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SAINT PAUL, MN – College affordability and student debt continue to be significant challenges for students and parents throughout Minnesota. On Wednesday, October 28th from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m, House DFL Leader Paul Thissen and Rep. John Persell will hold a “college affordability roundtable” meeting at Bemidji State University to hear from students, faculty, and college administrators about the challenges of college affordability and to discuss possible solutions. Students, parents and the public are all invited to participate or attend the mee...
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $25 million in funding to invest in California tribes for environmental programs, water and wastewater infrastructure development, community education and capacity building. The announcement was made at the 23rd Annual Regional Tribal Conference in Reno, Nev. “Tribes have made great progress in protecting the environment and improving public health in Indian Country,” said Jared Blumenfeld, regional administrator for EPA’s Pacific Southwest office. “These grants will help...
St. Paul, Minn. – Former Minnesota Twins first baseman, Justin Morneau, is heading back to the Twin Cities to partner with the Arthritis Foundation, and host the annual Justin Morneau Casino Night. This event will take place Saturday, December 5 from 6 – 11 p.m. at International Market Square in Minneapolis. The event will feature games, hors d’oeuvres and a cocktail hour. All guests will have the opportunity to play a hand of cards with Mr. Morneau and other local celebrities and participate in a silent and live auction. This year’s event w...
Oshkiimaajitahdah's Costume Contest - 4 Age Categories Friday, October 30, 2015...
Oshkiimaajitahdah's Haunted Extravaganza - Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 3 PM - 6 PM Trick or treating, Costume Contest, refreshments after meeting with your Case Manager/Financial Worker!...
RLNC 2nd Annual Zombie Locker Room Crawl Friday, Oct. 30th - 6-8 PM - Red Lake Humanities Center...
Numerous Employment Opportunities - Seven Clans Casino-Warroad...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT PC SUPPORT TECHNICIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-MIS DEPARTMENT OPEN: October 27, 2015 CLOSING: November 13, 2015 @ 3:00 p.m. Primary Function: To provide technical support for computer hardware, software, peripherals and network applications used by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Full-time position, does not have supervisory responsibility, reports to Help Desk Manager, salary is DOQ. Essential Responsibilities & Duties: • Installs troubleshoots and maintains c...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: October 27, 2015 CLOSES: November 24, 2015 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the General Manager is responsible to conduct training sessions of Seven Clans Casino, Thief River Falls. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Designs courses, prepares outlines and syllabus to meet training needs of operations. • Gains participation withi...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** WATER PARK SUPERVISOR RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: October 27, 2015 CLOSES: November 10, 2015 SCOPE OF POSITION Under the general supervision of the Water Park Manager is responsible to oversee assigned shift at the Water Park operations for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for supervision, smooth operations and guest services of all water park activities inc...
ORANGE TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Riding high in a John Deere combine as he harvested a sprawling field of head-high corn, farmer Tom Grundman came to an unexpected stop. There, about 30 rows of corn from the nearest road, something wasn’t right. “We just left that field completely,” said Grundman. Soon he was on the phone with local authorities, and a massive, two-week search for a missing 18-year-old college student came to a wrenching conclusion. http://www.startribune.com/family-missing-minnesota-college-student-s-remains-have-be...
With an open and nearly empty bottle of rum nearby, an unlicensed and drunken motorist was going at least 50 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone when his car ran a stop sign in an Inver Grove Heights neighborhood and fatally struck a nurse and mother of three in her minivan, according to charges filed Tuesday. Nicholas Anthony Indehar, 21, of Inver Grove Heights, was charged in Dakota County District Court with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide, one alleging intoxication and the other gross negligence. Indehar remains jailed in lieu of...
Math and reading proficiency scores for Minnesota fourth-graders this year have dipped from their record highs in 2013, according to the results of a national test released Wednesday. In 2013, fourth-graders in Minnesota posted the highest scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), considered the best comparison of students from state to state in the country. But scores for both reading and math dropped in fourth grade this year. http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-fourth-graders-see-drop-in-math-readin...
WASHINGTON — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed at restoring a semblance of order to Capitol Hill and ending the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until well after a new president takes office. The outgoing House speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, prepared to push the deal through his unruly chamber on Wednesday as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week. http://www.startribune.com/go...
An Oklahoma woman who is said to be a member of the Cherokee Nation is undergoing a mental evaluation after authorities said she drove her car into a crowd on Saturday, killing four people. Adacia Avery Chambers, 25, is being held on $1 million bond in connection with the incident at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater. She has not yet been formally indicted but faces second-degree murder charges for the deaths of Marvin Stone, 65, Bonnie Stone, 65, Nakita Prabhakar, 23, and two-year old Nash Lucas. Dozens more were...
