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MINNEAPOLIS—Today in federal court, a 49-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for possessing with intent to distribute more than 2.5 kilograms of marijuana as well as possessing a firearm in support of drug trafficking. United States District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced Keith Brian Donnell to 60 months and one day in prison on one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Donnell, who was indicted on November 22, 2011, pleaded g...
MINNEAPOLIS—This week in federal court, an 18-year-old Red Lake man was charged by way of federal criminal complaint with assaulting three individuals on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Micah James Waybenais was charged with three counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. A complaint filed against Waybenais alleges that he assaulted three individuals who are members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. According to the affidavit, Waybenais assaulted the three people in a house on the Circle Pines section of the Red Lake Indian...
More than 200 fifth-graders from Red Lake, Blackduck, Kelliher, Northome and Schoolcraft attended the 13th annual Water Festival “Wave of Knowledge” on Friday at Waldsee, Concordia Language Village. The festival educates youth about the importance aspect of water pollution in the Red Lake Watershed. Shown above, Blackduck fifth-graders Raquel Bilinski, left, Nick Hower and Shamus Thoring pickup a variety of garbage before it reaches a storm sewer....
FOND DU LAC — After learning that law enforcement officials had discovered the body of a missing Floodwood woman on the Fond du Lac Reservation and – on top of that – that they suspected she was killed by a member of the Native Mob gang, Bettina Johnsen decided enough was enough. She decided it was time to fight back, in ways both modern and old-fashioned. She started a Facebook page “Take Back Our Rez” the same day – Thursday, Oct. 4 – and organized a march against violence for Monday. An image and words of Sitting Bull sit front and cen...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Indian Education today announced a new policy aimed at preventing domestic violence and sexual assaults at the two post secondary institutions operated by the BIE for American Indians: Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) in Lawrence, Kan., and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in Albuquerque, N.M. “As we recognize National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s important that we recommit to breaking the cycle of violence,” Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn said. ...
ST. PAUL – Here are some issues related to a proposed constitutional amendment that would require Minnesota voters to produce photographic identification before casting ballots:...
BEMIDJI – An update on the Beltrami County administrator position will be one of several topics discussed at Tuesday’s meeting for the Beltrami County Commission. Applicants have been narrowed to three finalists: Kay Mack, the interim administrator and Beltrami County auditor/treasurer, Thomas Johnson, a public works director in Colorado, and former Albertville city administrator Larry Kruse....
Alcohol appears to have played a role in a crash early Sunday in which two men died after the car they were in went off a north-central Minnesota road and rolled into Lake Mille Lacs, authorities said. A third man survived. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the three men were in a car heading north on Timber Trail Road, about 15 miles northwest of Onamia, just after midnight. The car crossed over Hwy. 169, rolled into a ditch and ended up in the lake. The driver, Andrew Nickaboine, 37, of Minneapolis, and front-seat passenger, Ronald...
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. The Census Bureau has also named the committee’s members and leadership. The National Advisory Committee will advise the Census Bureau on a wide range of variables that affect the cost, accuracy and implementation of the Census Bureau’s programs and surveys, including the once-a-decade census. The committee, which is comprised of 31 members from multiple disciplines, will advise the Census Bureau on topics suc...
Dominic DuWayne Red Water Sr., age 66, of Harrold, South Dakota Journeyed to the Spirit World on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 at Fountain Valley, California. He was born on January 3, 1945 in Harrold, South Dakota the son of Robert Red Water and Mary Sargeant. On November 26, 1967, Dominic Red Water and Leanne Eagleman were joined in marriage at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church at Wakpala, South Dakota. Dominic liked rodeos and was a bareback and bullrider. He enjoyed pow wows, fishing and...
Funeral services for Dori Bowie are pending with the Chilson Funeral Home, Winsted, Mn Dori was a member of The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. January 24, 1959 - Thursday, October 11, 2012...
