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“The exhibit is being put on by the Minnesota Historical Society. It was open to the public as part of a grand opening of a new exhibit, Women of The Big Lake, which honors Mille Lacs Band members Margaret Hill, Maude Kegg, Cheryl Minnema and Batiste Sam for their contributions to American Indian Arts.”

“Although Twin Cities Native Lacrosse includes people from all tribes, it focuses mostly on Dakota and Ojibwe traditions of what they call, ‘the creator’s game,’ or ‘the medicine game.’ ‘Many different tribes use this game as a means of prayer. And we say we play for creator, for the enjoyment, and for the fun of it, to build community.’”

“For the first time in its 74-year history, the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener was held in partnership with a tribal government. Hosted by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the event celebrated not only the importance of Minnesota’s fishing and tourism industries but also the state’s relationship with Indigenous nations.”

“Many of the new signs along the new outdoor paths identify plants by their Dakota names and explain their cultural significance. ‘This is Dakota ancestral homeland.’…‘The fort was also a place of suffering, and interpretative signs and exhibits address that.’”

“The conference, a partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, brings together traditional knowledge of Indian Country with leading contemporary scholarship on Native [nutritional] health issues, and presents both in a way that supports and enhances tribal health sovereignty.”

“’Obviously our tribal members are nervous to be living next door to all of this,’ says Tribal Council Vice President Shelley Buck. ‘We don’t even get our power from Xcel Energy, which owns and operates the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.’”

“In the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, firefighters set the dry prairie grass on fire, as part of a century’s old tradition of controlled burns…‘We had a historical relationship and that was disturbed after European settlement and so we are here to bring that back to the landscape. A lot of these ecosystems are evolved with fire, so they need it to stay healthy.’”

“More than 100 gathered at the Health and Human Services Center near Mille Lacs Lake on Thursday to recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. Members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe shared personal testimonies of missing and murdered loved ones, an issue that has persisted for decades.”

“BSU added five courses to its existing catalog of environmental science classes to create the degree program. The new classes cover such topics as the local and global Indigenous perspectives on food sovereignty, health, sustainable communities, environment, wellness and the sacred connection to place.”

“The project’s institutional partners are the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Target Corp.”