A South Dakota law that makes it a crime to possess marijuana in your body is generating legal questions ahead of the opening of a Flandreau marijuana lounge. State law says a person found to have traces of THC, the ingredient in marijuana that creates the sensation of being high, in his or her body even weeks after ingesting the drug is subject to a Class 1 Misdemeanor. The charge is punishable by one year in jail, a charge of $2,000 or both. http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2015/10/26/tribal-marijuana-legal-minefield/...
Federal agents swarmed the Menominee Indian tribe's Wisconsin reservation Friday and eradicated 30,000 cannabis plants, confusing and alarming tribal leaders, policy reformers and attorneys who work with other American Indian tribes considering growing marijuana or hemp. Menominee leaders say the plants were intended for lawful research into growing industrial hemp, which is processed and utilized for fiber, food and oil and is distinguishable from marijuana by its lower levels of the high-inducing compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)....
Brenda Osborne sits on a lawn chair inside a tent on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature, where she plans to spend the winter or until she and other families get the answers they want about their loved ones. "As long as it takes," Osborne said Monday, when asked how long she planned to camp out. "As long as people [are] willing to help us and understand what we're going through here, we'll still be here." http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mom-of-missing-woman-to-camp-outside-legislature-as-long-as-it-takes-for-answe...
— This is the second in a series of stories examining childhood health on the Wind River Indian Reservation, as part of our reader-supported Generation of Hope project. See below the story for more details. — Ed Thirteen teenagers crowded a small, unadorned stage in the Wind River Hotel and Casino ballroom in early June. They wore bright white shirts, but the tees proved flimsy armor in the expectant gaze of 100 adult faces. Kids fidgeted, stared at the floor and cast about self-consciously for places to put their hands. When their adult col...
After years of silence, protesters took to the streets of Val-d'Or, Quebec this past weekend. It's all in support of local aboriginal women.... women whose stories of alleged abuse from the local provincial police have rocked the city and the province. Their stories aired last week, in a report from our colleagues at Radio-Canada. And they are disturbing allegations. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-october-27-2015-1.3290171/aboriginal-women-s-ongoing-allegations-of-police-abuse-prove-national-inquiry-neede...
Quebec's First Nations leaders came out of an all-day meeting in Val-d'Or, Que., Tuesday afternoon with a list of four demands for the government to resolve tensions and address the violence that aboriginal women allegedly suffered at the hands of provincial police. "It is not an exaggeration to say that today's meeting was at times, very emotional, in all ways possible — including a lot of anger," said Ghislain Picard, the Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Quebec and Labrador. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...
A military-issued rifle was involved in the deaths of a Canadian Ranger and his spouse last February, according to documents obtained by CBC News. Vanessa and Tobie Marlowe were found dead in their home in Lutsel K'e N.W.T. on Feb. 10, 2015. Police said the deaths were suspicious, but there was no threat to the public. RCMP are investigating and the N.W.T. coroner's office is involved. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deaths-of-canadian-ranger-and-spouse-involved-military-issued-rifle-1.3283879...
RCMP say Onion Lake Chief Wallace Fox has been charged with assault after investigating a complaint of an incident at a private home on the First Nation. Police said they received the complaint on May 18 and confirm Fox has been charged with two counts of assault, as well as possession of a dangerous weapon, which they describe as a knife, and one count of uttering threats to damage property. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/onion-lake-chief-wallace-fox-assault-1.3290008...
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Six current and former Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate officials accused of stealing more than $50,000 from the Dakotas tribe have pleaded not guilty. Carrie Godfrey, Gerald German Jr., Ann German, Calvin Max Sr., Gerald Heminger Jr. and Colette White were indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 6. They're charged with conspiracy to embezzle and embezzlement from an Indian tribal organization in connection with a checks scheme that authorities say happened between 2010 and 2013. http://rapidcityjournal.com/new...
PORT GAMBLE, Wash. (AP) — A 59-year-old member of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe has been convicted of five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. Justice Department officials said in a news release that a jury in U.S. District Court in Tacoma found Leroy Charles guilty on Monday. Federal prosecutors say Charles assaulted young teens at various times and places on the Port Gamble S'Klallam reservation between 2000 and 2005, overpowering the victims and in one case drugging a teen. He reportedly threatened to kill the victims and t...
