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Articles from the December 20, 2013 edition


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  • RLES Holiday Program 2013 - P2

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    Red Lake Elementary School Holiday Program 2013 held on Wednesday, December 18, 2013....

  • Day Two of the Red Lake Ojibwe Language Summit - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    On Tuesday, December 17 a full-day agenda of the Red Lake Ojibwe Language Summit began at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast, followed by the welcome address by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain, key-note speeches by Red Lake Spiritual Advisor Larry Stillday and guest speaker Margaret Peters. After lunch there were youth presentations by the Red Lake High School - Tami Liberty, and Niigaane, Leslie Harper.Youth Presentations; a Tribal Policy discussion with panel members Keith Lussier, Susan...

  • Lady Warriors go to 4-1 with 78-32 win over Blackduck

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    The Red Lake Girls Basketball team improved their record to 4-1 with the 78-32 win over Blackduck on Thursday, December 19, 2013. The Red Lake Boys Basketball team also improved to 4-1 with their 90-54 win in Laporte this evening. Ryan Holthusen scored 21 and is 15 points away from the 2000 career point mark....

  • Beltrami Electric Collects and Delivers Record 645 Items for 13th Annual Mitten Tree

    Dec 20, 2013

    Bemidji, Minn. - Beltrami Electric Cooperative recently delivered donated mittens, gloves, hats and scarves to area children as part of its annual Mitten Tree campaign for the 13th straight year. This season, 645 items were collected and distributed to students enrolled in seven Head Start and Early Child Family Education programs throughout the Cooperative's service area. The previous record of 503 items was set in 2007. As a Touchstone Energy© cooperative, Beltrami Electric is held to a...

  • Annual Red Lake Urban Christmas Party held in Duluth - P3

    Leighchelle May, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    Annual Red Lake Urban Christmas Party held in Duluth - P3...

  • Ponemah School has Holiday Music Festival - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    Ponemah School held its Holiday Music Festival on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Ponemah....

  • Red Lake Schools Administration moves to new building - P3

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    On Saturday, December 14, 2013, Red Lake School's Administration staff began moving into their new building, which is connected to the Red Lake High School. It isn't actually a "new" building, but rather what was once the old Red Lake Elementary School back in the 1960s. The oldest structure remaining was remodeled at minimum costs and will replace the old Admin building, which will be torn down in the next couple of months. The new Administration section has larger offices and added...

  • Red Lake Girls win Home Opener over Kelliher-Northome 68-48 - P4

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    Red Lake Girls win Home Opener over Kelliher-Northome 68-48 - P4...

  • Redby Community gives out Holiday Candy Bags - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    The Redby Community gave out Holiday Candy bags to the children of the district on December 16, 2013, at the Redby Center. They had 500 bags and distributed them from 6 PM until they were gone....

  • Day One of the Red Lake Ojibwe Language Summit began Monday evening - P7

    Michael Barrett, RLNN|Dec 20, 2013

    The Red Lake Ojibwe Language Summit kicked off at the Red Lake Casino Event Center on the evening of Monday, December 16 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. with a community celebration, feast and pow wow. On Tuesday, December 17 a full-day agenda will begin at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast, followed by the welcome address by Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain, key-note speeches by Red Lake Spiritual Advisor Larry Stillday and guest speaker Margaret Peters. Agenda for Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 8:00...

  • Nine Organizations to Receive Inaugural Bush Prize for Community Innovation

    Dec 20, 2013

    (Saint Paul, MN – Dec. 19, 2013) – The Bush Foundation has awarded its first annual Bush Prize for Community Innovation to nine organizations across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. The Bush Prize honors and supports organizations with a proven record of creating innovative solutions to address community challenges and opportunities. Their innovations must be developed through inclusive, collaborative processes focused on making the most of community assets and must be more eff...

