate in high school, compared to 16.6 percent for the 10,200 non-intervention students....
Prompted by the school shooting on Valentine’s Day in Parkland, Fla. , federal officials Tuesday announced $70 million in grants to improve school safety. The Trump Administration will allocate the grants through the Justice Department. The money will go to more than 40 states via dozens of law enforcement agencies, school districts, and other state and local institutions, including Georgia school districts. https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-awarded-million-federal-funds-for-school-safety/UlB1g00sMMOZDbLN9ro3h...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors, coming off a win on September 20th at home over Fon du lac, held off Kelliher-Northome on Thursday, September 27th in five-games to take the victory. Red Lake won the first game, lost the second, won the third game and lost the fourth to set up the final fifth game. winning the set 15-13. Earlier the Junior Varsity also lost 2-1 in their best of three game set, and the Junior High Team won 2-0. Red Lake is now 3-2 on the season and will be on the road for...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors, coming off a tough loss to Cass Lake on Tuesday, held off Fon du Lac on Thursday, September 20th in three games to take the victory. Earlier the Junior Varsity also won 2-0 in their best of three game set. Red Lake is now 2-2 on the season and will host host Kelliher-Northome on September 27th, travel to Blackduck on October 2nd and host the Circle of Life Academy on October 3rd....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Cass Lake on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, winning the first and third set, but losing the second, fourth and fifth set. Prior to the varsity game, the Jr. High and Jr. Varsity defeated were both victorious in two games. Red Lake is now 1-2 on the season and will host host Fon du Lac on Thursday, September 20 and host Kelliher-Northome on September 27th. Cass Lake is now 3-5 on the seasion....
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Warrior Football team has their home opener on Friday, September 14, 2018, losing their third game of the season. The Warriors had to forfeit their first game on August 31 with Badger/Greenbush/Middle River because of a bus driver issue, and lost to Cass Lake-Bena on September 7, 38-14. They will travel to Red Lake County on September 21, host Warroad on October 5 and travel to Bagley on October 12. WHA is 2-2 on the season....
The Red Lake Lady Warriors hosted Indus on Thursday, September 13, 2018, winning the set in 3 games. Earlier, the JV defeated Indus in two games. Red Lake is now 1-1 on the season and will host Cass Lake on September 18, host Fon du Lac on September 20 and host Kelliher-Northome on September 27th....
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow: Saturday Afternoon Session The new 2018-19 O-Bah-Shiing (Ponemah) Labor Day Royalty. Princess: Jade Cloud Brave: KaVern Kingbird Obashing Singing Contest 1st Place-Warpaint 2nd Place-High Noon 3rd Place-Southern Boyz 4th Place-Standing Horse 5th Place-Red Willow 6th Place-Pipestone...
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow: Saturday Afternoon Session The new 2018-19 O-Bah-Shiing (Ponemah) Labor Day Royalty. Princess: Jade Cloud Brave: KaVern Kingbird Obashing Singing Contest 1st Place-Warpaint 2nd Place-High Noon 3rd Place-Southern Boyz 4th Place-Standing Horse 5th Place-Red Willow 6th Place-Pipestone...
Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow - Saturday Afternoon Session...
Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow - Saturday Parade...
Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow - Friday Evening Session...
The 1868 Treaty with the historically known as the Sioux (Dakota, Lakota and Nakota) and Arapaho, often called the Treaty of Fort Laramie, established the Great Sioux Reservation, lands west of the Missouri River set aside for exclusive use by the Sioux Nation. The reserve included Heha Sapa, the Black Hills, sacred to many tribal nations. The National Museum of the American Indian commemorates the 150 anniversary of the treaty displaying the original document Oct. 26. On loan from the National Archives, the treaty will be on view in the exhibi...
Are you interested on becoming a child care provider and want more information? We will be holding meetings on Wednesday's in each district from 6-9 PM October 3rd,2018 @ New Little Rock Community Center October 10th, 2018 @ Red Lake Community Center October 17lh,2Ot8 @ New Redby Center October 24th,2OL8 @ Ponemah Boys & Girls Club How to start a Child Care Center Creating your Child Care Policies The licensing process Resources available for providers Call Ruby or Lenetta @ 679-3350 for more...
The Minnesota Department of Commerce recently announced final 2019 individual and small group health insurance rates. The rates, which determine how much consumers will pay for their health insurance across plans, mark the second year of stable or decreasing premiums in the individual market. According to the report released by state regulators, Blue Plus and Medica will offer plans in every county in the 7th District with the exception of Meeker, Kittson, Roseau, and Lake of the Woods Counties, where only Medica plans will be available. The...
Oct. 4, 2018, Denver, Colo.— To ensure that Native parents and communities control the education of their children while strengthening and creating a national dialogue about indigenous culture-based teacher education, the American Indian College Fund is co-sponsoring a pre-conference work session and will join four sessions on Native teacher education at the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) convention and trade show in Hartford, Conn. October 10-13, 2018 at the Connecticut Convention Center. “Lifting Our Voices for Native Teacher Ed...
GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) -- Seven local American Indian Tribes celebrated their federal tribal recognition with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on Wednesday. The event took place at Werowocomoco along the York River. It’s believed this site was a place of leadership and spiritual importance to American Indians and was the 1607 meeting place between Captain John Smith and Powhatan, the leader of many Algonquian tribes, according to the Department of Interior. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/7-area-american-indian...
SEATTLE, Washington – To Angela Ridley, Nooksack, opioid addiction sneaked into her household like a thief in the night. Her then-husband had been prescribed Vicodin and oxycodone after he sustained a back injury at his job in heavy construction. The doctor told him he could go back to work –- “Just take it easy” –- but in doing so her husband continued to do more damage to the injury, prolonging his reliance on the powerful pain-killing medication. https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/opioid-crisis-native-nations-st...
PHOENIX — The Latest on wet weather and flooding in the Southwest (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Authorities say a French citizen was killed after a driver lost control on a stretch of a northern Arizona highway that collapsed from storm damage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-tribe-is-concerned-about-arizona-dams-integrity/2018/10/03/ed221ba2-c77b-11e8-9c0f-2ffaf6d422aa_story.html?utm_term=.a18825b8b7f1...
