Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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"In the US, Native communities are too often overlooked or thought of as relics, or even not existing. They're still here, in all of their complexity and copiousness." On the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota, the Ojibwe people are working to reclaim their food sovereignty with recipes that celebrate their heritage and make use of the bountiful land that they call home. At this year's second annual Red Lake Nation Food Summit, members of regional tribes came together to teach...
"In the US, Native communities are too often overlooked or thought of as relics, or even not existing. They're still here, in all of their complexity and copiousness." On the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota, the Ojibwe people are working to reclaim their food sovereignty with recipes that celebrate their heritage and make use of the bountiful land that they call home. At this year's second annual Red Lake Nation Food Summit, members of regional tribes came together to teach...
Northern Lights Powwow held on November 25, 2017...
(Bemidji, MN) (November 22, 2017) –Paul Bunyan Communications has been awarded a Border to Border Broadband Grant from the state of Minnesota to expand its fiber optic services to portions of St Louis, Hubbard and Itasca Counties. As a result, the cooperative will begin expansion construction next spring that will pass a minimum of 830 locations. The areas include the Hwy 34 corridor between Nevis and Park Rapids in Hubbard County, portions of the Side Lake Area that include locations in both I...
Karen Lynn Chaboyea January 5, 1949 - November 21, 2017 Karen Lynn Chaboyea, 68, of Redby, MN died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Redby Community Center with Fr. George Ross officiating. A traditional wake will begin at 1:00 pm, Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Redby Community Center and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will be at the St. John's Episcopal Cemetery in...
Northern Lights Powwow held on November 25, 2017 - P2...
WALKER — A Cass Lake man accused of shooting and killing a woman appeared briefly in court Wednesday. Brandon Joseph Roy, 24, is charged with second-degree unintentional murder. He was arrested on Nov. 13 in Bemidji and arraigned on Nov. 15. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4363859-cass-lake-man-charged-murder-appears-court...
Taledray John Michaud January 25, 2002 - November 22, 2017 Taledray John Michaud, 15, of Bemidji, MN died on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home in Bemidji, MN. Traditional Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the White Earth Community Center (Former American Legion) in Cass Lake, MN. A wake will begin at 2:00pm, Monday, November 27, 2017 at the White Earth Community Building in Cass Lake and will continue until the time of the service. Interment will...
The Republican head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, announced this week that the agency will seek to fully repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. In a statement, he claimed that the Democrats imposed “heavy-handed, utility-style” regulations on the Internet, and they needed to be undone. “The FCC would simply require Internet service providers to be transparent about their practices so that consumers can buy the service plan that’s best for them and entrepreneurs and other small businesses can have the technic...
Two more women, speaking anonymously, accused Sen. Al Franken of groping them, according to the Huffington Post. The allegations come on the heels of similar allegations by two other women last week. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/two-more-women-accuse-franken-of-groping/...
State Sen. Dan Schoen didn’t show up for what amounted to his resignation news conference Wednesday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. But, in his stead, Schoen’s attorney expressed defiance against three women who have publicly accused Schoen of conduct ranging from creeping them out to squeezing a woman’s buttocks. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/dan-schoen-didnt-show-for-his-resignation-news-conference-but-via-lawyer-remains-defiant-against-sexual-harassment-claims/...
A shakeup is underway at the Minnesota agency behind the notorious new computer system for processing license plates and vehicle titles. New personnel have been brought in, and at least one official who headed up the effort for years is no longer on the job. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/dmv-problems-lead-to-shakeup-at-state-agency-project-leader-on-leave/...
A body was found near the St. Croix River bottoms on the Wisconsin side of Interstate State Park on Tuesday morning. Two hunters were walking along the river bottoms when they discovered what appeared to be a body around 10:30 a.m., according to police. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/body-found-in-st-croix-river-had-been-there-for-some-time-police-said/...
A Little Canada man is accused of severely injuring his newborn son after repeatedly punching the crying 4-week-old child in the face, authorities say. Johnny Taylor, 23, was charged this week with first-degree assault, according to the criminal complaint filed against him in Ramsey County District Court. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/man-repeatedly-punched-newborn-son-in-face-charges-say/...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year’s turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief and humorous White House ceremony, Trump extended the annual presidential tradition of pardoning turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving, an act of leniency that prolongs the lives of Minnesota-bred gobblers Wishbone and Drumstick, with the latter receiving the formal reprieve. http:...
