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The History Behind The Tears Of New MN Supreme Court Justice

By Video by Bill Sorem, Text by Michael McIntee | June 28, 2016

The appointment means a majority of the Minnesota Supreme Court justices have been chosen by Dayton who is a Democrat. It also means a majority of the justices are women.

“Mall of America” to Native Americans: Happy New Year; You Are Under Arrest

By Story: Sheila Regan/Video: Bill Sorem | January 1, 2014

Happy New Year: Two Idle No More organizers were arrested by The Mall of America for attempting to stage a Native American round dance asserting tribal rights and celebrating Native American culture.

Dakota Conflict 150th Commemoration

150 Years After America’s Largest Mass Execution: Minnesota and its Dakota Indians Still Search for Healing

By Nick Coleman | December 26, 2012

A two-week journey from South Dakota ends in Mankato, Minnesota to mark the 150th anniversary of the largest execution in the United States where 38 Dakota (Sioux) Indian men were hanged for their involvement in the Dakota-US War of 1862.

Dakota Conflict 150th Commemoration

Descendants of Exiled Dakota Indians Remember Minnesota’s “Trail of Tears”

By Nick Coleman | November 14, 2012

Minnesota’s Dakota tribe commemorates the 150th anniversary of their 150-mile “trail of tears” forced march out of their ancestral land in 1862.

Indian Affairs

Voting This Election Can be a Complicated Matter for Native Americans

By Allison Herrera | November 1, 2012

Minneapolis has one of the highest concentrations of Native Americans in the country. At a recent gathering, many discussed issues affecting their community.

Indian Affairs

Voting an Expression of Patriotism for Native Americans

By Jacob Wheeler | October 2, 2012

Guess which Minnesota community turns out 90 percent of its citizens to vote in elections. No, it’s not the Twin Cities, despite its well-known civic activism, but the Red Lake Nation up in the Iron Range.

Dakota Conflict 150th Commemoration

Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

Healing Minnesota’s Deepest Wound: Pardoning a Dakota Warrior

By Allison Herrera | May 9, 2012

After the US-Dakota War of 1862, 38 Dakota men were hanged in the largest mass execution in US history. Many believe the execution was also one of the largest miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history. Today, Representative Dean Urdahl hopes to “rub a little salve in the wound” by seeking a pardon for one of the executed warriors. His name was Chaska.

Dakota Conflict 150th Commemoration

Relatives of Dakota who survived MN 1862 Concentration Camp at Fort Snelling remember and honor

MN “Concentration Camp” Survivors’ Relatives Remember 150 Years Later

By Allison Herrera | February 12, 2012

150 years after the Dakota War, the war remains a wound that has yet to heal. We watch a special ceremony remembering the many Dakota women and children who did not survive the winter of 1862-63 at the Fort Snelling “concentration camp”.

Canada

MN Activists Call on Obama to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline

By Jacob Wheeler | September 27, 2011

The Twin Cities Tar Sands Action group marched in downtown Minneapolis on Monday, Sept. 26, and called on President Obama to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Environment

Protect “Manoomin” Wild Rice from Sulfates, say Native Americans

By Jacob Wheeler | May 6, 2011

A group of Anishinaabeg and non-Native peoples gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday to protest proposed legislative changes that would remove the protection of “Manoomin,” or Minnesota wild rice from harmful sulfates. Native peoples consider Manoomin a spiritual food.

Environment

Rep. Knuth Opposes Attempt To Weaken MN Environmental Law

By Michael McIntee | March 18, 2011

Representative Kate Knuth (DFL-Fridley) is concerned about an attempt to weaken pollution standards for the water where wild rice is grown.

Today's UpTake

Today’s UpTake: FBI Protests, Minnesota Flood Relief

By Jacob Wheeler | September 28, 2010

Later today The UpTake will provide footage of yesterday’s demonstrations in front of FBI headquarters in downtown Minneapolis — following the FBI’s dramatic raids of six homes on Friday.