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Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow - Friday Evening Session...
Red Lake Fair and Pow Wow - Saturday Parade...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM ASSISTANT OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH (NEW BEGINNINGS) Open: October 3, 2018 Closing: October 19, 2018 @ 3pm PRIMARY FUNCTION The ABE Program Assistant performs a wide range of tasks to keep the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Career Development Service (CDS) programs running smoothly. The ABE/CDS programs are co-located at Oshkiimaajitahdah in Redby, MN and at the Red Lake Nation College in Red Lake, MN. Position reports to the Director of Education,...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT ICWA ADVOCATE (RED LAKE) FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES Open: October 5, 2018 Closing: October 25, 2018 @ 3pm PRIMARY FUNCTION To provide ongoing monitoring and involvement in all ICWA cases in the Southern half of the State of Minnesota. Family & Children Services is a culturally based program providing child protection, crisis intervention, foster care, family preservation, reunification and crime victim services to the Red Lake Reservation and its members. Reports to Execut...
Join us at RED LAKE NATION JOB FAIR Thursday October 18, 2018 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Seven Clans Casino & Event Center-Red Lake APPLY IN PERSON-IMMEDIATE INTERVIEWS NOW HIRING *Financial Eligibility Specialists *Employment Service Case Managers *Family Service Case Managers *SNAP Eligibility Workers *Food Cashiers *Cooks *ABE Program Assistant *Mental Health Professional Assessment/Referral *ICWA Advocate *Case Management Aide *Long Term Care Social Worker *Case Managers *Head Cook-NWTC/HWH...
Walnut Creek, Calif. (August 22, 2018) – Everyday Native, a new free 4th-12th grade online teacher's resource, was selected by Montana's Office of Public Instruction (OPI), a leader in Indian Education, in its first week. Everyday Native is the first collaborative teacher's resource created by non-Native and Native Americans to focus on the daily lives of Native youth. Montana's OPI recognizes Everyday Native as an effective cross-cultural resource that helps reduce racism by creating u...
When: Thursday, November 1st, 8:00pm Where: Keg n' Cork | 310 Beltrami Ave NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 Contact: headwatersschool@yahoo.com | 218.444.5606 Cost: Free Headwaters Music & Arts hosts what may well be Bemidji's first Story Slam. The theme? Speak. Inspired by the #metoo movement with the larger goal to build bridges, find voice and be heard, we look forward to an evening of real human expression and connection, along with lots of laughter and just plain fun. Hosted by professional...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state senator from western Pennsylvania says there will be $154,000 in state grants going toward improving safety in local schools. Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster, of McKeesport, says the funding will help hire additional security personnel and purchase security related equipment. The Tribune-Review reports the statewide grants were announced Thursday by the state Department of Education following a report issued by the recently-established Pennsylvania School Safety Task Force. https://www.usnews.com/...
FinTech is a new track for Twin Cities Startup Week this year. Take this chance to learn about the FinTech companies that are innovating here in Minnesota. There are multiple panels and other interactive events where attendees will be introduced to FinTech customers¬---banks, insurance companies, their strategic partners, and others who are working to build this exciting new industry in Minnesota. See the schedule below for the events taking place over the two day period. Due to limited capacity, please contact John Shoffner, DEED’s Metro Regio...
Sweet Treat Shelter - Farm by the Lake - October 31st - 5-6:30 PM Costume Contest 6 PM - Ages 0-5 and 6-10 - Cash Prizes...
One side of the homeless encampment near the Little Earth neighborhood spans the sidewalk on Thursday, Sept. 20 in south Minneapolis. Mayor Frey hopes to have the site evacuated by the end of September. Ellen Schmidt | MPR News Nearly 200 people are living in tents at the homeless encampment at Hiawatha and Franklin Avenues, according to the first in-depth survey of the camp's residents. The survey was commissioned by the Red Lake Nation. Over the course of seven days two surveyors went tent-by-...
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie the switch to a politically safe demographic: veterans. Ohio’s capital city, population 860,000, will be open for business Monday after observing Columbus Day probably “for as long as it had been in existence,” said Robin Davis, a spokeswoman for Democratic Mayor Andrew Ginther. City offices will close instead on Veterans Day, which falls on Nov. 12 this year. http://...
PORTLAND, Maine — Several Maine communities will celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day on the second Monday in October -- the federal holiday of Columbus Day. Belfast was the first community in Maine to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2015. https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-communities-prepare-to-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day/23629847...
