Celebrating Strength and Spirit: Upcoming Events for 2024 Native American Heritage Month
Events are scheduled all over Minnesota in honor of Native American Heritage Month. This week, Minnesota Native News highlights three events planned during November. November is Native American Heritage Month. This week, Chandra Colvin highlights three events happening across the state. Chandra Colvin: In 1990, Then-President George H.W. Bush officially designated November as Native American …
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From Lattes to Legacy: The Grand Opening of MiigWitches Brew
In this episode, we sit down with Jackson Ripley, a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, enrolled at the Fort Berthold Reservation. Jackson shares the inspiring story behind MiigWitches Brew, a cozy gourmet coffee kiosk he recently opened with his wife. Operating from an 8×10 ft. building, MiigWitches Brew is more than just …
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Creating Representation: Nicholas DeShaw’s Path in Fiction and Storytelling
In this episode, we sit down with Nicholas Bimibatoo Mishtadim DeShaw, an Ojibwe author, father, and educator. Nicholas masterfully blends his Indigenous heritage with imaginative fiction across a wide range of genres, from sci-fi and horror to children’s picture books. He shares his journey as a writer, discussing his latest projects, including a new graphic …
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Tradition and Taste: Teaching Minnesotans the Importance of Wild Rice
Manoomin, also known as wild rice, holds immense cultural significance for Native Americans in Minnesota and the surrounding region. Chandra Colvin takes us to a festival that teaches people about the history and the different ways manoomin is harvested and prepared. Marie Rock: This is Minnesota Native News, I’m Marie Rock. Every fall the city …
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Remembering and Reconciling the Pain of Indian Boarding Schools
Indian boarding schools left a devastating impact that is still felt today. Indian boarding schools left a devastating impact that is still felt today. We are just starting to get a true sense of just how damaging they were. Deanna StandingCloud shows us what some in Minnesota are doing to remember and reconcile that incredibly …
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