“’Indigenous lifeways, and our history, are a part of Minnesota and they belong at the state fair.’”
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Planned mural will help bridge cultures
“Residents from Prairie Island Indian Community, Prairie Island Indian Community Family Services, the city of Red Wing, Goodhue County Health and Human Services, the Goodhue County Child and Family Collaborative and Red Wing Arts have come together to plan a mural honoring Dakota heritage.”
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Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland highlights tribal co-stewardship, celebrates homeland restoration in Minnesota visit
“Newland met with leaders from the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and visited the Grant Portage National Monument to learn about the Tribe’s co-management agreement with National Park Service…The Assistant Secretary also participated in a ceremony with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.”
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Red Lake Nation College expanding downtown Minneapolis campus with new building
“The tribal college plans to redevelop its campus, at 900 S Third Street, by constructing one large building on the site. This would incorporate two other buildings that already stand on the property and require the demolition of another building.”
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Leech Lake Association publishes Ecosystem Management Plan
“The plan is a collaboration of state and county agencies and organizations who have a role to play in the lake’s management, including several groups within the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass AIS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.”
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New regent Tadd Johnson makes Minnesota, university history
“The University of Minnesota, founded on tribal land with a history of injustices against Native Americans, is now finding ways to reckon with that past.”
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Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan announce appointment to the Gambling Control Board
“Tim Mahoney [will] serve as the new executive director of the Gambling Control Board.”
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Prairie Island Indian Community nuclear concern powers net zero carbon emissions plan
“The Prairie Island Community is seeking to disentangle itself from a power plant it never wanted. It’s created a $46 million plan to produce net zero carbon emissions within the next decade.”
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Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute debuts advisory board
“The seven-member board, whose members will serve two-year terms, also will work to help develop curriculum and conferences, as well as building relationships with Tribal Nations in the region.”
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Report on health equity, hunger and nutrition in Indian Country submitted to White House
“‘Indian Country must have a unified voice in advancing federal policies that increase access to nutritious foods in our communities…’ said Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Vice Chairman Cole Miller, Co-Chair of the [Native Farm Bill Coalition].”