Legislation to compensate the Spokane Tribe for lands lost as a result of Grand Coulee Dam’s construction has passed the U.S. Senate. The bill would authorize annual payments from the Bonneville Power Administration to the tribe for the past and continuing use of the land. U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, both D-Wash., introduced the legislation. http://www.union-bulletin.com/top_stories/senate-oks-bill-to-pay-spokane-tribe-for-lost-lands/article_65e3752a-c9b3-11e8-affd-175d732a0aa9.html...
Donald Trump held a rally for thousands of his supporters at an event in Topeka, Kansas on Saturday night. The president talked about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, telling his supporters that the Republican party has been “energized.” Trump called Kavanaugh’s win “a tremendous victory for our nation, our people and our beloved Constitution.” But the president also took the time to poke fun at Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator who has been one of Trump’s fiercest critics. Trump brought back one of his favorite...
More tribes are demanding accountability and transparency from the National Congress of American Indians in the wake of sexual harassment scandal that has already cost a senior attorney his job. As the nation's largest and oldest inter-tribal advocacy organization observes a major milestone this month, the turmoil is affecting another high-ranking official. Leaders from two tribes have submitted a pair of resolutions, calling for the organization to suspend its executive director, Jacqueline Pata, pending the completion of an independent...
She is 21 years old. She says he wasn't the first man to rape her and get away with it. First there was the man who sexually abused her in grade school. The visits to his shed finally stopped when he moved away from her Norton Sound hometown of St. Michael. Then there was the man two years ago in a Unalakleet apartment. Troopers talked about investigating that case, she said, but nothing ever happened. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/10/04/a-second-woman-comes-forward-to-say-she-was-raped-in-nome-without-consequence/...
Many Native American communities face obstacles to good nutrition throughout their members’ lives, but a blending of tradition and science can help, several Native American experts said this month. The third annual Native American Nutrition conference returned to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Monday through Thursday. The event is a partnership between the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Seeds of Native Health program and the University of Minnesota’s Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute. https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior...
The Association on American Indian Affairs, the oldest non-profit organization advocating on behalf of Native Americans and Indian Tribes, calls for urgent action against yet another EVE Auction of Native American cultural heritage on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in Paris. Without proper notice to Tribal Nations, EVE auction house placed thirty-eight Native American cultural objects for sale, including items from Acoma, Hopi, Navajo, Tlingit & Haida, Oglala Sioux and Zuni Tribes. The Association strongly reaffirms that the commercialization of...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Opponents have protested in downtown Minneapolis against Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Protesters Thursday erected two large tepees outside a Wells Fargo building. Wells Fargo says while the San Francisco-based bank has a relationship with Canadian-based Enbridge and other energy companies, it is not funding the project. https://www.news8000.com/news/opponents-of-enbridge-oil-pipeline-protest-in-minneapolis-1/803263972...
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — A former Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman said he plans to take the state of Connecticut to court over Native American-made cigarettes. Kenny Reels told The Day the state Department of Revenue Services seized cigarettes in his store on the Mashantucket Pequot reservation made by other Native American tribes. https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Former-tribal-chairman-disputes-state-cigarette-13284145.php...
A federal judge has ruled against the Tulalip Tribes and the federal government in a closely-watched dual taxation case. Businesses on tribal land are taxed by Washington state and by the Snohomish County. In 2015, the state collected nearly $32 million in taxes on the reservation while the county collected more than $10.2 million. https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/10/05/tulalip-tribes-lose-decision-in-closelyw.asp...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe voters will be picking people Tuesday to advance to the general election for four positions on the Business Committee. The primary election will be Tuesday, narrowing down 37 candidates to eight. The four council members will be selected Tuesday, Nov. 6 from the eight general election candidates. https://www.havredailynews.com/story/2018/10/05/local/primary-election-set-for-chippewa-cree-tribe-business-committee/520738.html...
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, welcomed the full Senate’s passage of S. 995, the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act. “This legislation provides the Spokane Tribe with compensation that will be used for the economic development; infrastructure development; and educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe,” Hoeven said. “I look forward to this legislation passing the House of Representatives and moving to the pre...
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday. The weekend crash was characterized by authorities as the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade. The crash turned a relaxed Saturday afternoon to horror at a rural spot popular with tourists viewing the region's fall foliage. R...