  • Keep Season's Greetings from Turning into Season's Emergencies

    Dec 20, 2013

    MINNEAPOLIS – Doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners are urging people to practice caution over the holiday season as there is typically a significant uptick in pet-related emergencies. Many of those emergencies are avoidable. Here are some safety tips from doctors at BluePearl: • Keep holiday decorations out of reach. Ingestion of metal or glass ornaments, ribbons and tinsel is a medical emergency. They can cause severe damage to the gastrointestinal tract. • Place holiday plants high off the ground. Ivy, holly, poinsettia, lilies and e...

  • US Forest Service waives fees in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Dec 20, 2013

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2013 –The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at most of its day-use recreation sites on Jan. 20, 2014, in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The fee waiver day is the first of four such days and one full weekend offered by the agency during 2014. “Our public lands are open to everyone, and we hope these free days offer an incentive to all people to visit any of the 193 million acres of land held in trust for their enjoyment and use,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. No fees are charged at any t...

  • Denise Laura Keezer

    Dec 20, 2013

    Denise Laura Keezer September 4, 1965 - Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Visitation Information Division of Indian Works in Minneapolis, MN Saturday, December 21, 2013 Beginning at 5:00 P.M....

  • New Staff Members Join First Nations Oweesta Corporation

    Dec 20, 2013

    LONGMONT, Colorado (December 19, 2013): First Nations Oweesta Corporation (Oweesta) today announced that Krystal Langholz and Evette Aragon have joined the organization as programs manger and administrative office manager, respectively. “I am delighted to welcome Krystal and Evette as new additions to the team. I am confident they are an excellent match for Oweesta’s mission, which has a deep commitment to community development in Native American communities,” said Chrystel Cornelius, Oweesta executive director. As programs manager, Langh...

  • Assistant Secretary Washburn Approves Tribal HEARTH Act Applications to Better Facilitate Economic Development on Two Additional Reservations

    Dec 20, 2013

    Washington, D.C. – Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn announced today that the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians and the Kaw Nation are the latest tribes to receive clearance of tribal leasing codes to enable them to handle leasing of their own Indian lands without having to obtain the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approval. The clearance came under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act (HEARTH Act), signed by President Obama in July 2012. “The very essence of self-determination is that it...

  • Jamie Allan Greene

    Dec 20, 2013

    Jamie Allan Greene December 28, 1972 - Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Jamie Allan Greene was born December 28th, 1972 to William "Billy" Greene and Helen Greene. He passed into the Spirit World on Wednesday December 18th, 2013. He was given his Indian name by William "Sunny" Greene which was Bangii Amik meaning Little Beaver when he was born. Jamie was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his young years in Minneapolis, he was then raised in the Little Rock Community. He attended schooling in...

  • Selects Gift

    Monte Draper, Bemidji Pioneer|Dec 20, 2013

    (From left) Volunteer Patty Morris helps Katie Northbird make her gift selection for her children during the distribution of the Holiday Gifts for Kids event at the Bemidji Armory on Thursday. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer...

  • Dec 20, 2013

    Anxious consumers besieged Target Corp. on Thursday after the company acknowledged that hackers may have gained access to credit and debit card information from 40 million shoppers....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    The complex systems that retailers use to process and protect customer data have vulnerabilities in a number of areas that a cyberattacker might exploit....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    Minnesota’s total wolf kill this season, including wolves harvested in the early season, stood at 184 Thursday, 36 shy of the Department of Natural Resources’ target harvest of 220 wolves....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    NEW YORK — With smokers exiled years ago to New York City's sidewalks, some took up e-cigarettes as a way to come in from the cold. They could puff away in restaurants and offices without running afoul of the city's ban on smoking in indoor public places....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    KAMPALA, Uganda — A spokeswoman for Uganda's parliament says lawmakers have passed a long-shelved law that punishes "aggravated homosexuality" with life imprisonment....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    WASHINGTON – In a sharp and unexpected shift, the national debate over U.S. government surveillance seems to be turning in favor of reining in the National Security Agency’s expansive spying powers at home and abroad. It’s happened suddenly, over a span of just three days....

  • Dec 20, 2013

    WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it will revise sweeping new food safety rules proposed earlier this year after farmers complained the rules could hurt business....

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