Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Faces Staffing Cuts; Headlines Affecting Indigenous Minnesotans
ANCHOR Marie Rock: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. This week, we hear about the impact of recent federal staffing cuts on Zimmerman, Minnesota’s Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Plus, some current events affecting Indigenous nations here in Minnesota. First, let’s hear from Deanna StandingCloud. Deanna StandingCloud: The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge announced earlier this …
Korina Barry: Leading from abundance with NDN Collective
In this episode we hear from Korina Barry on her work with NDN Collective and the campaign to free Leonard Peltier, in addition to reflections on her roles as mother, doula, and metal fabricator in training. A citizen of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Korina Barry manages the organizing, policy and advocacy direct-action arm …
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Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference & the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s Child Tax Credit
ANCHOR Marie Rock: This is Minnesota Native News. I’m Marie Rock. This week, we hear about the twenty-second annual Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference. Plus, important information for families about the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s Child Tax Credit. First, let’s hear from Deanna Standing Cloud. Deanna StandingCloud: According to the Ojibwe worldview, humans have an interconnectedness with …
Allison Herrera, Indigenous Affairs Journalist and author of Tribal Justice: The Struggle for Black Rights on Native Land
In this episode, we talk with Indigenous Affairs journalist and author Allison Herrera. Allison’s indigenous ties are from her Xolon Salinan tribal heritage. Her family’s village is in the Toro Creek area of the Central California coast. She didn’t take the traditional route into journalism with a degree. She just decided she wanted to do …
Leonard Peltier’s Homecoming
ANCHOR Marie Rock: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. This week, we hear about AIM activist Leonard Peltier’s recent homecoming celebration. Plus, current events affecting Indigenous nations here in Minnesota. First, let’s hear from Emma Needham. Emma Needham: One month into his Clemency granted by the Biden Administration, Leonard Peltier was welcomed home last …