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Partnerships may pave the way to a more environmentally focused future in the mining industry

Partnerships may pave the way to a more environmentally focused future in the mining industry

Tribal nations in Minnesota have long raised concerns about pollution from taconite mines on the state’s Iron Range. The mining industry has been trying to find ways to produce iron using renewable energy. The University of Minnesota is conducting a study of what it calls ‘next generation steel’ to understand the economic and environmental benefits.
by Melissa Olson

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‘A big Minnesota moment in New York’: The Met announces exhibition of late artist George Morrison

‘A big Minnesota moment in New York’: The Met announces exhibition of late artist George Morrison

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open “The Magical City: George Morrison’s New York” on July 17, a significant solo exhibition of the Grand Portage Anishinaabe artist’s work and a rare presentation at a major institution outside Minnesota.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Explainer: How the U of M system endowment, mining industry benefit from seized Indigenous land

Explainer: How the U of M system endowment, mining industry benefit from seized Indigenous land

The state holds land in trust for the University of Minnesota, generating revenue for the Permanent University Fund. The U.S. government gave the land to the state in the mid-1800s after taking it from tribal nations through treaties often signed under the threat of violence.
by Melissa Olson

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Vigils held for Red Lake citizen who died in detention

Vigils held for Red Lake citizen who died in detention

On the Red Lake Nation reservation, family and friends are mourning Robin Hanson, who died while in custody at the Red Lake Detention Center earlier this month. They planned two vigils for Tuesday.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Operation boosts FBI resources in Minnesota for unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

Operation boosts FBI resources in Minnesota for unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country

The U.S. Justice Department announced the FBI will send additional personnel to field offices in 10 states, including Minnesota, over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.
by Chandra Colvin

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Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills

Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty, he also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe.
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Documentary about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier opens Twin Cities film festival

Documentary about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier opens Twin Cities film festival

The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival opened with “Free Leonard Peltier” on Wednesday evening. The documentary revisits the case of Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier and the 1975 murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
by Chandra Colvin

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The Indian Child Welfare Act is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. Here’s why

The Indian Child Welfare Act is before the Minnesota Supreme Court again. Here’s why

Martin County foster parents are getting another audience in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court after arguing last fall that the nearly 50-year-old law is unconstitutional. They say they should be allowed to adopt two Native children after they were placed with a relative.
by Allison Herrera

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