Articles from the November 6, 2023 edition
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Irvin "Dave" Branchaud
Irvin "Dave" Branchaud October 24, 1938 - November 1, 2023 Irvin "Dave" David Branchaud, 85 of Red Lake died Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the Red Lake Center in Red Lake, MN. A wake will begin on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at...
Lawrence Adrian Van Wert
Lawrence Adrian Van Wert November 21, 1942 – October 28, 2023 Larry was born and raised on Red Lake Indian Reservation. He was Chippewa. Hunting was his favorite activity. In the U.S. Army he served in the Military Police for over 20 years. He was married for almost 50 years to Kristine Van Wert. They resided predominantly in...
Joshua Dobbs-led final TD drive rallies Vikings to 31-28 victory over Falcons
ATLANTA - Quarterback Joshua Dobbs, acquired on Tuesday, threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds left to lead the Vikings to a 31-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Dobbs gained key yards with his legs, none bigger than a 22-yard run on fourth-and-7 from the Atlanta 34 on the winning drive....
Cold and frustrating: Car-living in Duluth
DULUTH – Her hair still damp from the mobile shower, Lynette Ruse crossed a parking lot under briskly falling snow and opened the door to her home, a 2012 Dodge Caravan. Inside, battery-powered lights twinkled as Ruse tended to her two tiny white dogs and lit incense sticks, a pre-bedtime ritual. All three burrowed into a...
Now's the time to get ready for winter driving - and to slow down
The Halloween morning snowfall was hardly a whopper of a storm, but it serves as a reminder that the seasons are changing and motorists need to dust off their winter driving skills. Hundreds of motorists in the Twin Cities went sliding into ditches - if not into each other - as they traversed the ice- and snow-covered roads...
How Minnesota's child protection system exposes kids to more abuse, neglect
Every year, Minnesota judges remove thousands of endangered children from their parents' care. They often do so after county workers have documented horrific acts of abuse and neglect. Most of those children are eventually sent back home. Some don't survive the reunion. A 2-year-old girl was beaten to death by her mother when...
Second teen dead after Halloween shooting
A teenage boy succumbed to his injuries late Friday after he and his cousin were shot on Halloween in Brooklyn Park. Chardid Hachi Farah, 16, of Minneapolis died late Friday at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where he had been on life support since he was shot Tuesday evening. Farah's cousin Diriye Abdi Muhumed, 16, died Tuesday after he was shot with Farah....
Survivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Donovan Archambault was 11 years old in 1950 when he was sent from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana to a government-backed Native American boarding school in Pierre, South Dakota, where abusive staff forced him to abandon his community's language and customs. Archambault emerged bitter from the...
Fed interest rate hikes tame inflation but hit small, often diverse, business owners hardest
Monica Birrenkott wasn't expecting to see interest rates as high as 11.5% when she sought funding for her new event-production business this summer. It was a contrast from what she experienced during the pandemic, when the Shakopee resident took advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance her mortgage and buy a...
Gaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel's military announces it has surrounded Gaza City
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Gaza came under the third total communications outage since the start of the war, while Israel's military announced late Sunday that it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two. ''Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,'' Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters,...
Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders
PARIS - The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. But Yaffa Adar's granddaughter is afraid that the world's memory of that harrowing day – and the impetus to free some...
Minnesota DNR reports first discovery of non-native signal crayfish in state
The non-native and potentially invasive signal crayfish has appeared for the first time in Minnesota, prompting the state to warn that they are illegal without a permit. Officials confiscated 10 signal crayfish that a commercial harvester found in Lake Winona, near Alexandria, Minn., in September and October. The harvester...
'A long time coming': Red Lake unveils permanent location of its first charter school
RED LAKE - Monday, Nov. 6, will go down in Red Lake Nation history as a day that students get to call the Endazhi-Nitaawiging charter school their own. Two years after breaking ground on what would become Red Lake's first-ever charter school, Endazhi-Nitaawiging's founders, tribal council members and others in the community...
Minnesota's paid time off mandate starts Jan. 1
BRAINERD — In Minnesota, there has been no requirement for employers to provide paid time off for employees. In 2024, that will change. As part of a series of labor-related laws passed this past year by the state Legislature, starting Jan. 1, 2024, every Minnesota employer must provide at least 48 hours of paid annual leave to most employees. The regulation applies to all...
Former Medical Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
MINNEAPOLIS – A former medical doctor has been sentenced to four months in federal prison, a six-month term of home confinement, two years supervised release, and a requirement to pay full restitution following an extensive tax-evasion scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to the plea agreement and other court documents, from at least 2000 until 2018,...
Health officials urge people not to eat WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising parents and caregivers not to buy or feed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to children because the product may contain elevated levels of lead. WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches are sold nationally and are available through multiple retailers, including Sam’s Club, Amazon and Dollar Tree. Parents...
Vice President Harris Applauds Urban Indian Organization, NATIVE HEALTH, as First Pilot Site for Indian Health Service Voter Registration Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2023) – In response to barriers that have prevented Native communities from participating in elections, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new agency actions to improve voting access. In March, a pilot program through the Indian Health Service was announced, where five facilities would serve as voter registration pilot sites by the end of...
Empowering the Future of Agriculture:
The National FFA Organization established the first-ever partnership with the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) and the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF) dedicated to supporting Native American students pursuing agricultural careers. Agricultural education plays a pivotal role in preparing the next generation of agricultural leaders for the robust world of agriculture,...
A Decade of Healing and Action: Commission Issues Urgent Recommendations to Feds for Combating MMIP Crisis
A federal commission on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) is calling for a decade of healing and action to address the ongoing crisis. The Not Invisible Act Commission (NIAC) on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, submitted recommendations to the federal government on steps that need to be taken to address the MMIP epidemi...
INFR: Navajo Nation Takes Home Nine World Titles
"We're here." That was the response Evan Betony gave during the championship round of the 47th Annual Indian National Finals Rodeo on Saturday night at the Southpoint Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Editor's Note: This article was first published by the Navajo Times. Used with permission. All rights reserved, The...
'Not One More': Commission delivers report on missing, murdered and trafficked in Indian Country
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a "Decade of Action and Healing" to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country. In a 212-page report delivered to the Joe Biden administration on Wednesday, the Not Invisible Act Commission said federal agencies, tribal...
Fort Belknap company's officers sued over lending operations
Fort Belknap's short-term lending operations might not be able to do business with anyone in Minnesota for much longer after the state's attorney general sued their CEO and board chairman this week, alleging the companies have been violating state and federal law by handing out, and collecting on, loans with exorbitant interest...
Cherokee Nation citizen helps Texas to first World Series title
With strong pitching performances and a smattering of big offensive innings, the Texas Rangers dispatched the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to claim the first World Series championship in the history of the franchise. There was also another "first" of sorts. Jon Gray became the first Cherokee Nation citizen to pitch for...
Red Lake Nation Embassy Halloween and Elder Bingo 2023 - P2
Red Lake Nation Embassy Halloween and Elder Bingo 2023...
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Treat Street at the Red Lake Humanities Center held on Halloween 2023 - P5
Treat Street at the Red Lake Humanities Center held on Halloween 2023...
