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Models are pictured wearing dresses from Delina White's Summer 2020 Sunrise Collection. Submitted photo.

Indigenous Impacts Dec 5th 2020 - 7am

Leech Lake artist Delina White expands fashion design business

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A new mural was painted by Wesley May in the children’s section of the Bemidji Public Library over the summer. The library will host a self-guided open house to celebrate the mural, inspired by the Ojibwe Seven Grandfathers Teachings, during the library’s regular hours through the month of December. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)

News Dec 4th 2020 - 2pm

Bemidji Public Library hosts open house for new mural

Women walk in during the grand entrance of the 44th Annual BSU Powwow hosted by the Council of Indian Students in 2016 in the John Glas Fieldhouse. (Pioneer file photo)

Indigenous Impacts Nov 24th 2020 - 2pm

Reflecting on 30 years of Native American Heritage Month around the area

Come January, Audrey Thayer will take her place as the representative for Ward 1 and become the first Indigenous woman on the Bemidji City Council. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)

News Nov 14th 2020 - 7am

‘A pebble in a lake’: Audrey Thayer to be first Indigenous woman on Bemidji City Council

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks to a small crowd about the importance of voting during a Minnesota DFL event aimed at Native American voters on Friday, Oct. 16 in Cass Lake. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)

Indigenous Impacts Oct 30th 2020 - 3pm

Unprecedented push for Indigenous voter participation could shake up election

Organizations Rock the Vote Native Style and MN350 hosted a virtual panel on Thursday to discuss political engagement, voter participation and building collective power in Indigenous communities across Minnesota. Facebook screenshot.

Government and Politics Oct 23rd 2020 - 3pm

'It’s a stepping stone': Virtual panel makes appeals to Native American voters

Ralph Jacobson walks amid an array of panels on the roof of the Oshkiimaajitahdah building in Redby during an afternoon of solar panel installation on Oct. 8. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)

Indigenous Impacts Oct 23rd 2020 - 2pm

‘More than just a solar project’: Revolutionary Red Lake energy initiative takes shape

Clyde Bellecourt, the last remaining founder of the American Indian Movement, spoke virtually before BSU students on Indigenous Peoples Day. Zoom screenshot.

Education Oct 13th 2020 - 2pm

Looking back to move forward: BSU hosts virtual Indigenous Peoples Day event

Elders join youth dancers during an Indigenous Peoples Day event on Monday at Paul Bunyan Park. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)

Indigenous Impacts Oct 13th 2020 - 2pm

'We are still here': Youth-centric Indigenous Peoples Day celebration inspires and informs

Indigenous Impacts Sep 27th 2020 - 3pm

How has COVID-19 affected Native American communities, people? View the entire 'Indigenous Impacts' project here

An electronic billboard warns of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe COVID-19 checkpoint ahead, on the border of their reservation and South Dakota on state Highway 63 on August 27. (Jeremy Fugleberg / Forum News Service)

Indigenous Impacts Sep 25th 2020 - 7am

What’s next for Indian Country amid the pandemic? All eyes on Congress

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

Series looks at how Native American communities are responding to COVID-19

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

Members of Native American communities share their COVID-19 experiences, reflections; Read, listen to the 'Voices' of the 'Indigenous Impacts' project

An interpretive sign at Fork Clark State Historic Site in Mercer County, N.D., which notes the 1837 smallpox epidemic. Photo by Craig Bihrle

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

19th century journal foreshadows effect of colonization, neglect on Native American public health

The Sisseton-Wahpeton powwow on the Lake Traverse Reservation is the second-oldest in South Dakota and one of the nation's oldest. Special to The Forum

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

'It's home': The saga of two Dakota Sioux reservations, born of injustice, but enduring cultural homelands

Pow wow-goers participate in the potato dance, a traditional dance for couples. (Photo courtesy Simon Moya-Smith)

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

An original poem: 'We Carry the Last Century'

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

An original essay: What do I worry about first?

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

An original essay: We need to create equity

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

An original essay: The travels of Moose Meat Pete

On April 21, the Spirit Lake Health Center, Spirit Lake Tribal Health, North Dakota Department of Health and North Dakota Army National Guard conducted COVID-19 testing at the Spirit Lake Nation. Pictured, from left, are nurses Lisa Wallace, Jessica Tweeton and LaShawnda (Fassett) Kenner. Cheri Schaffer / Special to The Forum

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

Tribes innovate to fight off, face COVID-19 pandemic

Mayo Clinic employees Valerie Guimaraes, left, and Sheila Quarberg assemble packages of masks to send to the 11 Minnesota tribes. They were part of a small group of Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 task force who worked on the mask effort. Photo courtesy Mayo Clinic

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

Tests for tribes -- one way Mayo makes amends with Native Americans

The Blue Building houses tribal offices for the Spirit Lake Nation as seen on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Fort Totten, N.D. Forum file photo

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

COVID-19 reveals deficiencies in IHS funding

Medical professional stand ready to test White Earth Nation residents at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minn., who may have symptoms of coronavirus. Submitted Photo

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

In American Indian communities, questions about COVID-19 test access remain

Indigenous Impacts Sep 23rd 2020 - 2am

An original song: ‘Legacy’ featuring Gene Thin Elk