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Laura “Laurie” Ann Jackson, 44, of Bemidji, MN, entered the spirit world on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at North Country Hospital in Bemidji with her family by her side. She was born on August 17, 1967 in Cass Lake, MN to Louise Marie Jackson and Ernest Alfred Hunt. Laurie was a devoted mother of four beautiful children. She was very independent and a hard working individual who cared for her family and friends. She loved to joke and laugh with people, going to the casino and being there...
This year, as one of IHS Director Yvettee Roubideaux's agency priorities--To Improve the Quality of and Access to Care--she established a new Director's Award for Customer Service and awarded 19 recipients from IHS and tribal programs these awards. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force was one of the recipients. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force, currently with 12 members, received the IHS National Director's for Customer Service Award in Washington, DC in June 2011 and the Dir...
This year, as one of IHS Director Yvettee Roubideaux's agency priorities--To Improve the Quality of and Access to Care--she established a new Director's Award for Customer Service and awarded 19 recipients from IHS and tribal programs these awards. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force was one of the recipients. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force, currently with 12 members, received the IHS National Director's for Customer Service Award in Washington, DC in June 2011 and the Dir...
This year, as one of IHS Director Yvettees Roubideaux's agency priorities--To Improve the Quality of and Access to Care--she established a new Director's Award for Customer Service and awarded 19 recipients from IHS and tribal programs these awards. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force was one of the recipients. The Red Lake IHS Customer Service Task Force, currently with 12 members, received the IHS National Director's for Customer Service Award in Washington, DC in June 2011 and the...
Minnesota's Indian tribes, viewed collectively, are the 6th largest employer in Minnesota, based on a list of the top 50 state employers published last week by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. MIGA Executive Director John McCarthy said that's a good reason for the state to avoid any actions that might put tribal jobs at risk. MIGA tribes directly employ 20,550 workers. That makes the tribes #6 among the state's ten largest employers. The "big ten" are: #1: State of Minnesota, 40,208...
WASHINGTON -Thirty tribes have been awarded approximately $2.0 million in economic development technical assistance grants. The funding was provided by the Indian Energy and Economic Development's Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) grant program to foster economic activity and create jobs within tribal communities. Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk made the announcement on Tuesday. "Providing funding for tribes to conduct the research necessary for developing their economic and business plans is a vital and...
Recent widespread precipitation and cooler temperatures have eased the critical fire danger across the state, so the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will lift restrictions on open burning at 12:01 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 14. Campfires will be allowed throughout the state and permits for open burning of debris will be issued once again. The DNR reminds everyone that, although the statewide restrictions are lifted, local areas, counties or municipalities may have specific regulations or restrictions that affect burning operations....
Lady Warriors Volleyball Team Upset by Bug School 3-2 - Part 11...
Lady Warriors Volleyball Team Upset by Bug School 3-2 - Part 12...
Red Lake Homecoming: Red Lake Loses to Western Lutheran P9...
Red Lake Homecoming: Red Lake Loses to Western Lutheran P10...
Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC) recently awarded $52,411 through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program, to arts organizations and non-profits in Beltrami, Hubbard, and Lake of the Woods counties. The funds will be used to create opportunities for arts access, arts education, and building bridges between Minnesotans and were made available through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by Minnesota voters on November 4, 2008. The grant...
WASHINGTON, October 13, 2011—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for rural electric cooperative utilities to improve distribution systems and smart grid technologies in 27 states, as part of the Obama Administration's continued focus on investments in infrastructure that create rural jobs. The announcement was made on the Secretary's behalf by Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager during a speech to the National Rural Electric Association regional meeting in Denver, where he also stressed the...
Collaborating within Arts Disciplines A FREE Region 2 Arts Council Professional Development Workshop Presented by Mark Turner, Executive Director of Five Wings Arts Council Region 2 Arts Council invites all regional artists and arts organization to Collaborating within Arts Disciplines: an evening of networking, goal setting, and planning for creative and effective collaboration within arts disciplines. In this workshop, the presenter will discuss cross-promoting events hosted by different organizations and explore the value of coordinating...
Attention Cass Lake residents, Enbridge is planning to perform valve work on its 34-inch pipeline within our South Cass Lake pumping station located south of US Trunk Highway 2 and west of State Highway 371, within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Reservation. Along with the survey work that was previously completed, we will be venting our 34-inch pipeline with nitrogen. During this time, you may experience a loud hissing sound coming from the pipeline station. This sound may last up to four to six hours. During the valve work, we will have...
Minneapolis, MN - Clyde Bellecourt of the American Indian Movement (AIM) organized a rich and moving Indigenous People’s day ceremony of speakers, dancing and drumming for OccupyMN at the People’s Plaza, Oct 10....
Winnipeg, Manitoba (October 13, 2011) -- The Manito Ahbee Festival is pleased to announce the entertainment line-up for the 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMAs), and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE APCMAs The APCMAs showcase the best in Aboriginal music from across North America, and the entertainers scheduled to perform reflect the depth and diversity of today’s Aboriginal talent: Derek Miller Ghostkeeper Elisapie Isaac Kelly Daniels Samian featuring Florent Vollant...
WASHINGTON, October 13, 2011 – A new USDA study shows that farmers using combinations of erosion-control and nutrient-management practices on cultivated cropland are reducing losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous from farm fields and decreasing the movement of these materials to the Great Lakes and their associated waterways. "The Great Lakes Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) study confirms that good conservation planning and implementation have reduced loadings of sediment and nutrients to waterways throughout the...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 – Janie Hipp, Senior Adviser to Secretary Vilsack for Tribal Relations today reminded Native American farmers and ranchers that the period to file a claim in the Keepseagle class action settlement remains open through December 27, 2011. "Native American farmers and ranchers who believe they are entitled to funds under the Keepseagle settlement must file a claim on or before December 27 in order to file a claim," said Ms. Hipp. "Tribal leaders should consider advising Tribal members of the requirement to obtain and su...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011. Nearly 150 farm-to-consumer marketing projects received funding today under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), marking a $9.2 million investment to support direct marketing and to increase consumer access to healthy food, much of it in food deserts and other low-income areas. This year's awards-- 149 in total, distributed across 42 states and the District of Columbia-- showed a rise in urban projects and increased diversity in the types of projects funded. "Earlier this...
OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court yesterday issued an order saying it would not honor the agreement that was approved in federal court in Washington DC late last month that reinstated 2,800 freedmen descendants, thus allowing them to vote in the special election that was held September 24 and extended to October 8 because of the agreement....
The Canadian military is keeping a watch on aboriginal groups through an intelligence unit that is meant to protect the Forces and the Department of National Defence from espionage, terrorists and saboteurs....
WASHINGTON – Dozens of tribal leaders embarked on the nation’s capital this week in an effort to present a united front to Congress on a swath of issues impacting Indian country—most important among them, protecting Native programs from cuts in the current budgetary climate....
Navajo hires new prosecution team in fraud case Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/10/navajo-hires-new-prosecution-team-fraud-case#ixzz1alMzipxH...
The Assembly of First Nations has officially pulled out of the British Columbia Missing Women of Inquiry Commission’s hearing procedures due to concerns over funding inequities between legal representation for advocacy groups and that of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and other parties involved. The announcement came on the first day of the hearings, October 11....