Community Culture

Months ago the Indian Scout started to talk about Moniwunakauning, known to some as Madeline Island. We’ll go there, he promised. MORE »

(Updated 8/27/08) They huddle every other Sundays, rehearsing speeches, fine-tuning sound bites and punchlines, managing bodily gestures, undergoing peer evaluation, and building a bond of supportive relationships, all in one breath. MORE »

The RNC is coming to town. The action inside the Xcel Energy Center is predictable. But what about outside, in the streets? As the Republican National Convention (RNC) approaches, the Minnesota Women’s Press sat down with three Minnesota women who are using the RNC as a framework for peace. These are their stories. MORE »

Minnesota-based Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) held its 15th Protecting Mother Earth conference July 17-20. IEN, a national network of indigenous peoples, officially began its meeting at dawn by igniting the sacred fire with coals from its previous conference held in Leech Lake, Anishinaabe territory in Minnesota. The fire was maintained during the four days of the convening and was extinguished the last day at a ceremony where coals were rescued for the next conference in two years. The meeting was held outdoors under canopy tents and conferees slept in tents, which surrounded the conference grounds. Spiritual cleansing sweat lodges took place early mornings and evenings in which water was poured over burning rocks heated with firewood. MORE »