Minnesota Native News

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Coming up… A beadwork art exhibit in Duluth goes virtual… Here’s reporter Leah Lemm with the story…. STORY #1: MANIDOOMINENS: STILL BEADING AFTER 10,000 YEARS Reporter: During a year of many adjustments, including live virtual music events, working from home, schools online…. art exhibits have found a home on the web as well. Ivy Vainio: My nam...

Marie: This week on Minnesota Native News, we check in with two promising developments. I’m Marie Rock First, there’s  a new urban farm with a focus on indigenous food and medicine.  And second, and update on  housing in the American Indian Cultural Corridor.  Laurie Stern has both stories. Sound of blessing When we think of Mother Earth we think of the forces that created her and  all the creativ...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Coming up... The 2020 Native American College Fair goes virtual… And Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan talks about the significance of the Native vote…. Here’s reporter Leah Lemm with these stories... STORY #1: 2020 NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE FAIR Reporter: For many High School Juniors and Seniors, graduation and beyond is just around the corner.  For se...

A recent report from the state of Minnesota shows nearly half of Minnesota Counties that border reservations are not protecting federal rights of vulnerable Native children and their families.  Reporter Melissa Townsend has the story.  The Indian Child Welfare Act or ICWA, passed in 1978, and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act or MIFPA, passed in1985. Both laws were a response to the lon...

This week on Minnesota Native News, concern about falling off the Covid cliff and the story of how one patient is slowly climbing back to health

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Coming up... Indigenous Lotus builds community and encourages strength and healing through yoga and mind-body connection, and will be hosting a retreat in October. Plus... a reminder to fill out and be counted in the 2020 US census.  Here’s reporter Leah Lemm with these stories. STORY #1: INDIGENOUS LOTUS AND THE MIND-BODY RETREAT Reporter: Ind...

This week on Minnesota Native News, a top COVID-19 federal health official, Dr. Deborah Birx, recently visited Minnesota, and talked about her experience with the Fond du Lac tribe in Duluth. We also hear about an online native film festival that features some Minnesota native creators.  Here’s Cole Premo with more.  BIRX VISIT As August drew to a close, the White House’s coronavirus task force co...

[theme music] This is Minnesota Native News I’m Marie Rock. Anishinaabe writer Marcie Rendon has just been awarded the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020. Rendon is a citizen of the White Earth Nation who lives in south Minneapolis. She is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, play write, author and poet. The McKnight honor comes with 50-thousand dollars. Reporter Melissa...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock.   Last month, the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis had a virtual watch party on social media, bringing together viewers to see what community members are saying about sexual health and and related topics, including why it’s difficult to talk about sex.  We’ll hear more about how the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis works with the community...

Headlines Marie: This week on Minnesota Native News, new leadership at the M-I-W-R-C and plans for  a new shelter in the Phillips neighborhood.  Story #1 Shelter Marie: The Coronavirus pandemic has made a lot of problems worse, but one of the biggest is the housing crisis. That’s why the state, the city of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County are partnering with the American Indian Community Developme...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. In the U.S. there are more than 1400 unresolved American Indian and Alaska Native missing person cases… 136 of those cases are in Minnesota. That’s according to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. Several top federal officials were in Bloomington, on July 27th to announce the creation of a new office dedicated to solving these cold cas...

Families and school districts across Minnesota are thinking about what the next school year may look like for teachers, children and families. The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing districts to consider distance learning with kids doing lessons at home on computers. Reporter Melissa Townsend talked with Native educator Govinda Budrow about lessons learned from distance learning last school year and how...

This week on Minnesota Native News, why we should care about the recent victory of the Creek Nation over the state of Oklahoma in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock.   It’s been over three years since a group of Ball Club youth came together with the support of their community, to build a new park for area kids to play in and for the community to enjoy.  They’ve worked alongside the Ball Club Local Indian Council… an area group called the Circle of Healing… and a playground project manager. The park they en...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock.   Migizi Communications, a longstanding Native organization that supports and empowers Youth, lost its new building to fires that destroyed it and many others during the unrest following the murder of George Floyd. Here’s reporter Leah Lemm speaking to Kelly Drummer, the President of Migizi Communications, about what occurred after Memorial Day...

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This week on Minnesota Native News, questions of history and justice over a piece of Dakota land on the University of Minnesota campus.

MNN June 10 MARIE: Headlines. This week on Minnesota Native News, primary results are in for members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - and expressions of hope after a week of protests. Producer Laurie Stern has those stories. #1 Four of the six bands in the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe had contested primaries for chair. At Grand Portage, Bobby Deschampe will be the new chair after winning a majority o...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Today we look at Native stories, art, and healing ceremony in honor of George Floyd. Here’s reporter Leah Lemm. STORY #1: ON GEORGE FLOYD Sounds from ceremony. Reporter: Native community members in Minneapolis offer healing after the death of George Floyd. A letter was released by the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Group. The collective of...

Headlines: This week on Minnesota Native News, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe elections and more. This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. STORY 1: MCT Postponed Primary Happening on June 9  HOST: The 6 Bands who are part of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe are holding their primary election on June 9. Reporter Melissa Townsend has the details.  MELISSA: Mille Lacs, White Earth, Boise Forte, Leech Lak...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock.   Headlines: Twin cities based non-profit, Dream of Wild health, is expanding its farm operation to help meet community needs. but first… STORY #1 - MMIW Marie: The state of Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force is continuing its work to create recommendations for the state in its response to the MMIW crisis. Due to the p...

MINNESOTA NATIVE NEWS: AMERICAN INDIAN MONTH KICKS OFF IN THE STATE, SHIFTS EVENTS DUE TO PANDEMIC This week on Minnesota Native News, it’s May, and the 51st American Indian Month has kicked off in Minnesota! But this year… things are going to be celebrated a bit differently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s reporter Cole Premo with how the month will be celebrated this year -- and more. ROBERT...

STORY #1 - Native Organizations Move From In Person to Online HOST: As shelter in place orders continue across the state of Minnesota, many tribes and urban Native organizations are moving their work online. Reporter Melissa Townsend spoke with leaders in the Twin Cities about how well it’s working. REPORTER: The American Indian O-I-C in Minneapolis has moved all its programs online. That includes...

Marie: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Headlines: Businesses, artists, and freelance workers, among many others… are being hit hard by the economic reach of the COVID-19 pandemic and the precautions necessary to prevent the spread. But as times get even more uncertain, there are adjustments and innovations that are being made. Here’s reporter Leah Lemm with the story. STORY #1 - BUS...

This week on Minnesota Native News, we get an update on how tribes across the state are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also hear about a native film series you can binge while quarantined in your homes .. plus a new podcast series from us! Here’s reporter Cole Premo with more.