Artist, educator, and author Carl Gawboy Today, we welcome Carl Gawboy to the Native Lights podcast. Carl, born to a Finnish mother and an Ojibwe father, was raised in Ely and is a member of …
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A Red Lake Plane Landing and Native All-American High School Football
Native All-American Game [Image courtesy of the Native American Athletic Foundation] This week, a small plane's emergency landing on the Red Lake Reservation is raising questions about tribal …
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Queering Indigeneity, and Dan Ninham and the Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Artwork at the Queering Indigenity exhibition [Credit: Deanna StandingCloud] This week, a new art exhibit honoring Two-Spirit individuals, and a new inductee to the Minnesota Lacrosse Hall of …
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Janis A. Fairbanks: Lessons Learned and Memories of Her Ojibwe Grandma
Cultural and language historian and author Janis A. Fairbanks Today, we are excited to welcome Janis A. Fairbanks to Native Lights. Janis is a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior …
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