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Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons’ Gift for Sharing Indigenous Traditions & Spiritual Guidance (Revisited)

July 9, 2025

On this week’s show, we revisit our conversation from June 2022 with Great-Grandmother Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), a spiritual advisor, storyteller, activist, wisdom keeper, and revered elder. Mary Lyons is the founder of the Minnesota Coalition on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and serves as a counselor for the women’s sobriety group, which she also co-founded, called Women of Wellbriety International.

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An Update on the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation (MIFPA) Act and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act

July 2, 2025

This spring, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act. And, the proposed Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act passed in the US House in April. Now awaiting Senate hearings, it is raising concerns about voting rights across the country.

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KOJB’s Anishinaabe Arts & Culture Festival, and Afro-Indigenous Author Launches Memoir in Twin Cities

June 25, 2025

This week on Minnesota Native News, a recap of the 2nd Annual Anishinaabe Music & Art Festival hosted by Leech Lake Nation’s KOJB radio station. Plus, the upcoming launch party for the new book, Sweetgrass and Soul Food, by Minneapolis author & educator Marique Moss.

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Rick Haaland: Speaking for the Animals

June 19, 2025

Today, we’re excited to speak with Rick Haaland, an animal rescuer and advocate who is the Pets for Life community outreach manager for the Leech Lake Tribal Police.

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How the Birds Got Their Songs Book Tour & Federal Cuts to Tribal Colleges and Universities

June 18, 2025

This week, Minnesota Native News covers how cousins Sam and Travis Zimmerman brought a family story to life in “How the Birds Got Their Songs.” Plus, how some Minnesota Indigenous leaders and educators are bracing for federal cuts to Tribal Colleges and Universities.

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