This week on Minnesota Native News, how Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe officials' recent approval of the Grand Rapids School District request for an exemption from the state's mascot ban impacts …
Archives for September 2025
Penny Kagigebi: Reclaiming Two Spirit Culture Through Art
On this episode of Native Lights, Leah speaks with Penny Kagigebi. Penny is a direct descendant of the White Earth Nation. She is a Two Spirit queer community collaborator, artist, curator and …
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MNN Extended Interview: Holly Cook Macarro and Korina Barry, NDN Collective
This week, a special extended interview from a past segment. Emma Needham interviews NDN Collective's Korina Barry, current Director of Landback Action Network, & Holly Cook Macarro, former …
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Dress Offers Healing to Hurting Community, and Fond du Lac Indigenous Food Gathering Celebrates the Harvest
This week on Minnesota Native News, the story behind Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe citizen Anita Lovelace's MMIR jingle dress, which took home the 2025 People's Choice Award at the State Fair's Fine Arts …