With tears in his eyes, Hitesh Patel reminisced on the sweet smile and “golden heart” of his 20-year-old niece, Ria Patel, who will never again join her family at the dinner table for Thanksgiving. Ria Patel, who attended St. Thomas, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Minneapolis in September. According to a criminal complaint, the driver — Ria Patel’s boyfriend — was drunk and fled the scene after crashing into a pole. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/st-thomas-student-remembered-as-safety-officials-start-extra-dwi...
The Vikings haven’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since Sidney Rice in 2009, the longest drought in the NFL. That’s about to change. Adam Thielen could do it Thursday in a nationally televised, Thanksgiving game at Detroit’s Ford Field. He has 916 receiving yards in 10 games of the season, second best in the NFL. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/adam-thielen-on-verge-of-breaking-vikings-1000-yard-receiving-drought/...
WHITE EARTH, Minn.—White Earth Secretary-Treasurer Tara Mason is off the hook. An attempt by White Earth Tribal Chairman Terry Tibbetts to censure her fell flat Wednesday, when the Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee voted 3-1 to exonerate her, determining that Mason did not violate provisions of the MCT Constitution. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4364104-white-earth-tribe-secretary-treasurer-exonerated...
A previously unidentified lobbyist who says she was sexually harassed by a Minnesota lawmaker has gone public. Sarah Walker tweeted a statement Tuesday saying that the problem of sexual harassment in Minnesota and state Capitols across the country is “a nonpartisan problem that requires a nonpartisan solution.” http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/21/lobbyist-who-claimed-harassment-by-rep-tony-cornish-goes-public/...
Former state lawmaker Karla Bigham has announced she is running for the Minnesota Senate following Sen. Dan Schoen’s resignation announcement. Bigham, a Washington County commissioner who served four years as a DFLer in the Minnesota House, said Wednesday that she’ll run in a special election. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/22/democrat-announces-bid-for-sen-dan-schoens-seat-goper-considers-run/...
ABERDEEN, S.D.—Three men who were part of an elaborate $10,000 blackjack table scam on New Year's Eve at the Dakota Sioux Casino near Watertown, S.D., have been sentenced. Pit boss Lito Bolocon, 44, of Sisseton, S.D., and frequent casino blackjack player Jordon Rondell, 29, of Lennox, S.D., appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann in federal court on Monday, Nov. 20, and each received a sentence of six months in custody and were ordered to pay $8,700 in restitution to the gaming establishment. http://www.bemid...
DULUTH—A federal judge dismissed one count of second-degree murder in the case of a Red Lake man charged with the June slaying of a teenager. Joshua Francis Hill, 20, remains charged with murder in the first degree and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. Hill allegedly shot Alexander Andrew Cadwell, 17, at an abandoned residence in Red Lake following a dispute over a PlayStation. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/crime-and-courts/4363702-judge-rules-motions-red-lake-murder-case...
DETROIT — The Vikings didn’t want to wait until after Thursday’s game for Thanksgiving dinner. So they got together for one late in the first quarter. In a 30-23 win over Detroit at Ford Field, after a 9-yard run by quarterback Case Keenum, Minnesota players celebrated by sitting in a circle in the end zone and pretending to eat turkey. Kai Forbath then kicked the extra point for a 13-0 lead. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/23/vikings-hold-off-lions-30-23-to-win-their-seventh-straight-game/...
Sen. Al Franken, who’s been accused of sexual harassment by four women, said Thursday that he’s not giving up on earning back the trust of his home state. “Let me say again to Minnesotans that I’m sorry for putting them through this and I’m committed to regaining their trust,” Franken said in a statement. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/23/al-franken-in-thanksgiving-statement-pledges-to-regain-minnesotas-trust/...
DETROIT — The Vikings found a way to rid themselves of those pesky Lions, cold turkey. Stick a fork in Detroit. The NFC North is the Vikings’ to lose after their 30-23 closing argument Thursday on the national stage at Ford Field. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/23/vikings-wrap-up-north-turn-their-attention-south/...
