Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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This Tuesday, December 11th community members will attend the Hennepin County Board Meeting in support of a motion to (1) reduce parole officer discretion to send people back to prison for crimeless “technical” violations of parole and (2) request the release of all individuals currently incarcerated on such violations to the County for the holidays. This action is hosted by a number of local community groups, collectively called the Decarcerate Minnesota Coalition. A technical violation is a petty violation of parole that is not in itself a n...
DULUTH - The Annual Red Lake Urban Office-Duluth Christmas Dinner was held on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 1 PM - 4 PM at Denfeld High School in Duluth, MN. There were games, prizes, an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest and a Christmas Dinner....
RED LAKE - Gerika Kingbird led the Red Lake Lady Warriors with 31 points Friday night, December 7, 2018, 18 of them coming in the first half, as they handed Kelliher-Northome their 4th loss of the season. The Mustangs kept pace with Red Lake after being down by 7, 14-7, during the first few minutes of the game, coming back and taking the lead 17-16 at the 10 minute mark. The Lady Warriors would retake the lead and never look back after that, leading at the half 50-29 and winning 82-46. Four...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Junior Varsity Lady Warriors led the Kelliher-Northome Mustangs 26-23 at the half, but were overtaken by the Mustangs with 4-minutes remaining in the second half. Kelliher-Northome went on to win 59-45....
The 8th Grade Lady Warriors won, while earlier the 6th & 7th grade team lost to Kelliher-Northome on Friday, December 7, 2018....
Alexis Desjarlait, averaging 16.1 points per game, scored 13 points for Hibbing Community College in their 77-56 win over Western Technical on Saturday, December 8, 2018. She also had 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in that game. Hibbing CC is now 6-0 on the season http://mcac.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2018-19/boxscores...
RED LAKE - The Red Lake Girls Basketball Team held their home opener on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, leading 59-20 at the half and cruising to the 101-33 victory. Four Lady Warriors were in double figures. Angel McClain led all scorers with 35 points, (20 in the first half), Gerika Kingbird hit 23, (17 in the first half), Kelanna McClain had 11, Daisey Nelson added 10, and Kaylynn Chaboyea and LaTayla Pemberton each had 5. Red Lake was 11 of 18 from the free-throw line. Katie Kamphaus led Nevis...
Red Lake JV Girls win Hope Opener 68-20 over Nevis...
The 8th Grade Girls and 6th-7th Grade Girls Teams hosted Nevis on Tuesday, December 4, 2018....
Halloween in Red Lake 2018...
Albuquerque, NM -- In response to the recently released proposal by the Trump administration set to define the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act, Representative-elect Deb Haaland released the following statement: “Two years ago, I stood with water protectors and hundreds of Native Nations from across the world in Standing Rock to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline. I was taught to revere nature and what it provides for us, including clean water to drink. Today, I continue to honor my commitment to protect our resources. “The Tru...
President Trump’s school safety commission will recommend canceling an Obama-era initiative meant to reduce racial disparities in school discipline and will not recommend new gun restrictions, people familiar with the matter said. The commission, formed following the February shooting at a Florida school that left 17 people dead, is expected to sidestep more contentious questions in the debate over school security. The panel’s report, which officials plan to release this month, will consist mostly of ideas for addressing mental health, sch...
(CNN) - An elementary school principal in Omaha, Nebraska is on administrative leave after asking teachers to not celebrate Christmas in classrooms. An internal memo, signed by Principal Jennifer Sinclair as "The (Unintentional) Grinch who stole Christmas (from Manchester)," included a list of Christmas-related items and activities that could not be used in class at Manchester Elementary School. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/us/nebraska-principal-on-leave-after-banning-christmas-trnd/index.html...
A Minnesota public school is looking into the source of a meme targeting President Donald Trump, which was posted on the school’s official Facebook page. Posted on Saturday night to the Garfield Elementary School Facebook page, the meme was a photo of Trump and then–presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a presidential debate. Accompanying the photo was the sentiment, “People love to hate Hillary, but she called Trump a Russian puppet right to his stupid f*****g face. I’ll always respect her for that.” https://www.new...
