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Fond du Lac Band restores wild rice to keep harvest tradition alive

Fond du Lac Band restores wild rice to keep harvest tradition alive

A bountiful wild rice harvest is winding down in northern Minnesota. On the Fond du Lac Reservation, where wild rice lakes were nearly destroyed by drainage ditches, the tribe has worked for 20 years to bring the rice back.
by Dan Kraker

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Goodbye, for now, to a vital source for Native American news

Goodbye, for now, to a vital source for Native American news

Indian Country Today Media Network announced it would "cease active operations." That leaves a big hole in news coverage by, and about, Native Americans.
by Leah Donnella

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Flyover: The politics of white resentment

Flyover: The politics of white resentment

This week on Flyover, we try to understand how white resentment continues to shape our politics and our communities.
by MPR News Staff

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State of Missouri lands at center of racial conflict, again

State of Missouri lands at center of racial conflict, again

Scholars and activists say the latest demonstrations in Missouri, aren't just about another police shooting. They reflect unaddressed racial disparities going back generations.
by Associated Press

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How an air traveler with autism found strength in a stranger's kindness

How an air traveler with autism found strength in a stranger's kindness

Russell Lehmann, who has autism, suffered a major meltdown at the airport in June. An airline employee saw him and tried to help. That "meant the world," Russell says, and changed his life.
by Heidi Glenn and Mia Warren

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'What is normal?': Friends discuss poetry and growing up with autism

'What is normal?': Friends discuss poetry and growing up with autism

Lauren Hughes and Alex Junge are friends who both work at Midwest Special Services in the Twin Cities. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps Airstream trailer for a conversation about life with autism.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Anti-Semitic graffiti mars monument near Madison synagogue

The executive director of Jewish Social Services of Madison said the graffiti was particularly disturbing because Wednesday was the start of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. The graffiti has since been cleaned off.
by The Associated Press

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Summit aims to boost black infants' chance of survival

Summit aims to boost black infants' chance of survival

In Minnesota more than other states, there's a wide gap between the mortality rates of African-American and white babies.
by Laura Yuen

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