Articles from the October 19, 2021 edition
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Minnesota has 7th-highest COVID case rate, more than 1,000 hospitalizations
The tail end of the latest national pandemic wave continued to worsen in Minnesota, where more than 1,000 people with COVID-19 filled inpatient hospital beds and the new infection rate remained seventh worst among states. Health officials on Monday urged more people to seek new or booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine, despite an...
Divided left field of Minneapolis mayoral hopefuls have unified message: Don't rank Frey
A growing chorus of local politicians is encouraging Minneapolis residents to leave Jacob Frey off their ballots, as they seek to unseat the mayor whose public safety stances they oppose but without any agreement on who should replace him. U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minneapolis, announced outside City Hall Monday that she is...
St. Paul charter school failed to comply with state law in hedge fund investment, state auditor finds
A state auditor's investigation has determined that Hmong College Prep Academy (HCPA) in St. Paul failed to comply with Minnesota law in a hedge fund investment that cost the school $4.3 million, and the findings have been forwarded to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office for possible action. "Not only did the charter school...
Assault charges filed against man who grabbed mask proponent at Eastern Carver school board meeting
Assault charges have been filed against a 47-year-old man who accosted, then grabbed the phone and shirt of a fellow Eastern Carver County school board meeting attendee following the district's decision to extend masking requirements for students amid rising COVID-19 cases. Thomas W. Kahlbaugh, of Carver, was charged last week...
Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq
WASHINGTON - Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell spent 35 years in the Army and...
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
TOKYO - Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 in Tokyo, with caseloads in the densely populated capital now routinely below 100, an 11-month low. The bars are packed, the trains are...
Crunch time: Biden faces critical next 2 weeks for agenda
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious congressional negotiations ahead of both domestic deadlines and a chance to showcase his administration's accomplishments on a global stage. Biden and his fellow Democrats are struggling to bridge intraparty...
Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to block the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to a House committee investigating the attack, challenging President Joe Biden's initial decision to waive executive privilege. In a federal lawsuit, Trump said the committee's August request...
Orr woman to serve prison time, pay restitution for $300,000 theft from Tower casino
An Orr woman will serve eight months in federal prison for embezzling more than $300,000 from Fortune Bay Resort Casino in Tower. Jennifer Lynn Boutto, 33, received the sentence Monday from Judge Eric Tostrud at a hearing in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. She also was ordered to serve a year of supervised probation following...
Minnesota rolls out prizes for COVID-19 vaccination in kids
ST. PAUL - With COVID-19 vaccination rates for children age 12-17 hovering just over 60%, Gov. Tim Walz met with education officials on Monday, Oct. 18, to announce a special vaccination incentive program. Under the terms of the "Kids Deserve a Shot" plan, all 12- to 17-year-olds who initiate and complete their two-shot series...
Youth & elders: Learning from each other
MIGIZI Communications has served the Minneapolis urban Native community since 1977. Through the decades it has served thousands of youth with opportunities to advance their knowledge in the media and beyond. Last year, MIGIZI's building caught on fire during the civil unrest following the death of George Floyd. Executive Director Kelly Drummer, Oglala Lakota, says the...
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New Ponemah Ambulance Station Grand Opening held on October 18, 2021
The new Ponemah Ambulance Station Grand Opening was held on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 1 PM in Ponemah....
Red Lake Girl's Volleyball host Bug School; win 4-1 in session
The Red Lake Girl's Volleyball team hosted Bug School on Monday, October 18th, winning 4-1 in the session. The Lady Warriors will be in the 8AA playoffs starting the week of October 25th....
Over 12,000 Red Lake Band of Chippewa Members receive American Rescue Plan Disbursement - P2
Over 12,000 Red Lake Band of Chippewa Members received American Rescue Plan Disbursements on October 15, 2021. Tribal members 18 years and over received $3,200 and members 17 and under received $1,600, with an additional $1,600 placed into trust/savings accounts until their 18th birthday. Th checks were scheduled to be mailed...
St. Mary's Mission School students visit Fuller Farm Pumpkin Patch - P2
Last week, St. Mary's Mission School students visited the Fuller Farm Pumpkin Patch near Bemidji, Minnesota....
Warriors Football Team loses 4th game of season to Menahga 72-0 - P13
The Red Lake Warriors football team hosted Menahga on Friday, October 1, 2021, losing 72-0. The loss sets them back to 0-4 on the season. They had lost to New York Mills 43-0, Red Lake County 42-8 and Lake Park-Audubon 51-0. The Warriors will host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Saturday, October 9, travel to Polk County West on...
Cass Lake-Bena defeats Lady Warriors in Red Lake, 3-1 - P18
Cass Lake-Bena defeated the Red Lake Lady Warriors on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 3-1. Red Lake Jr. High team won their match 2-0, while the Junior Varsity lost 2-0....
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session - P30
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear...
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Friday Evening Session - P30
Ponemah Labor Day Pow Wow 2021: Saturday Afternoon Session 48th Annual Obaashiing Labor Day Celebration 2021 Singing Contest results: 1st Place-Motown (6125pts) 2nd Place-Mandaree (5850pts) 3rd Place-Ptown (5735pts) 4th Place-Crossroads (5620pts) 5th Place-Southern Boyz (5595pts) 6th Place-Southern Style (5585pts) Blazing Bear...
$3.6 million in ARP funding available to Native cultural institutions
(Oklahoma City, October 18) The Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) has received $3.6 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help Native cultural organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. ATALM is one of seven organizations in the USA to receive funding through the “Sustaining the Humanities through the American...
Pandemic reveals immense needs and continued inequities affecting Native American communities: Potlatch Fund commits to raising additional $7 million for its Resiliency Fund
SEATTLE, October, 18 2021 – When COVID-19 began circulating throughout the population in March last year, many philanthropic foundations suspended their usual grantmaking programs and streamlined their processes to offer emergency funding. Potlatch Fund, a Seattle-based Native-led foundation serving Washington, Oregon, Idaho...
Interior Department to Hold Listening Sessions on Advancing Equity in Recreation
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it would hold five listening sessions and invite public comment on barriers that underserved communities and individuals may face in participating in recreation opportunities on Interior-managed public lands and waters. Feedback from the public will help inform the Department’s work to advance the...
DEED Launches the Minnesota Cultural Mall Operator Grant Program
Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released applications for the Cultural Mall Operator COVID Relief Grant Program as part of the Main Street COVID Relief Grant program approved by the Minnesota State Legislature and signed by Gov. Tim Walz on June 30, 2021. This program will make grants up to $300,000 to Minnesota-based operators (not...
Attorney General Ellison urges Supreme Court to halt unconstitutional Texas abortion ban
October 18, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Texas’ unconstitutional six-week abortion ban, known as S.B. 8, by vacating the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay of a district court order blocking the ban from going into effect. The amicus brief, filed...
Apaches in court to save their sacred land
WASHINGTON – Apaches in Arizona will be in federal court this week to save their spiritual lifeblood and sacred site known as Oak Flat from being destroyed by a copper mine that would swallow their holy ground in a nearly 2-mile-wide crater deeper than the Eiffel Tower. If the court doesn't intervene, the government will turn...
