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	<title>Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community &#187; OPINION &amp; COMMENTARY</title>
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		<title>Top 7 Addictions That Are The Most Difficult To Quit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are &#8211; in reverse order of difficulty &#8211; the seven addictions people find hardest to quit.&#160; You might be surprised…
By Dr. Stanton Peele 
7. Cocaine. Cocaine is an episodic-use drug. It is one moreover associated with certain lifestyles &#8211; at one time (if not now) people in the financial industry and entertainment fields &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roland Morris Sr. &#8211;Tired of watching his family die.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Too much has been lost already. These elders need to be respected and listened to]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roland John Morris, Sr.&#160; Fall, 1998

What made this Tribal Elder want to work against Tribal government and federal Indian Policy?&#160;&#160; Roland John Morris, Sr., tried of watching his family die, asked Senators in Washington DC to step away from current Federal Indian policy and begin to treat all men equally.&#160; Read his story below.
 My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Day, going, going, gone&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[National heritage day indiAN holiday native american indian day federal holiday for indians]]></category>

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National Heritage Day honors American Indians, kind of..

&#34;..more Americans Indians than any other group, per capita, serve in the U.S. military..&#34;

By MARY HUDETZ &#8211; 4 days ago 
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) &#8212; For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving &#8212; for this year only &#8212; to honor the contributions American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Deanna Rae Standing Cloud.</title>
		<link>http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/10/24/please-take-10-minutes-to-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[To be shared with others.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please take 10 minutes to read!
Take a break from your hectic world for a moment, my Anishinabe brothers and sisters. Separate yourself from the chaos that has at times had the power to engulf your life. Allow the power to be shifted back to your authentic self. Reflect for a moment on the following idea:
&#160;

Consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mendota History</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dakota County, Minnesota
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Dakota County, Minnesota


Map



Location in the state of Minnesota



Minnesota&#8217;s location in the U.S.


Statistics


Founded
October 27, 1849 [1]


Seat
Hastings


Largest city
Eagan


Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
586 sq mi (1,519 km²)
570 sq mi (1,475 km²)
17 sq mi (43 km²), 2.86%


Population
- (2000)
- Density
355,904
625/sq mi (241/km²)


Time zone
Central: UTC-6/-5


Website: www.dakotacounty.us


Named for: Named after the Dakota people.



Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historical Context for the Mendota Mdewakanton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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My name is Pamela Zeller and I am the Acting Executive Director for the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community located in Mendota, MN.&#160; The tribe has been seeking federal tribal recognition for the past twelve years, and is incorporated presently as a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit.&#160;&#160;
An historical context for the Mendota Mdewakanton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part black.. Part white.. Part Indian? ~Bradley Sumpter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just sitting here thinking that I have never heard anyone say &#8220;I am part white&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m&#160;1/4 black&#8221;I thought of this after a friend of mine said &#8220;I am like 1/6 Native American&#8221;.
Who is keeping track of all these records of who is how much? Is it Whites? is it Indians?
When i was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Indians Prefer To Reflect On Their Own History. MPR</title>
		<link>http://mendotadakota.com/mn/2008/06/11/american-indians-perfer-to-reflect-on-their-own-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Public Radio: American Indians prefer to reflect on their own history
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/06/redlakesesquicentennial/
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		<title>Commentary: By Audrey Thayer on Sesquicintennial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary: Sesquicentennial missed reconciliation
Audrey Thayer, Bemidji Pioneer
Published Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Bemidji was one of the five honorary locations that celebrated “Capital for a Day” and the 150 years of Minnesota statehood which was called “Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial.”Being indigenous, I thought what an opportunity to attend at least a couple of the state’s presentations on the history [...]]]></description>
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