Minnesota Native News

This week on Minnesota Native News , we cover the recent staff terminations at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, and headlines affecting Indigenous communities in Minnesota.

This week on Minnesota Native News , we cover the 22nd Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference in Cohasset, Minnesota. Also, timely information about the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s Child Tax Credit.  Producer: Deanna StandingCloud Voicing: Emma Needham Host: Marie Rock 

This week on Minnesota Native News , the recent homecoming celebration for recently released AIM activist Leonard Peltier. We also cover state-wide and federal headlines affecting Indigenous nations. Scripting: Deanna StandingCloud,  Reporting & Voicing: Emma Needham, Voicing & editing: Britt Aamodt, and Host: Marie Rock

This week, Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine faces delays as legal rulings hold up permits, and a local Indigenous-led coalition’s push for climate justice at the state legislature.  Producers: Vincent Moniz, Deanna StandingCloud

The Minnesota comedy duo Big Auntie Energy prepares a special Valentine’s Day event. Plus, a new Indigenous-owned tattoo shop launches a community art and tattoo festival. Producers: Travis Zimmerman, Deanna StandingCloud Editing help from Chandra Colvin Host: Marie Rock

New mental health care treatments are now available for the Native community to help individuals heal from traumatic events impacting their lives. Plus, the Indigenous community takes action for missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives in February. Producers: Deanna StandingCloud, Emma Needham Host: Marie Rock Executive Producer: Emma Needham

This week, former President Biden granted Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier clemency, and there's new leadership at the Native Governance Center in Minneapolis.  Producers: CJ Younger, Emma Needham, Travis Zimmerman Host: Marie Rock Executive Producer: Emma Needham

Tension with Minneapolis police drove the Native community to form safety patrols. Now, with a federal investigation, the Minneapolis police department faces additional oversight. Plus, tribal – state cannabis compact negotiations are underway in Minnesota.  Producers: Deanna StandingCloud, CJ Younger Host: Marie Rock Executive Producer: Emma Needham

This week, how an organization is advancing Indigenous cultural education across the state, plus: college application deadlines are right around the corner! Hear experiences and information from the Native American College Fair.  Producers: Chandra Colvin, Joely Kelzer Host: Marie Rock Executive Producer: Emma Needham

This week, we revisit how the box-office hit, Star Wars: A New Hope, returns to the big screen in one of Minnesota’s Indigenous languages. Producer: Deanna StandingCloud Host: Marie Rock Executive Producer: Emma Needham

This week on Minnesota Native News: AIM co-director, Lisa Bellanger, speaks about the legacy of respected AIM leader Frank Paro, who passed on earlier this month; and the Sioux Chef Sean Sherman tells MN Native News about his work after earning a Pathfinder Award this month. 

This week on Minnesota Native News, we revisit the Winter Artist Market Collaboration between the Native American Community Development Institute’s All My Relations Arts Gallery and the Four Sisters Farmers Market, with details on the upcoming Niimiwin Artist Market at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

This week on Minnesota Native News: how a new license plate helps Minnesota drivers support the families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives; Native people across Minnesota welcome the winter season through cultural and spiritual storytelling.  Photo: Senator Mary Kunesh holds the MN MMIR license plate she helped design and pass legislation for—image courtesy of the MN Department of Publi...

An upcoming film production in northern Minnesota plans to bring together a talented team of Indigenous storytellers, actors, and crew. Producers say the film will portray Indigenous culture, life, and romance.  Photo: From left to right, Tashia Hart, John Williams, and Elizabeth Day take a photo together with the screenplay of Native Love Jams. Courtesy of Tashia Hart 

Events are scheduled all over Minnesota in honor of Native American Heritage Month. This week, Minnesota Native News highlights three events planned during November. Photo: Grand Entry at Minnesota Pow Wow. Courtesy of Joel Glaser, AMPERS. 

Manoomin, also known as wild rice, holds immense cultural significance for Native Americans in Minnesota and the surrounding region. Chandra Colvin takes us to a festival that teaches people about the history and the different ways manoomin is harvested and prepared.

Indian boarding schools left a devastating impact that is still felt today. We are just starting to get a true sense of just how damaging they were. Deanna StandingCloud shows us what some in Minnesota are doing to remember and reconcile that incredibly tragic part of our state’s history. Photo credit: Minnesota Historical Society For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media...

This week, we’ll learn about a podcast exploring books and other K-12 teaching resources on the Native American experience, an emerging embroidery artist, and an upcoming theatre production. Image: " Butterfly Girl.” Embroidery piece by artist Loriene Pearson. 

 A national nature refuge in Minnesota celebrates the opening of a new amphitheater that honors the site’s Indigenous history 

Native food trucks are becoming more popular to start family-owned and operated businesses.  Image: Anne O’Keefe and Frankie Jackson’s Food Truck “Wanna Wotapi.” Courtesy of Travis Zimmerman 

This week, we hear about how the box-office hit, Star Wars: A New Hope returns to the big screen in one of Minnesota’s Indigenous languages. Producer: Deanna StandingCloud For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media.  instagram.com/ampersradio/ instagram.com/mnnativenews/   Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPE...

This week on Minnesota Native News, the celebration of life and remembrance of those lost in the Sandy Lake Tragedy that took place in Northern Minnesota in the 1800s. And, a look at why Native Cannabis dispensaries have been operating while the rest are still waiting to open. Chandra Colvin has more. 

 This week, two examples in Minnesota that support the larger “Land Back” movement across Indian Country, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s new Chief Executive, urban Native-led organizations celebrate during a collaborative open house, and a new tribally operated recreational marijuana dispensary now open in Minnesota.  

A newly appointed Dakota-led design team restoring Owámniyomni, also known as St. Anthony Falls has plans to transform the Minneapolis site into a space that centers the land and its Indigenous history. Photo: A design sketch of Owámniyomni envisioning the land after its restoration by a Dakota-led design team. Courtesy of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi.

This week, we discuss Two-Spirit Identity within Native Communities and the upcoming Two-Spirit Powwow in Minneapolis.  The Third Annual Two Spirit Pow Wow will be at South High School in Minneapolis on July 13th, 2024.