Melissa Olson
Reporter, Native News
melissa.olson@mpr.org
Melissa Olson is a reporter for MPR’s Native News Project.
She is a recent contributor to the North Star Journey Series — stories about the resilience of Indigenous, Black, and people of color throughout Minnesota.
Melissa is a recent graduate of the arts and public policy program at NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts. She lives in Minneapolis.
Tweet her @mizzilina.
Recent Contributions
- Bills offer birth justice, reduced mortality for Black and Indigenous Minnesotans
- New chief executive for Mille Lacs Band decided in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primaries
- Family of Indigenous Minneapolis woman seeks answers after ‘suspicious’ death
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe members head to the polls for primaries
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe primary elections take place Tuesday
- How zebra mussels spurred the Red Lake Nation push to return tribal lands
- After 161 years, land was officially returned to the Upper Sioux Community
- Lakota vinyl collector revitalizes Indigenous music, language one record at a time
- After fierce testimony, lawmakers pump the brakes on White Earth Forest land return bill
- St. Paul City Council passes cease-fire resolution with a unanimous vote