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BEMIDJ I MEMORIAL SERVICE WHEN: SUNDAY OCT. 14TH TIME: 2PM—4PM WHERE: BEMIDJI SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER EDUCATION ROOMS A & B Snacks and drinks available. Friends and family are invited to come and celebrate Cassondra’s life. Everyone who knew Cassondra holds a little bit of her that no one else knew, come and share your stories and memories with those who loved her. Wear purple in honor of Cassondra (if you choose) and bring your favorite picture, write down your favorite memory, funniest moment, or how you met Cassondra on a 5 x 7 card to add...
BEMIDJI – More than a dozen signs supporting the marriage amendment that were hanging outside St. Philip’s Catholic Church were vandalized over the weekend....
BEMIDJI – If area voters do not renew the Bemidji School District’s $501-per-pupil operating levy, class sizes would swell, according to Jim Hess, superintendent of the school district....
Two national animal protection groups want the Great Lakes wolf returned to the federal endangered species list and wolf hunts in Minnesota and Wisconsin suspended immediately....
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made some alarming predictions during a speech on Oct. 11. Cyber attacks are looming, he said. They "could be as destructive as the terrorist attack of 9/11" and might amount to a "cyber Pearl Harbor."...
The Harper government is determined to push forward with a new first nations education act despite the opposition of native chiefs....
In September 2011, Vice President Joe Biden launched the “1 is 2 Many” initiative to raise awareness of the need to reduce dating violence and sexual assault among women ages 16-24. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/15/restoring-the-circle-campaign-to-end-sexual-assault-against-american-indian-women-will-compliment-joe-biden%e2%80%99s-1-is-2-many-initiative-139621 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/15/restoring-the-circle-campaign-to-end-sexual-assault-against-american-indian-women-wi...
Roby Cottier always wanted to own a woodworking business, but kick-starting any venture on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is like walking up the down escalator....
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up an appeal from Arizona over its requirement that people prove they are American citizens before registering to vote. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20121015high-court-hear-ariz-voter-registration-case.html?nclick_check=1#ixzz29SYr0KKz...
RAPID CITY — In what could be described as history repeating itself, the local branch of a national charity geared toward serving Native Americans has come under fire by several of its Native beneficiaries and employees for questionable practices....
WINNIPEG -- Two former Manitoba First Nations chiefs appeared on Iranian television Sunday to praise that nation's government while making wild claims Canada is attempting to "exterminate" aboriginal people....
Apparel manufacturer The Gap is currently selling a black t-shirt bearing — with no explanation — the words “MANIFEST DESTINY.” Manifest Destiny is a polite term for the popular 19th-century belief that the United States — a white, European nation — was destined to expand westward across the continent, by any means necessary. In Indian country, the term Manifest Destiny calls to mind the suffering of previous generations of Natives through forced relocation and genocide. Read more:http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/20...
With their decades in operation and hundreds of employees, mines can be the economic lifeblood of a region. Premier Christy Clark’s 2011 jobs plan calls for eight new mines and nine expanded operations by 2015....
The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development recently came out with new figures showing that funding for education is equivalent for aboriginal students, if not more than funding for non-aboriginal students....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Former Santa Ana Pueblo Governor Bruce Sanchez was indicted by a federal grand jury in Albuquerque on Sept. 25....
The stereotype that Asians are good at math — along with other even more detrimental ones — should be stopped by education leaders, not propagated....
SYRACUSE -- Sister Kateri Mitchell was born and raised on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation along the St. Lawrence River. She grew up hearing stories about Kateri Tekakwitha, the 17th-century Mohawk woman about to be declared a saint in the Roman Catholic Church....
Three people are in custody facing charges of first-degree murder in relation to a double homicide Thursday on the Standing Buffalo First Nation, RCMP say....
COEUR d’ALENE — The former city of Coeur d’Alene finance employee suspected of embezzling city funds pleaded guilty Friday to six counts of wire fraud totaling approximately $365,000, according to federal court records....