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Special prosecutor Robert Mueller zeroed in on President Donald Trump’s business dealings with Deutsche Bank AG as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections widens. Mueller issued a subpoena to Germany’s largest lender several weeks ago, forcing the bank to submit documents on its relationship with Trump and his family, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified because the action has not been announced. http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/05/trump-deutsche-bank-records-...
The nation’s graduation rate rose again to a record high, with more than 84 percent of students graduating on time in 2016, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. That is the highest graduation rate recorded since 2011, when the Education Department began requiring schools to report rates in a standardized way. The graduation rate rose by nearly a percentage point from 2015 to 2016, from 83.2 percent to 84.1 percent. It has risen about 4 percentage points since 2011, when 79 percent of students obtained a high s...
BEMIDJI—The Disney version of the Pocahontas story is almost universally known: John Smith arrives in the Americas along with other white settlers and is captured by Natives, then rescued by Pocahontas. Everything ends well, and nobody gets hurt. But Simone Senogles knows that story isn't true. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4369853-bemidji-group-examines-history-pocahontas...
As an American Indian, Donna Blue Bird said she has had to deal with racism all her life, but it's not often as blatant as the kind the Duluth woman came across in Canal Park. Hanging on a clothing rack at the Canal Park retail store I Love Duluth, Blue Bird, 51, found two T-shirts. One of them said, "My Indian name is 'Drinks Like Fish'" and the other said "My Indian name is 'Crawling Drunk.' " http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/4369419-duluth-residents-criticize-racist-t-shirts-canal-park-shop...
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Patrol reported more than 500 spinouts/vehicles-off-the-road and more than 400 crashes statewide during Monday’s storm. Three dozen of the crashes involved injuries, and one was fatal. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/weather/4369809-more-400-crashes-reported-minn-during-monday-storm...
Katherine Ann Battees January 22, 1950 - Monday, December 4, 2017 Service Information Church of the Blessed Kateri, Minneapolis, MN Thursday, December 7, 2017 10:00 AM Visitation Information Church of the Blessed Kateri, Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, December 6, 2017 All Night Wake Beginning at 6 Katherine Ann Battees, age 67, of Minneapolis, MN journeyed to the Spirit World on December 4, 2017. She was born on January 22, 1950 in Hayward, WI the daughter of Ira Battees and Ethel Corbine....
Eugene S. Richardson February 5, 1935 ~ December 1, 2017 (age 82) Eugene S. Richardson, "Mush Ke Que Ne Ne" which means "Medicine Boy", age 82, of Red Lake, Minnesota, originally of Sugar Point, MN passed away Friday, December 1, 2017 at the Jourdain-Perpich Extended Care Facility in Red Lake, MN. He was born on February 5, 1935 in Walker, MN to John and Lucy (Johnson) Richardson. After his schooling at Pipestone School, Eugene spent many years traveling the country via the railroad. He would ta...
Splash & Bash Birthday Packages at the Seven Clans Water Park & Arcade https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS0iXSDB8xmS6Ak6E2-v1jibSPj_fFSOLI-d0D4V6ThoyX2oDyUsss57oDVM8x9WqF6BYUxwLRujPwf/pub...
Richard L. Seki Sr. Memorial Dinner and Giveaway December 14, 2017 - 5-8 PM at the Red Lake Center...
In October, Statistics Canada reported an Inuit population of 1,280 in Ottawa-Gatineau, the largest of any urban centre in southern Canada. But by using a method called “respondent-driven sampling,” the researchers concluded that there were more than 4,000 Inuit in Ottawa in 2010. The study, produced through a partnership between Tungasuvvingat Inuit, a hub for front-line services to Inuit across Ontario, and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, was aimed at drawing a more accurate snapshot of Ottawa’s Inuit and creating a baseline for future...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say two more men have been charged in the killing of a man in the parking lot of a Pine Ridge Indian Reservation youth center last year. The Rapid City Journal reports that recently unsealed court documents show that Francisco Villanueva and Adan Corona are charged in the shooting death of 29-year-old Vincent Brewer III. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2017-12-05/more-people-charged-in-killing-on-pine-ridge-reservation...
Senator Jon Tester pushed a bill through the senate aiming to boost economic growth through out native American communities in the county. The Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act is heading to the presidents desk for signature. Here in Montana places like the Blackfeet Community College and Kicking Horse Job Corp provide job training in culinary arts, nursing programs and construction, among other occupations. http://www.kfbb.com/story/36991495/good-news-for-jobs-in-native-american-communities...
NESPELEM – There's a new big truck on the lot at Colville Tribal Fleet management. Last week, the program purchased a Ford F350 to help the Colville Tribal Conservation District in its efforts to haul hemp products. http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_e49bdb58-d929-11e7-9874-db42e27367b1.html...
BILLINGS -- A Kansas man testified Monday at trial for the man accused of strangling and burning a Crow Agency woman alive in 2016 about how he thought the naked body laying in the road was a newborn calf. The rancher was on his way to Billings to check on his herd when he drove down Castlerock Road on the Crow Indian Reservation last year and came across Roylynn Rideshorse. http://www.ktvq.com/story/36991628/man-accused-of-strangling-burning-crow-agency-woman-alive-claims-brother-is-responsible...
A Manitoba family is hoping charges are laid after an Indigenous senior fractured her collarbone and dislocated her shoulder jumping from a moving Winnipeg taxi, fearing for her safety. Illa Garson, 77, had arrived home from Club Regent Casino, where she was playing bingo on Nov. 19, when she says the driver took off with her inside after a discrepancy over payment. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/77-year-old-woman-jumped-from-cab-winnipeg-1.4432508...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced grants to fund programs that promote learning, opportunity, and health within the American Indian community. The funding is made possible through two NIFA programs: the Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program and the Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program. “1994 land-grant institutions are an important part of our educational and innovation system that underpins our nation’s food, agricultural, and n...
ADDISON, Texas, Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA), a nonprofit committed to championing hope for a brighter future for Native Americans, has partnered with Front Page Productions, a full-service, high-definition staging production company, to share the story of a return to healthy, traditional diets in Indian Country. Nearly one in four (23 percent) of Native families experience low food security. Often, remote reservations have few supermarkets or access to fresh fruits, vegetables and whole foods. Lack of...
Eleanor Larson June 1, 1937 - December 4, 2017 Eleanor Larson, Holt, MN, age 80, died December 4, 2017 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN with Reverend Kathie Rhodes Officiating. Burial will be held at the Holt Cemetery, Holt, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt, MN 5 – 8 PM with a 7:00 PM prayer service and also one hour prior t...