On Saturday the Unity Riders continued on their journey to the Red Lake High School for a Memorial Ceremony, and on to the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds for a Healing Ceremony. They had traveled from Spirit Lake, North Dakota, about a 250 mile journey. After the Healing Ceremony and delivering a ceremonial staff for the Red Lake High School, a feast was held at the Pow Wow Grounds, followed by two traditional weddings and some entertainment by the riders to end the day....
On Saturday the Unity Riders continued on their journey to the Red Lake High School for a Memorial Ceremony, and on to the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds for a Healing Ceremony. They had traveled from Spirit Lake, North Dakota, about a 250 mile journey. After the Healing Ceremony and delivering a ceremonial staff for the Red Lake High School, a feast was held at the Pow Wow Grounds, followed by two traditional weddings and some entertainment by the riders to end the day....
On Saturday the Unity Riders continued on their journey to the Red Lake High School for a Memorial Ceremony, and on to the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds for a Healing Ceremony. They had traveled from Spirit Lake, North Dakota, about a 250 mile journey. After the Healing Ceremony and delivering a ceremonial staff for the Red Lake High School, a feast was held at the Pow Wow Grounds, followed by two traditional weddings and some entertainment by the riders to end the day....
On Saturday the Unity Riders continued on their journey to the Red Lake High School for a Memorial Ceremony, and on to the Red Lake Pow Wow Grounds for a Healing Ceremony. They had traveled from Spirit Lake, North Dakota, about a 250 mile journey. After the Healing Ceremony and delivering a ceremonial staff for the Red Lake High School, a feast was held at the Pow Wow Grounds, followed by two traditional weddings and some entertainment by the riders to end the day....
Red Lake Nation Fair and Pow Wow 2012 - P29 - Sunday Afternoon Session...
Red Lake Nation Fair and Pow Wow 2012 - P30 - Sunday Afternoon Session...
Red Lake Nation Fair and Pow Wow 2012 - P31 - Sunday Afternoon Session...
Red Lake Nation Fair and Pow Wow 2012 - P32 - Sunday Afternoon Session...
The sun was shining brightly on the masses as they gathered to collectively take a step forward toward hope. Over 300 participants, 40 agencies and businesses and 60 volunteers converged on the Sanford Event Center Saturday, September 15th for the 6th Annual Run/ Walk/ Skate for Suicide Prevention. The event unites people with a common goal of helping to prevent suicide and reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues. Many people participate because they have lost a loved one to...
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES POLICY ON TRIBAL MEMBER USE OF EAGLE FEATHERS WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today a policy addressing the ability of members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess or use eagle feathers, an issue of great cultural significance to many tribes and their members. Attorney General Eric Holder signed the new policy after extensive department consultation with tribal leaders and tribal groups. The policy covers all federally protected birds, bird feathers and bird parts. Federal wildlife l...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Contrary to what police, politicians and the public believe about the effectiveness of California’s three-strikes law, research by a University of California, Riverside criminologist has found that the get-tough-on-criminals policy voters approved in 1994 has done nothing to reduce the crime rate. In a rigorous analysis of crime in California and the nation, sociology professor Robert Nash Parker determined that crime has been decreasing at about the same rate in every sta...
ST. PAUL — Both sides in Minnesota’s voter photo identification debate try to paint pictures about how life would look if the requirement passes Nov. 6, but the real picture has yet to be painted....
SAN FRANCISCO – Exposure to pesticides is one key reason why children today are more likely to have a wide range of such diseases and disorders as cancer, autism, birth defects and asthma than children of a generation ago, according a study released yesterday. ‘We have waited much, much too long to make the health of our children our national priority,” lamented Kristin Schafer, a mother of two, and lead author of the report, “A Generation in Jeopardy,” by the Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA). Schafer, PANNA’s senior poli...
BEMIDJI – A few dozen people gathered Saturday at the Rotary Pavilion on the Lake Bemidji waterfront to rally support for the marriage amendment in the final weeks before the election....
