Minnesota Native News Podcast
1) Ahead of Little Earth Mother's Day Powwow, Native-Owned Business Fills JoAnn Fabrics' Closing Void; Red Lake Nation Opens New Cannabis Dispensaries
This week on Minnesota Native News: community efforts to keep sewing and craft traditions alive, and Red Lake Tribal Nation continues its expansion into Minnesota’s off-reservation cannabis market. --...Show More
2) Ely Film Festival and Native Youth Hockey
This week, the annual Ely Film Festival and two young Indigenous athletes to watch on the hockey rinks.-----Producer: Chaz Wagner, Dan NinhamEditor: Chaz Wagner, CJ YoungerAnchor: Marie RockMixing & m...Show More
3) MNN Extended Interview with Comedian Trish Cook
This week, an extended interview from producer Travis Zimmerman with comedian Trish Cook, one-half of the comedy duo Big Auntie Energy. -----Producer: Travis ZimmermanEditor: Britt AamodtAnchor: Marie...Show More
4) Dark History of Land Near the Whipple Building, and the 7th Annual FDLTCC Language Symposium
This week, the use of federal buildings for immigration operations echoes past abuses on Indigenous lands in Minnesota, and the 7th Annual Ojibwe Language Symposium brings together hundreds of learner...Show More
5) ICE Casts a Shadow on This Year's MMIR March; Two Native College Stars to Watch this Basketball Season
This week, a report on this year's march honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous relatives, and Native college athletes making their mark on the basketball court. -----Producer: Xan Holston, Dan Nin...Show More
6) MNN Extended Interview with Dr. Antony Stately (NACC)
This week, an extended conversation with Antony Stately, President and Executive Office of the Native American Community Clinic in South Minneapolis, about providing care amidst federal budget cuts.--...Show More
7) Tribal Response to Operation Metro Surge and Rock Ridge Schools' Hockey Nights Broadcast in Ojibwe
This week, how Tribes and the state's Indigenous community are responding to the increased federal presence from Operation Metro Surge, and how a youth Hockey Night series is uplifting the Ojibwe lang...Show More
8) MNN Extended Interview: Leanna Goose
This week, an extended interview with Leanna Goose, an environmental activist from Leech Lake, about her work to protect land, air, and water for the next seven generations. ----Producer: Deanna Stand...Show More
9) Indigifit Kids Coaching Academy, and Watheca Records' Music Archiving Project
This week, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's campaign to boost Native youth wellness is expanding its reach across Minnesota, and an archival project is preserving Indigenous music for future...Show More
10) MNN Extended Interview: Heid E. Erdrich
This week, we look back with an extended conversation between producer Dan Ninham and art curator, writer, and educator Heid E. Erdrich about creativity, collaboration, and the connections that shape ...Show More