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Seldom seen headdress transfer ceremony Conducted by Bruce Wolf Child

St. Mary was site of memorable Blackfoot Confederacy Conference, Sobriety Campout By John McGill Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:10 AM MDT This year’s Blackfoot Confederacy

Illegal for Dakota Indians to enter Minnesota or Dakota?!?

After the Dakota Conflict in 1862, Congress passed legislation banning Dakota Indians from Minnesota and the Dakotas.Now, over 140 years later, one state lawmaker

UPDATED 2009 Vendor Application Form Now Available

the UPDATED 2009 Vendor Application Form is now available in the downloads section of this website. HERE

MMDC LOGO WATER BOTTLES

Get them while they last! CLICK TO ENLARGE Jim Albrecht arranged to privately label our MMDC logo on bottled spring water. These collector bottles will

Court rules Mdewakanton group has no claim to casinos

Decision invalidates earlier ruling based on 19th-century trust, and Congress’ land deal. from www.NewsForNatives.com Last update: March 12, 2009 – 11:20 PM WASHINGTON –

Court rejects lawsuit by Mdewakanton descendants

Lori Carlson on March 12, 2009 – 2:01pm. www.NewsForNatives.com By Lori Carlson, Editor A court battle for tribal land rights, called â€œthe most momentous issue

Mdewakanton court case history: A fight over tribal identity

Submitted by Lori Carlson on March 13, 2009 – 11:09am. By Lori Carlson, Editor A federal judgeâ€™s April deadline has galvanized a group claiming it

Wabasha, unearthing the past

MORTON, Minn. – Gripping a cane tightly, Ernest Wabasha slowly reached to touch a pair of heavy iron shackles hanging from his mantel – the

Chief Wabasha, his story

MORTON, Minn. – Gripping a cane tightly, Ernest Wabasha slowly reached to touch a pair of heavy iron shackles hanging from his mantel – the

Jim Anderson: Day Three – Dakota Reclaiming Coldwater

Shakopee concedes tribal expansion fight. . . for now

Shakopee is backing down from a legal fight over the expansion of the nearby Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. By DAVID PETERSON, Star Tribune Last update:

Tribal Dresses, Stories, Labor and Female Bonding

By KAREN ROSENBERG Published: October 7, 2008 Most of us get dressed in the morning with only the vaguest notion of where the clothes on

One Dollar Coin to feature Native American Indian.

By MATTHEW HEALEY Published: November 27, 2008 Corn, beans and squash â€” the â€œthree sistersâ€ of Native American agricultural tradition â€” will appear on the

Native American Emergency Relief -needs your help.

Desperate, nearly third world conditions inside the United States are often overlooked.Â Â Native Americans are plauged with poverty, hunger and despair. Children are often left

VIDEO: Native American poverty in the US

“It aint a tragedy to me, it’s just every day life to a Lakota” Native Americans in the US state of Dakota are being driven

Please read and sign petition for Native American Day.

Scroll all the way down to sign the Petition to Create a National Holiday for Native Americans. There are over 40 thousand signatures already! Please

On September 2nd, Dakota People will reclaim Coldwater Spring!

CAMP COLDWATER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTAâ€”On Tuesday, September 2, members of the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) of the Dakota Oyate (Dakota Nation) are reclaiming Coldwater Spring

OFFICIAL NFA GRIZZLY BEAR ADVISORY FOR MINNESOTA

FROM www.NewsForNatives.com Department of Minnesota Wildlife, an OFFICIAL BEAR ADVISORY There is a grave difference between Black Bears and Grizzly Bears! In light of the

Historical Context for the Mendota Mdewakanton

My name is Pamela Zeller and I am the Acting Executive Director for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community located in Mendota, MN. The tribe

Mohawk publisher hospitalized after border patrol brutality

…”Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, was hospitalized with a trauma induced heart attack after being attacked by special forces at the border. When Kahentinetha cried out in pain and told police to loosen the handcuffs while in a police stress hold, they were tightened, resulting in a heart attack. Katenies, Mohawk Nation News editor, was also beaten and jailed during the attack at the Cornwall/Akwesasne border. Photo Sagowaiaks.”…

Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Tribal Community

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