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Law professor breaks down what would change if MN passes the Equal Rights Amendment

Law professor breaks down what would change if MN passes the Equal Rights Amendment

With a wider majority, Democratic state lawmakers are feeling optimistic they’ll be to pass the Equal Rights Amendment during next year’s legislative session. The ERA has been introduced dozens of times before.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Training looks to expand mental health support in after-school YMCA programs

Training looks to expand mental health support in after-school YMCA programs

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health is partnering with the YMCA of the North to pilot a program that trains after-school educators in mental health support to meet the growing need.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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New film follows Native American basketball players whose campus was a boarding school site

New film follows Native American basketball players whose campus was a boarding school site

The documentary “Medicine Ball” by Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Diné filmmaker Leya Hale follows Lexus Redthunder and Leroy Staples-Fairbanks IV as they attend college and play basketball for University of Minnesota Morris.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Winona-area group to train Dakota youth fellows in research, oral history and interpretation

Winona-area group to train Dakota youth fellows in research, oral history and interpretation

A new fellowship will take applications through Nov. 30 from Dakota youth interested in telling stories of their communities’ histories. The program comes from the Winona County History Center in partnership with Prairie Island Indian Community and Lower Sioux Indian Community.
by Nina Moini and Ngoc Bui

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