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“At the Ojibwe Immersion House, there is a no English-speaking rule which students need to follow while living in the house. But because most Dakota language students are enrolled at the beginner or intermediate level, the Dakota Language House is not an immersion house yet.”

“The school project, titled, Endazhi-Nitaawiging, or ‘the place where it grows,’ has a mission of preparing each student for college with an enhanced knowledge of the Ojibwe language, culture, leadership and environmental stewardship.”

“Tribally-based public health responses include a creative reimagining of how we utilize existing resources, something Tribal Sovereignty enables at local levels. For instance, early in the pandemic, Department of Natural Resources workforce members at the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe gathered and delivered traditional medicines to elders, who were sheltering in place in their homes. In a more sweeping move, the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota issued Medical Martial Law to protect the health and safety of tribal citizens throughout the pandemic.”

“‘The Fond du Lac Reservation is eager to partner with Carlton County on this COVID-19 vaccination clinic event,’ says Fond du Lac Human Services Associate Director, Nate Sandman. ‘Having the opportunity to vaccinate our neighbors will increase the overall health and well-being of our community.’”

“Leech Lake Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. recalled the turbulent year and its impact on the band…‘I personally want to say ‘Chi Miigwech’ to each and every member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for doing your part in keeping our families and community safe. We have to continue to be extremely cautious. We cannot let our guard down just yet.’”

“County officials met with Minnesota’s four Dakota tribes six times to ensure the park’s draft plans both protect and acknowledge the story of important sites in Spring Lake Park, including areas along the Mississippi River where Dakota people lived in villages, held ceremonies and buried their relatives for 8,000 years.”

“On Thursday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced $450 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to tribes across the country; $13.1 million will go to 10 tribes in Minnesota.”

“The partners have found that water resources are generally healthy in the watershed, which is located primarily within the Red Lake Nation and covered by forests and wetlands, according to two reports recently released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.”

“Members of the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd, as the rebounding population is known, share a rare biological profile that makes them different from most of the bison elsewhere in the U.S.: None of the animals have traceable cattle DNA.”

“The benefits are provided to all Shooting Star Casino team members, including tipped positions that will earn a minimum of $16 per hour between hourly wages and tipcs. The casino is an economic driver for the White Earth Nation, the largest American Indian community in Minnesota with 19,000 enrolled members.”