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Jingle dress dancers hold healing ceremonies at memorial sites in south Minneapolis 

Jingle dress dancers hold healing ceremonies at memorial sites in south Minneapolis 

Jingle dress dancers gathered at the sites where Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti were killed to offer prayer, healing and solidarity through ceremony, drawing hundreds of people in south Minneapolis amid ongoing federal immigration operations.
by Leah Lemm

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Pine County Courthouse welcomes Mille Lacs Band flags with ceremony, recognizing collaboration

Pine County Courthouse welcomes Mille Lacs Band flags with ceremony, recognizing collaboration

A ceremony was held Friday morning with drums and song to welcome flags representing the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe into the Pine County Courthouse. Since 2012, the county and tribal nation have had government-to-government collaboration.
by Chandra Colvin

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Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the U.S.

Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the U.S.

Many of the people whose ancestors lived in the U.S. thousands of years before Europeans are carrying tribal identification for protection against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda. 
by The Associated Press

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'George Morrison: Modern Artist' paints the life of late Ojibwe artist for young readers

'George Morrison: Modern Artist' paints the life of late Ojibwe artist for young readers

The new book is part of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s expanding Native American Lives Series, created by Indigenous writers and editors to provide classroom resources about Dakota and Ojibwe people.
by Chandra Colvin

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Minn. Supreme Court affirms approval of ‘dealer assist’ electronic card games at racetrack casino

Minn. Supreme Court affirms approval of ‘dealer assist’ electronic card games at racetrack casino

The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the Minnesota Racing Commission’s approval of additional “dealer assist” electronic table games despite a legal challenge from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
by Melissa Olson

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The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

The 'Magical City' — An illustrated tour of George Morrison’s New York

George Morrison’s years in New York shaped his artistic voice and placed him at the center of major 20th-century art movements. A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art traces that journey from his arrival in 1943 to his lasting influence on modernism and Abstract Expressionism.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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