The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center Welcomes New CEO
This week, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resources Center (MIWRC) welcomed Ruth Anna Buffalo, the organization’s new CEO. This week, after an extensive search, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center welcomed its new CEO, Ruth Ann Buffalo. Reporter Chandra Colvin has the story. Chandra Colvin: On March 7th, the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, otherwise known …
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Willard Malebear Jr.: Forging Positive Impacts for Community Through Tattoos, Non-profits, and Resilience
Willard Malebear Jr. is a Lakota artist who is the CEO and owner of Unified Theory Collective, he is also the Executive Chairman of Art Shelf. Both organizations are heavily geared toward infusing creativity and getting art supplies out to the community. Willard is an experienced painter and tattoo artist who found a way to …
Progress Marks Conclusion of ‘Understand Native Minnesota’ Campaign
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s $5 million dollar campaign to indigenize K12 curriculum has ended with some major accomplishments. Three Native educators explain their contributions. This week on Minnesota Native News, the culmination of a massive statewide campaign to change what people know about Indigenous Minnesotans. I’m Marie Rock. The campaign is called “Understand Native …
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Headlines 2/29/24
This week’s headlines include The Return of the Cloquet Forestry Center Lands, a newly available Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relative’s license plate, and the showing of Bear Grease, an Indigenous spin on the classic musical, Grease. RETURN OF FOND DU LAC FORESTRY CENTER LANDS The University of Minnesota plans to return the Cloquet Forestry Center …
Mary LaGarde: The Grand Re-Opening of the Minneapolis American Indian Center
Mary LaGarde is the Executive Director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) and a member of the White Earth Nation. She was selected to lead the organization in June 2013 and has over 30 years of nonprofit experience in program services, including management and development. In 2008, LaGarde received the DreamMaker Award from the …
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