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Original intent? History, language blur Minnesota Indian treaty disputes

Original intent? History, language blur Minnesota Indian treaty disputes

Would tribal leaders who signed the 1855 Treaty have understood that giving up land meant giving up hunting and fishing rights? A judge must probe the treaty's words and Minnesota's history for answers, starting today.
by Dan Gunderson

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Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties

Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties

Much of what is now Minnesota land was ceded by Ojibwe tribes in a series of treaties. Three of those treaties have sparked land use controversies in recent years.
by John Enger

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Exhibits ponder faith, gender in Black Lives Matter era

Exhibits ponder faith, gender in Black Lives Matter era

A seminary and a gallery joined their efforts to offer a pair of art shows in reaction to current events.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota on track to house all homeless veterans in 2016

Minnesota on track to house all homeless veterans in 2016

State officials say Minnesota is on track to find permanent addresses for all its homeless veterans this year, thanks in part to a major data-collection effort launched in 2014.
by Matt Sepic

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Listen: What it's like to be Muslim in Minnesota

Listen: What it's like to be Muslim in Minnesota

They are students, activists, welders and artists. They've lived in Egypt and Yemen and north Minneapolis. They are daughters and brothers and fathers. Here, they share their experiences of being Muslim in Minnesota.
by Doualy Xaykaothao and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Minnesota Holocaust survivor Eva Gross shares her story

Minnesota Holocaust survivor Eva Gross shares her story

When Eva Gross was 16-years-old, she was forced onto a train in Hungary bound for Auschwitz. Now, she travels the country sharing her experiences.
by MPR News Staff

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Leveling the playing field with Promise Neighborhoods

Leveling the playing field with Promise Neighborhoods

Two experts on Promise Neighborhoods explain how providing children with comprehensive services from birth through college-age can help reduce the achievement gap.
by MPR News Staff

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Report: Minnesota domestic violence deaths jumped in 2015

Report: Minnesota domestic violence deaths jumped in 2015

At least 34 people were killed in domestic violence deaths last year in Minnesota, leaving at least 17 minor children motherless, the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women said Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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