Native American Issues

Gary Snyder

The Thank-You Bar

Art of the Native Americans: The Thaw Collection

Duluth merchant selling offensive shirts apologizes to all American Indians

One day after the media reported on a Duluth tourism store along Canal Park selling shirts offensive to some American Indians in the community, the store owner publicly apologized to all American Indians for selling the merchandise in his store.

Duluth store stops selling "My Indian name is Crawling Drunk" shirts

One Duluth tourist store apparently thought visitors would love to take home a souvenir t-shirt making fun of drunk American Indians they saw on their trip.

It's official: Sen. Al Franken on duty for Minn.

Did this more than eight-month battle just end with an oath and signature? It sure did.

McMansions aren't cool anymore

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

The Ripple Effect

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Indian fishing video sparks attack against newspaper

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

KQRS Morning Show: Losing its Edge?

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

It ain't easy being poor, female, and young in Minnesota

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Why Can't Dick Read?: Dick Day's ignorance of treaties and the constitution

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Big Ditch Road (CD-Release Show)

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Talking Volumes Regional Book Club: Sherman Alexie

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Sherman Alexie

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Little Earth: The Troubles

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

The Return of the Comeback Kid

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

To banish or not to banish?

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

Hindsight is--uh, Legally Blind, Actually

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

The trouble with the new buffalo

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

Three of a Kind

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

Our sophisticated taste

Another accusation of police misconduct reopens the old rift between cops and residents at south Minneapolis's Little Earth housing complex

Same Country, Different Nation

The Real Red Lake

Red Lake High School shooting spree

The Real Red Lake

Indecent Proposals

Pawlenty's gambling push might be a budget quick fix, but it will cost in the long run

Divide and Conquer

Will Pawlenty's bad faith negotiations with tribal leaders make a casino deal go bust?

An Offer They Could Refuse

On the western prairie, tribal leaders have a message for governor Pawlenty: Back off

Awaken The Spare Rib Within

On the western prairie, tribal leaders have a message for governor Pawlenty: Back off

Nuke 'Em!

Xcel energy spearheads a high-stakes plan to store nuclear waste on a tiny, dirt-poor Indian reservation in the Utah desert

Pawlenty Gambles on Stadiums

Do two wrongs make a right?

The Longest Goodbye

Red Lake tribal leaders fight drugs with banishment

What's Lost When a Language Dies?

Only Our Grandchildren Will Know.

No Reservations

For 13 years publisher Bill Lawrence has specialized in tales of graft and greed on the rez. He knows it's a dirty job, but no one else is doing it.

The Party Crasher

No one's giving much thought to Ralph Nader's running mate. But it has never been a good idea to underestimate Winona LaDuke.

A Rice by Any Other Name

The University of Minnesota's genetic research on wild rice goes against the grain

The Searchers

Bob Brown always knew he was Indian. Now he wants the government to recognize his tribe.

Members Only

Did the feds turn a blind eye to the Shakopee tribal enrollment fight? Finally, Congress decides to take a look.

Bury My Heart

For years it has been whispered that the 1976 slaying of American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Aquash was an inside job. Now a new rash of accusations aims squarely at local heroes Clyde and Vernon Bellecourt.

Blood Money

On the Shakopee Mdewakanton reservation, dissidents want to know: Who is an Indian?

Smoke Screen

After 27 years, the City of Minneapolis still can't figure out which of its firefighters are Native American

Dream Hoops

Over the last 40 years, the Red Lake Warriors have known high hopes, humiliation, and off-court tragedy. Now they're getting ready to make history.

Tackling the Tough Ones

Videos take on social issues

Not His Forte?

Minneapolis's troubled Fire Department gets a new boss with some old baggage

Missing Persons

Minneapolis's troubled Fire Department gets a new boss with some old baggage

The Song Remains the Same

Wok on the mild side: Lotis Key and Soon-Tek Oh star in Theater Mu's tepid take on the American Dream

Apology Refused

Wok on the mild side: Lotis Key and Soon-Tek Oh star in Theater Mu's tepid take on the American Dream

Wasting Away

Citing growing health problems, Dakota residents at Prairie Island ask the Legislature for help in relocating away from the nuclear waste on their reservation.

Rule of the Bone

After a century of hoarding American Indian remains, scientists are being forced to return their specimens. But the bodies may not go back into the ground without a fight.

Walking the Cultural Tightrope

After a century of hoarding American Indian remains, scientists are being forced to return their specimens. But the bodies may not go back into the ground without a fight.

After the Gold Rush

How casino millions changed life on the Mdewakanton Dakota reservation in Shakopee.