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Tag: Tribal issues

Is the Fighting Sioux nickname battle over?

Dan Gunderson May 30, 2013, 10:53 AM May 30, 2013

The dispute over use of the Fighting Sioux nickname goes back decades.

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Indian tribes now eligible for direct disaster aid

Dan Gunderson April 12, 2013, 7:15 AM Apr 12, 2013

Tribal governments can now directly request a disaster declaration from the president.

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New study suggests Fond du Lac band a big economic engine

Dan KrakerDan Kraker January 9, 2013, 4:34 PM Jan 9, 2013

A new study estimates the economic impact of the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Band, whose reservation is located just outside Cloquet, at $305 million.

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Tribal protest echoes through Paul Bunyan Mall, supports hunger strike in Canada

trobertson December 27, 2012, 8:32 AM Dec 27, 2012

More than one hundred tribal members gathered inside the Paul Bunyan Mall in Bemidji Wednesday to stage a “flash mob” drum and dance circle. The event was organized as a show of support for a Canadian tribal chief who is on a hunger strike in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Ojibwe culture and staying humble

Dan Olson September 27, 2012, 3:23 PM Sep 27, 2012

Ojibwe women use song to reconnect with their culture.

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A deadly ending and beginning

Dan Olson September 20, 2012, 2:59 PM Sep 20, 2012

The Battle of Wood Lake was the final clash in the US – Dakota War of 1862.

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Truth telling 150 years later

Dan Olson September 7, 2012, 1:05 PM Sep 7, 2012

Wolfchild’s message is the Dakota people didn’t cause the war.

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Anger to empathy at the US – Dakota war exhibit

Dan Olson August 24, 2012, 2:04 PM Aug 24, 2012

Knowledge and information can change a person’s understanding of the past. That seems to be the case for at least one person involved in creating the Minnesota Historical Society’s exhibit on the US – Dakota Ware of 1862.

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Red Lake skateboarders ready to roll

trobertson May 8, 2012, 12:25 PM May 8, 2012

Youth programming efforts on the Red Lake Indian Reservation got a big boost this week. The Red Lake Nation received a $750,000 community development grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community south of the Twin Cities.

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It’s primary day in parts of Minnesota

Dan Gunderson April 3, 2012, 9:27 AM Apr 3, 2012

Tuesday April 3rd is primary election day for several northern Minnesota American Indian tribes. There are a lot of choices for voters.

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