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The Native News Project is a new initiative from MPR News.

Stay informed with the latest news about local and national Native American communities, highlighting stories and issues important to Native American communities in Minnesota and beyond.

Our coverage includes cultural events, policy updates, community stories and more to provide a platform for Native voices, perspectives and important news.

White Earth Nation welcomes first bison calf

White Earth Nation welcomes first bison calf

The bison calf marks the start of “a new chapter” in the White Earth Nation Bison Program, which leads an ongoing effort to restore bison to Ojibwe lands in the state. The calf was born near Naytahwaush on Tuesday.
by Chandra Colvin

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Children’s literature series explores, celebrates Native American lives

Children’s literature series explores, celebrates Native American lives

The Native American Lives Series is a set of biographies about Native people, written by Native authors. The Minnesota Humanities Center and Lerner Publishing Group have released four books out of the planned 12. The book launch was celebrated Monday night in St. Paul.
by Melissa Olson

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Months after shooting in south Minneapolis, community shows up for National Night Out

Months after shooting in south Minneapolis, community shows up for National Night Out

Residents of one apartment building in south Minneapolis gathered Tuesday on National Night Out to eat and play games. Organizers of the event say it was an important opportunity for residents to connect with one another after their neighborhood had been rocked by violence this past April.
by Melissa Olson

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‘They are remembered’: Hundreds gather to honor Ojibwe who died 175 years ago

‘They are remembered’: Hundreds gather to honor Ojibwe who died 175 years ago

175 years have passed since what is now known as the Sandy Lake Tragedy, an event that unfolded during the 1850 removal of Lake Superior Ojibwe tribes by the U.S. government. For the last two decades, descendants and allies have gathered at Big Sandy Lake near McGregor in remembrance. 
by Chandra Colvin

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Woodland women bringing back Our Grandmother’s Dress

Woodland women bringing back Our Grandmother’s Dress

On the second weekend of July, four dancers dressed in velvet dresses held up by straps danced gracefully across the arena at the annual Bear River powwow, the dresses glistening and gleaming in the hot summer sun.

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PUC will investigate Upper Sioux Community’s complaint against electric cooperative

PUC will investigate Upper Sioux Community’s complaint against electric cooperative

The Minnesota Public Utility Commission says it has authority to take up a tribe’s complaints against rural electric cooperative, Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association.
by Melissa Olson

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