The Trump administration for months concealed a report that showed Wells Fargo charged college students fees that were on average several times higher than some of its competitors. The “unpublished” report was obtained by POLITICO through a Freedom of Information Act request. It was produced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office previously led by Seth Frotman, who quit as the bureau’s top student loan official in protest of Trump administration policies. Frotman said in his resignation letter that CFPB leaders had “supp...
Ocean County’s opioid epidemic literally has landed on the desk of an Eagleswood elementary school teacher who faces charges that he snorted morphine in class in front of students and another faculty member, prosecutors say. According to a Dec. 3 complaint by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Michael Palladino, a 43-year-old teacher at Eagleswood Township Elementary School, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, a third-degree crime, and official misconduct, a more serious second-degree offense alleging Pal...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (1) PART-TIME (3) ON-CALL ADVOCATES RED LAKE HOMELESS SHELTER OPEN: December 11, 2018 – Until Filled. POSITION SUMMARY: To implement the mission of the Red Lake Homeless Shelter, demonstrate a high level of quality, effectiveness and caring in providing services for the residents. Reports to Program Manager; part-time positions, salary $9.00 hourly. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES: • Answer the telephone and door; respond appropriately to all inquiries. • Stay infor...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** IT/MIS TECHNICIAN RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casino- Red Lake, MN OPENS: December 10, 2018 CLOSES: December 24, 2018 POSITION OBJECTIVES Under the general supervision of the Manager of IT/MIS Information Systems is responsible to assist with computer hardware and software needs for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Assists with the coordination of purchases, installation and operation of computer software and...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 11, 2018) – Hy-Vee, Inc. is announcing a partnership with Hormel Foods and first responders in 19 cities across the Midwest for its second annual Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays campaign. Over the next two weeks, Hy-Vee will hand out 5,250 Hormel® Cure 81® hams to families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region. “We are fortunate to have great partners to help us give back to the community during the holiday season,” said Randy Edeker, chairman of the board, CEO and president of Hy-Vee. “Last year’s even...
LONGMONT, Colorado (December 11, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has received a $50,000 grant from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation for a project that aims to help bridge the “digital divide” in Native American communities. Tribal lands and rural areas lag far behind the rest of the country in accessing fixed and mobile broadband, and so are denied the economic, educational, government services, civic participation, and health care opportunities available elsewhere. In particular, First Nations will launch its ...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos -Red Lake, OPENS: December 10, 2018 CLOSES: Until Filled POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the, General Manager, F&B Manager is responsible to oversee kitchen operations for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for directing the business operations of the Food and Beverage Department. Provides primary and secondary direction to...
At today’s Hennepin County Board meeting, forty community members silently stood to ask for a motion they’d spoken for at the November 15th meeting - to stop people from being sent back to prison for crimeless “technical” violations of parole. Their motion also requests the release of people incarcerated on such violations for the holidays. Instead of entertaining the motion, the Board fled their constituents. In the Board’s absence community members shared personal experiences with the prison system. They mentioned the 2,986 people sent to p...
Hundreds of Indigenous women go missing under suspicious circumstance every year in North America. A U.S. Senate Committee takes a closer look at the issue Wednesday. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee may hear startling statistics like this one during its hearing: Native Americans make up about 7 percent of Montana’s population. But according to Montana’s Native American Domestic Violence Review Commission, Native people are involved in 16 percent of all of the state’s intimate partner homicides. http://www.mtpr.org/post/m...
SYCUAN INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sycuan General Council elected their new Tribal Council. Officers and Council members will assume office on January 2, 2019, for four year terms. The 2019-2022 Tribal Council is: Chairman Cody Martinez; Vice Chairman Joshua Muse; Secretary Pilar Pettiford; Treasurer LaShunna Davidson; and Councilmembers Xusha Brown, Sr., Alanna Sandoval, and Brianna Sandoval. The election was overseen by California Indian Legal Services (CILS), the first Indian controlled non-profit law firm...
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer continues to stand by his decision to terminate four Omaha police officers directly involved in the June 2017 in-custody death of a mentally ill man. A dozen jurors decided Monday that former Officer Scotty Payne was not guilty of two criminal charges. Schmaderer had decided within days after the incident that Payne and three other officers violated department policy and fired them. https://www.omaha.com/news/courts/omaha-police-chief-stands-by-decision-to-terminate-officer-says/article_79d...
