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Middle and High School Parent Teacher Conferences this Thursday, December 1st from 12:00 to 6:30, meal served from 4:00 to 6:00. Over 60 research projects/pieces of artwork done by middle school students will be on display for viewing during conferences tomorrow from noon-6:00. The projects were done to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Anyone is welcome to come and check them out!...
Red Lake High School Student Council held a Food Drive in November 2011, of which the food was donated to the Red Lake Homeless Shelter....
Property Management Specialist - Red Lake Homeless Shelter...
TALKING CIRCLE When our physical being has been violated through unwanted sexual touch our spirit weeps in silence and mourns for healing. If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual abuse, please consider attending a closed session support group. There we can discuss issues, educate, support and encourage one another in a SAFE, SECURE and CONFIDENTIAL setting and making dream catchers, shawls, quilts, beading, etc….. When: Thursday Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. If you are int...
St. Paul, Minn. — Each year about 1,500 American Indian children in Minnesota spend time in foster care or other out-of-home-care, often after allegations of neglect or substance abuse by a parent. In Minnesota, American Indian children are 14 times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than white children - the widest such gap in the nation. Officials place 66 percent of the children with relatives or with American Indian foster families. Even as the total number of Minnesota children i...
WASHINGTON -- As part of President Obama’s commitment to fulfilling this nation’s trust responsibilities to Native Americans, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today named five prominent American Indians to a national commission that will undertake a forward-looking, comprehensive evaluation of Interior’s trust management of nearly $4 billion in Native American trust funds. "This commission will play a key role in our ongoing efforts to empower Indian nations and strengthen natio...
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the ranking dates for the On-Farm Energy, Organic, Seasonal High Tunnel and Air Quality conservation initiatives. All four initiatives offer technical and financial assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program. "Producers tell us they want to apply for these initiatives, but many want more time to make sure they choose the one that's right for their operation," Vilsack said. "Moving to multiple ran...
A $760 million Settlement with the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has been reached in the Keepseagle v. Vilsack class action lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed the USDA discriminated against Native Americans by denying them equal access to credit in the USDA Farm Loan Program. The lawsuit claims that the USDA denied thousands of Native American farmers and ranchers the same opportunities to get farm loans or loan servicing that were given to white farmers and ranchers. Plaintiffs also claim that the USDA did not do outreach to Nat...
The Freshwater Society is sponsoring a contest for high school students to help inspire Minnesotans to take action to protect our waters....
MINNEAPOLIS — Long before Saturday, Rocori head coach Mike Rowe knew he needed to shake something up for Bemidji. Defensive coordinator James Herberg had just the idea. Run a three-man defensive front for the first time this season, Herberg figured, and hope the Lumberjacks struggle to adjust to it. Read more: http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111270005...
MINNEAPOLIS — Long before Saturday, Rocori head coach Mike Rowe knew he needed to shake something up for Bemidji. Defensive coordinator James Herberg had just the idea. Run a three-man defensive front for the first time this season, Herberg figured, and hope the Lumberjacks struggle to adjust to it. Read more: http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111270005...
MINNEAPOLIS — Long before Saturday, Rocori head coach Mike Rowe knew he needed to shake something up for Bemidji. Defensive coordinator James Herberg had just the idea. Run a three-man defensive front for the first time this season, Herberg figured, and hope the Lumberjacks struggle to adjust to it. Read more: http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111270005...
MINNEAPOLIS — Long before Saturday, Rocori head coach Mike Rowe knew he needed to shake something up for Bemidji. Defensive coordinator James Herberg had just the idea. Run a three-man defensive front for the first time this season, Herberg figured, and hope the Lumberjacks struggle to adjust to it. Read more: http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111270005...
Reporters, humanitarian workers and government officials descended on the small aboriginal community of Attawapiskat this week in response to the northern Ontario reserve's deepening housing crisis. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/30/f-video-8thfire-doc-attawapiskat.html...
Twenty-six metro school districts -- nearly twice as many as last year -- are turning to banks to make ends meet, borrowing a total of $382 million this year....
Managers of the Minneapolis impound lot were informed as far back as 2009 that the city was keeping money from vehicle auctions that belonged to the vehicles' former owners....
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is considering tightening restrictions for the levels of arsenic allowed in apple juice after consumer groups pushed the agency to crack down on the contaminant....
PARLIAMENT HILL—One of Canada’s most desperate communities is drawing attention to a problem as old as the dominion....
Attawapiskat is tragically just one of many aboriginal communities in Canada plagued by chronic conditions that are worse than anything he’s seen in Africa, says former prime minister Paul Martin....
The NDP is challenging Stephen Harper to visit Attawapiskat and show he “gives a damn” about the people living on the Northern Ontario reserve....
This fall , while Occupiers in Ottawa and around the world were camping in downtown parks to make a point about income gaps and the evils of Wall Street, others were camping out as well. But the family of five living in a small tent in sub-Arctic Attawapiskat alongside other families in tents and shacks with no toilets or running water, were not making a point - they were just trying to survive. Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Attawapiskat+needs+houses+respect+future/5793179/story.html#ixzz1fHpgV8Ih...
Last month, the Mushkego (Cree) people at Attawapiskat announced they were in a “state of emergency” due to the deplorable housing situation in their northern community. This announcement has, so far, been mostly met with a lot of finger-pointing by government in what can only be described as a useless blame game....
BRANDON -- The province has again raided the Dakota Chundee Smoke Shop and Gaming Centre. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. Monday, provincial authorities and supporting RCMP officers entered the smoke shop, located near the community of Pipestone southwest of Brandon, and seized several cartons of Mohawk cigarettes....
It’s about spirituality, culture and heritage, not religion. November was Native American Heritage Month, and students around Detroit Lakes got an education on ceremonial procedures, drum and dance, traditional clothing, healthy eating habits, ricing and more. “This is the best month since I’ve been here. It was very well received,” Joe Carrier said. Carrier serves as the Indian education teacher at Detroit Lakes Public Schools and coordinated the month of activities. One of the present...
For most Canadians, an unlimited supply of clean water flowing freely from a tap and imperceptibly whisking away their waste at the simple push of a lever is a given; for many First Nations, it's a luxury their communities can't afford....