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Rural Voice: Tribal rights and sovereignty

Rural Voice: Tribal rights and sovereignty

The 2025 season of Rural Voice kicked off Sept. 3 at the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet with a town hall about tribal rights and sovereignty.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Meet the interpreters improving access for Deaf Indigenous people   

Meet the interpreters improving access for Deaf Indigenous people   

The Indigenous Interpreters Organization works to support Indigenous ASL interpreters as a means of improving interpreting for Deaf Indigenous people.  
by Melissa Olson

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‘We went from invisible to visible’: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier navigates changed political landscape

‘We went from invisible to visible’: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier navigates changed political landscape

Since Leonard Peltier’s days of activism in the 1970s with the American Indian Movement, life for Native people has improved dramatically. Those who supported his grant of clemency say that AIM was the spark that lit the flame.
by Allison Herrera

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Native American elders celebrated in Richfield with proclamation, connection

Native American elders celebrated in Richfield with proclamation, connection

A state proclamation marked the second Native American Elders Day this week. A gathering in Richfield brought people from across the state to celebrate elders and their contributions to Native communities and Minnesota.
by Chandra Colvin

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