This is Minnesota Native News. I’m Marie Rock. This week, Minnesota Lynx draft part Samoan, part Alaska Native Alissa Pili, the Red Lake Nation College opens its new urban site in Minneapolis; and a …
MN Native News
Headlines 4/11/24
This week: The University of Minnesota is considering a new policy for how it conducts research with Indigenous communities, The Minnesota Indian Area Agency on Aging plans to establish new services, …
New Proposed Legislation Would Transfer Land Back to the Red Lake Nation, a Persisting Issue Since 1889
A new bill proposes to transfer state lands encompassing Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. Although this proposal at the legislature is recent, the idea of tribal …
Adrienne Benjamin Wins Shoe Design Contest
Adrienne Benjamin, a fashion designer from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, won the SRGN Academy shoe design contest. Adrienne Benjamin, a fashion designer from the Mille Lacs Band of …